For some reason, there is a popular misconception that anyone who hunts — say a grouse hunter who kills and eats a game bird — would not also be a bird watcher. Not necessarily so. Hunting and bird watching are not mutually exclusive. Take me, for example. Like most dedicated hunters, I hunt partly because I am […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Missing — The deer man
Make no mistake about it: When it comes to Maine’s most important wildlife game species, our whitetail deer are at the very top of the list. There are a number of reasons, not the least of which is the enormous impact that deer have on Maine’s overall economy, as well as the budget and income […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Maine coyotes aren't any more wolf than they've ever been
As former Maine deer biologist, Gerry Lavigne reported recently in the SAM News that there has been a flurry of media coverage — with stories on TV and in print — purporting that Maine’s Eastern coyote is getting larger and taking on more wolf-like characteristics. Is it true? Is our coyote, which started showing up […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Prepare now for hunting moose
Question: What’s more exciting than winning a million dollars in Power Ball? Answer: Winning a moose hunting permit in the Maine Moose Lottery. If you are one of the lucky 2,080 moose permit winners for 2017, a word to the wise: plan ahead for your fall hunt. I mean REALLY plan ahead. Because a Maine […]
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Outdoors in maine: Deer permits on the rise
For Maine deer hunters who plan ahead, the is the time of year to submit your applications for the annual drawing of any-deer (doe) permits. Statewide this year, the Department of Fish and Wildlife will issue about 66,000 any-deer permits. This is 20,000 more doe permits than were issued in 2016 — a 45 percent increase. […]
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Rangeley, Maine a gem in the outdoors
Whether you are a Maine resident or a regular visitor, you know that you can count on one thing: Maine is a special place this time of the year. Once most of the bugs have gone by and the weather systems settle down, Maine really shines. No matter how many Maine summers stir my soul, […]
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Tait T. Brown
BOSTON, Mass. — Tait T. Brown, 47, passed away Saturday, June 24, with his family by his side. Tait was born on August 27, 1969, the son of Herman Sr. and Mildred (Ridley) Brown. He graduated in 1988 from Lewiston High School, where he met and then married his wife, Judi (Boulet) Brown. Together they […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Food for thought this graduation season
This is the month that eager, full-of- hope young adults graduate from institutions of learning. Whether high school or college, these graduates are always subjected to one final round of advice from a commencement speaker before they toss their hats in the air and bolt for the door. To tell you the truth, I have […]
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Outdoors in Maine: The wild turkey outlook
When it comes to Maine sportsmen and wild turkeys, there are two distinct groups: those who hunt ’em and those who hate ’em. Count me among the former. Having hunted them with a shotgun and a bow, it’s beyond me why anyone who loves to hunt is not enjoying this spring opportunity. There is a […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Changing of the guard positive for hunters
Back in the 90s, when I worked as information officer for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service conducted a Northeast Conference for state information officers like myself. It was booked as an opportunity to share information and promote working relationships between state and federal fish and wildlife […]