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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Posted inMaine, News
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.
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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.
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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.
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Outdoors in Maine: Important to mentor, bring young hunters along
Statistics show sliver of hope that younger generation will continue hunting heritage.