A pending bill would reduce the coyote season by 60% and ban the legal pursuit of coyotes altogether in the spring and summer months. Columnist V. Paul Reynolds writes that the bill would have a significant impact on the survival of deer.
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Outdoors in Maine: Time to start thinking about Moose lottery applications
The deadline for making an application to be entered in the June permit drawing is May 15.
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Outdoors in Maine: Sunday hunting lawsuit hits a snag, sort of
Recently, Superior Court Justice Deborah Cashman dismissed the suit, filed in April in Kennebec County Superior Court against Judy Camuso, the commissioner of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
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Record number of turkeys harvested during spring season
According to Maine Inland Wildlife and Fisheries 25% of hunters were successful in hunting one or more turkeys, especially in southern Maine.
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Portland bars lean into the hunting lodge look
Local barkeeps and restaurateurs say the national ‘taxidermy chic’ bar trend from 10 to 15 years ago doesn’t account for their design decisions. In a state loaded with avid outdoorspeople, the hunting theme makes sense.
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Deer hunters see fruitful start to firearm season
The firearm hunting season for deer kicked off Saturday with Maine resident hunting day, and many local hunters found success according to several central Maine tagging stations.
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Industry man hospitalized following bird hunting accident in Starks
The 66-year-old man was hit by pellets in the face, chest and arm Saturday when his hunting partner fired on a bird that had been flushed from woods near the Starks Town Office.
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‘Forever chemicals’ in deer, fish challenge Maine and other states
Maine was one of the first states to detect PFAS in deer, and now wildlife agencies elsewhere are finding elevated levels of the class of toxic chemicals in game animals such as deer.
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LePage, sportsmen’s group tussle over $40 million fish hatchery
The Republican gubernatorial candidate says he lost the group’s support by refusing to promise funding for a $40 million fish hatchery. The group says it does not pressure any candidate and stands by its election guide, which gave an A rating to Democratic Gov. Janet Mills.