Outdoors

Published
September 22, 2013

Second nature to get outdoors

The Great Maine Outdoor Weekend aims to inform and inspire Mainers to enjoy the plentiful offerings around the state.
Published
September 22, 2013

Hunting: Accomplished wingshooting isn’t a shot in the dark

I’ve heard from several instructors that women tend to make better shooters, partly because they’re willing to listen to and follow directions. Most men, on the other hand, figure they already know enough, or are too stubborn to admit they don’t. I’m humble enough to admit I probably could have used a few lessons before, […]
Published
September 22, 2013

Allen Afield: Sights and sounds of new season fall in

In my youth, old timers claimed that gardeners could expect frost in a specific area six weeks after goldenrods first blossomed there. For instance, an old friend swears that if goldenrods bloom in his fields on Aug. 17, frost will hit his garden by Sept. 28, exactly 42 days later. In my humble opinion, that […]
Published
September 22, 2013

Carey Kish: Hiking plus foliage equals fun

The leaves of the soft maples in the low-lying areas around my home in Bowdoin are changing fast into their classic red colors of fall, and a little more every day I notice the forest fringes turning orange and yellow. Foliage season has certainly arrived, and with it, the start of Fall Foliage Reports from […]
Published
September 22, 2013

Deirdre Fleming: Law can provide a yardstick to gauge safety for Maine cyclists

The Bicycle Coalition of Maine (BCM) touts our state as having some of the nation’s most bike-friendly laws. One of the more recent is the “three-foot” law. But is it working? This summer two cyclists were killed after being hit by motorists and a third could have easily suffered the same fate after getting struck […]

Published
September 22, 2013

North Cairn: Refreshed by puppy love at first sight

To be honest, it was the emptiness that prompted me to let my life be overrun with chaos – namely, a puppy. I held out for two months after my 10-year-old golden retriever had to be put down, mostly unable to come to a decision about whether to get a dog, and if so, what […]
Published
September 15, 2013

Mark Latti: Maine’s hunting forecast offering a mixed bag

Wondering what to expect this fall while out hunting? Read on and find out what the state’s wildlife biologists are saying about the upcoming hunting seasons. When it comes upland bird hunting, spring weather has the biggest impact on bird numbers. This spring, May was wetter than usual and if you lived in southern Maine, […]
Published
September 15, 2013

Birding: Why it’s either hello or bye-bye birdie

One of the best-known quotations from the Greek philosopher Heraclitus is translated as “Everything flows, nothing stands still.” We always expect change. Of course the certainty of change applies to birds. Bird populations inevitably vary. Sometimes birds increase locally because particularly favorable conditions occur. For instance, a gypsy moth outbreak provides food for insect-eating birds, […]
Published
September 15, 2013

Best Bets

UPCOMING Two Fly Contest Sept. 20 and 21, Bethel The Upper Andro Two Fly Contest and Northeast Drift Boat Championship will be held in conjunction with Bethel’s Annual Harvest Fest. The competitions are the annual fundraisers for the Upper Andro Anglers Alliance, a nonprofit group dedicated to the conservation and protection of the Upper Androscoggin […]
Published
September 15, 2013

Hunting: Cross off longer crossbow season

I was perusing the pages on an old, yellowed newsprint publication recently — the February 1951 issue of Sportsmen’s Guide. Several things caught my attention, but one in particular was an item about how Maine sportsmen interested in hunting with bows and arrows had requested a special season set aside for them to hunt deer […]

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