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December 30, 2012

Hunting: Guided hunt still calls for preparations

This is it. You’ve finally decided on that out-of-state guided hunt. You’ve picked an outfitter, booked the hunt and now face months of anticipation. Fortunately, there’s much you can do in the interim and on the hunt to improve your experience by avoiding some of the more common mistakes. I speak with authority because I’ve […]
Published
December 30, 2012

What’s Up in January: In the face of a winter sky, a lengthening day

The month of January is named after the Roman god Janus, who faces both forward and backward at the same time. Janus is also known as the god of gates, doors, bridges, beginnings and endings, transitions, movement and even time itself. That is especially fitting now that we have survived the often forecasted end of […]
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December 30, 2012

Sebago Lake Derby: Looking for a hot time on ice

Organizers are looking forward to the Feb. 16-17 event after last year's ice fishing derby was canceled by a lack of ice.
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December 30, 2012

Deirdre Fleming: On frozen pond, hockey the way it was played before the rinks

Pond hockey in Maine dates back generations, and among aging puck nuts is still considered a time of celebration. But so far few tournaments exist in the state. Well, Patrick Guerrette, for one, can’t figure out why, so he is organizing the first Maine Pond Hockey Classic. The tournament will be on China Lake outside […]
Published
December 30, 2012

North Cairn: When deer are a dream come true

For days after the doe arrived, I walked through my life as if in a dream, unable — and unwilling — to relinquish the fleeting hold my mind had on the memory. It was well before midnight, on a cloudy night, when the vision emerged out of the dark. I was tired and intent on […]

Published
December 29, 2012

Carey Kish: Gasp at the natural wonders of the Gaspe Peninsula

One of my big hikes beyond the borders of Maine last year was a brilliant late summer trip to Gaspésie National Park on the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec, far enough away to qualify as exotic yet within reasonable striking distance by car. Gaspésie is a vast expanse of high summits, alpine tundra, dramatic escarpments, deep […]
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December 29, 2012

Skiing in Maine: Just resolve to hit the slopes soon

As skiers and snowboarders in Maine, we have it pretty darn good. We have resorts lauded by the national press, with Sugarloaf, Sunday River and Saddleback noted as three of the Northeast’s best. Skiing is easy to get to, with community slopes less than an hour from each of Maine’s urban centers. This fall, as […]
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December 29, 2012

Allen Afield: Lampreys aren’t monsters from the deep

The winter 2012 issue of “UMaine Today” contains a brilliantly fascinating article about Maine sea lampreys, which this column has also covered in the past, a good thing. This parasitic, cartilaginous, snake-like species needs plenty of positive publicity to offset two strikes against them. Sea lampreys look like a creature from a horror movie, giving […]
Published
December 29, 2012

Best Bets

UPCOMING Gray Ghost Fly Tyers / Jan. 8 in Yarmouth The Gray Ghosts meet the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month through March, except holidays. The fly tying class is from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., and is sponsored by the Sebago chapter of Trout Unlimited. All welcome. No cost, although a $2 donation is […]
Published
December 28, 2012

Maine ski area reopens for tubing

The ski area, closed since 2011 when its owner was run over by a groomer, has three chutes open daily.

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