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Outdoors

Published
December 9, 2018

Hunting in Maine: Getting ‘unlost’ is a skill every hunter needs

It's easier than you think to get turned around in the woods. Planning ahead can help get you back again.
Published
December 9, 2018

Birding in Maine: Unusual hawk, familiar nuthatches spell a fine time for birders

Portland has seen the reappearance of a great black hawk, while red-breasted nuthatches may visit your feeder this winter.
Published
December 9, 2018

New England falconry centers teach old practice based on a rare bond

Four schools have opened in New England since 1996 to teach about falconry – a form of hunting that's more than 5,000 years old.
Published
December 3, 2018

Riverside Golf Course to offer improved Nordic skiing conditions

The city and a nonprofit join forces to acquire equipment that will lead to greatly improved grooming of cross-country ski trails at the city-owned golf course.
Published
December 2, 2018

Maine’s new Nordic reciprocal pass helps the ski areas and the skiers

The pass has proven valuable in both New Hampshire and Vermont.

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Published
December 2, 2018

Skiing in Maine: Sunday River leads the let’s-go charge

The resort opened its lifts more than a month ago, when foliage was still at its peak.
Published
December 2, 2018

Hunting: Learn the species is a good piece of advice

It's best to avoid going foul while waterfowling.
Published
November 30, 2018

Woolwich hunter recounts getting lost, grappling with hypothermia

Donald Merrill took a new path in familiar hunting grounds on Westport Island and was at the mercy of the elements until wardens found him in the dark.
Published
November 29, 2018

Maine loons continue rebound, Audubon counters find

New numbers from the summer count put southern Maine's estimated loon population at nearly 3,700.
Published
November 29, 2018

Rarely seen hawk appears again, this time at Deering Oaks park in Portland

The great black hawk, native to Central and South America, first appeared in August in Biddeford and now appears to be settling in for the Maine winter.