Bear hunting petition reignites 20-year-old debate over baiting

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Published
July 8, 2020

Bear hunting petition reignites 20-year-old debate over baiting

State biologists held a virtual public hearing Wednesday to take comments on a petition to have state regulators eliminate bear-baiting by 2029.
Published
June 6, 2020

Maine’s socially distant turkey hunt ends for spring

Officials applied new safety precautions to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus
Published
May 9, 2020

Not giving it up cold turkey: Bird hunters just winging it

The coronavirus pandemic has canceled dozens of spring traditions, but turkey hunting is going on largely unfettered.
Published
April 11, 2020

Scouting for turkey going on in Maine amid social distancing

Maine hunters are scouting in advance of the spring turkey hunt as the state observes shelter-at-home rules.
Published
March 14, 2020

Outdoors in Maine: Winning the moose lottery is just plain luck

Also, V. Paul Reynolds writes, the best part of a moose hunt is what happens in the frying pan long after the hunt is over.
Published
January 25, 2020

Outdoors in Maine: When hunting, it’s important to know terrain well

Hunters get their wires crossed and fail to rendezvous with each other over map mixup.
Published
January 18, 2020

Outdoors in Maine: Mike Deschaine has achieved the rare Super Ten designation

Dresden resident is one of those next-level hunters, V. Paul Reynolds writes.
Published
January 15, 2020

Bird rescue group in Freedom reports death of five eagles since start of 2020, all with elevated levels of lead in blood

It takes a piece of lead the size of a grain of rice to fatally poison a bald eagle, according to the state's raptor specialist with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife.
Published
January 11, 2020

Outdoors in Maine: Hunting “Big Dodge” was more than grunt work

A tale of a prized moose, a Missouri hunter and an Aroostook County guide and outfitter.
Published
November 16, 2019

Outdoors in Maine: Bagging a big buck requires staying on track

Some of the best buck hunters in Maine offer advice on how to find one that will break the scales.