Having once been dubbed “an odd duck” in a loving way by the wife of one of my closest friends, I shouldn’t wonder that, for some perverse reason, it tickles me when my writing lights the fires of provocation — the hotter the better! A recent column I wrote about the increasing interest in the […]
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New Sharon boy bags a four-point doe
By Jonathan Bolduc Sun Journa NEW SHARON — A doe is not known for having antlers, but that is just what a 9-year-old New Sharon boy bagged Monday, Nov. 12 . His rare deer had a four-point rack. Chase Foss was making his way to his father’s truck when he saw what appeared to be […]
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Sabattus man injured in Topsham hunting incident
TOPSHAM — A Sabattus man was shot in a Topsham hunting incident Saturday morning. Joshua Stark, 25, was shot in the hip around 7:30 a.m. while he was walking under a power line on Cathance Road, according to the Maine Warden Service. Stark’s girlfriend, Sasha Leslie, 21, of Sabattus, was walking behind Stark. Wardens said […]
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New Sharon boy bags a four-point doe
A doe is not known for having antlers, but that is just what a 9-year-old New Sharon boy bagged Monday. His rare deer had a four-point rack. Chase Foss was making his way to his father’s truck when he saw what appeared to be a buck run about six feet in front of him. The […]
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Maine deer hunters undeterred by cold opener
WEST GARDINER — Firearm season for deer hunting opened on a cold Saturday, the start of what state wildlife experts predict could be even better than last year. Maine hunters wasted no time putting their permits to use. Trevor Berry of Farmingdale and his grandfather Charles Berry of West Gardiner found success Saturday morning, with […]
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Outdoors in Maine: 'Too much country, too short a life' for hunters
Sooner or later in our lives, most of us contemplate our own mortality. Those of us who really love the deer woods tend to use the number of deer seasons left as yardstick of our days. It is said, though, that most deer hunters go through stages, and tend to lose their ardor for the […]
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Maine takes steps to keep deadly deer disease out of state
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine wildlife regulators on Thursday enacted emergency rules to protect Maine’s moose and deer herds from a dangerous disease that has been discovered in neighboring Canada. Chronic wasting disease is an always fatal neurological disease and it has been found in Quebec, which has a long border with Maine. The disease could […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Getting a downed moose out his the hard part
The biggest eye-opener for most first-time moose hunters is after the animal is down. This is when the real work begins. As we all know, moose are large critters, very large, and getting a 1,000-pound carcass out of a tangled clear cut to the nearest accessible road can be a tall order. During the first […]
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Reginald H. Strout Sr.
STRONG — Reginald Howard Strout Sr., 81, passed away Sept. 23 at his home in Strong, with his loving family by his side. He was born April 28, 1937, in Berlin, N.H., the son of Charles and Mona (Peabody) Strout. He graduated from Edward Little High School in Auburn, in the Class of 1955. From October […]
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John D. Wyman
LEWISTON — John D. Wyman, 75, formerly of Mexico, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 26, at d’Youville Pavilion in Lewiston following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Rumford on Jan. 17, 1943, a son of John W. and Rita H. (McPhee) Wyman. John was educated in Mexico schools and was a graduate of Mexico […]