Deirdre Fleming covers the outdoors for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, and has been a newspaper reporter in Maine for 25 years - and an outdoor writer for the past 20. During that time, she’s seen biologists trap 500-pound bear, watched fishermen land high-jumping makos, camped on Moosehead Lake in the winter, and retraced Gov. Percival Baxter’s first trip to Mt. Katahdin. She is often asked, but still does not know her favorite wildland in Maine. A graduate of Georgetown University and the University of Missouri, she lives with her husband in Buxton near the Saco River, where they both fly fish.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2020
More Mainers taking up paddlesports during pandemic
Even in a down year for tourism, many businesses catering to kayakers and paddleboarders are able to stay afloat.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2020
Maine wildlife council approves record number of any-deer hunting permits
Hunters will be issued 109,990 permits in this year’s lottery, marking the first time the permits will top 90,000.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2020
For birders, the rush in seeing a rarity is better shared
Birding is best as a communal experience – whether it’s spotting a bird rarely seen in Maine or, better yet, seeing one that’s never been here before.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2020
Mainers aid in effort to help struggling monarch butterflies
The number of monarch waystations – habitat with milkweed and nectar plants that are vital to the caterpillars and butterflies they become – has nearly doubled in Maine over the past four years.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2020
Maine ski areas prepare for winter season during the pandemic
Managers at big resorts and smaller mountains face the challenge of safely offering amenities at their lodges.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2020
When it comes to the banana curse, guides take no chances
Going on a guided fishing trip this summer? Do yourself – and the guide – a favor. Leave the fruit at home.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2020
Maine ATV dealers ‘can’t keep the showrooms stocked’
Dealerships have sold out of inventory and have back orders with manufacturers as demand skyrockets during the pandemic.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2020
Wilderness camping is a remote retreat, but not a sure thing
In a summer when Mainers are bustling to get outside, wilderness camping sites are filling up.
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PublishedJuly 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.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2020
Biologist pitches new study to aid Maine’s moose herd
State biologist Lee Kantar wants to test his theory that a smaller moose population would lead to an even greater reduction of winter ticks that have been crippling the herd.
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