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Published
September 29, 2012

Allen Afield: Bird hunting done right conjures classic, indelible images

Often enough each October, Maine’s upland-bird hunting offers woodland wanderers a magical experience that may include agreeable temperatures, snapping dry air and cerulean skies splotched with fleecy white clouds. Nature’s touches prove really enticing up north, where lighter development means more open land for hunting grouse and woodcock. These upland birds often live in tame […]
Published
September 29, 2012

Best Bets

TODAY Hidden Valley walk 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Jefferson Hidden Valley Nature Center is holding an open house to show off its trails, huts and bog walk in conjunction with the Great Maine Outdoor Weekend. Hidden Valley director Gary Hayward will lead a walk through the working forest, while Maine Master Naturalists give lessons […]
Published
September 22, 2012

Deirdre Fleming: Ice fishermen up in arms over proposed live-bait ban

Last week the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife proposed a new rule that would make 16 waters in the northern tier of the state subject to a ban on live bait. If this sounds like an issue of little importance, take notice because it’s about heritage, rural Maine and a winter economy in areas […]
Published
September 22, 2012

Allen Afield: Hunting challenge – finding a way to get those pesky coyotes

The Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine (SAM) hosts a coyote hunting and trapping workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at SAM’s headquarters on 205 Church Hill Road off Route 3 in Augusta. For info, please call 623-4589 or check www.sportsmansallianceofMaine.org . SAM officials have asked participants to preregister, and admission is $15 – pay […]
Published
September 22, 2012

North Cairn: Soon joining the leagues of hot stoves

Now that the cold has wrapped itself around the landscape again, I am coming alive once more, starting with keener vision, noting the ebbing, monochromatic hues of the forest at dawn and the velvet dark at midnight. I wake in the morning after the predicted first frost, not knowing what the record-keepers of the weather […]

Published
September 22, 2012

Gun clubs worry about the future

But a federal grant of $750,000 will help ranges to upgrade facilities and keep the operations going.
Published
September 22, 2012

Pedal On: Cyclocross event prepares for a spectator-friendly debut in Portland

Fans of cycle racing are accustomed to seeing riders getting up off the saddle for an added push of power when climbing. Fans are far less familiar with seeing riders get off the seat, dismount the bike and lift that Bianchi or Trek or Giant onto their shoulder to make a run – literally – […]
Published
September 22, 2012

Worth the Trip: If summer’s a main dish for tourists, fall is our dessert

Living here in Maine, we have the luxury of waiting until the tourists have left one of the country’s most-visited national parks. Right here in our own front yard we can hike, bike, kayak and explore in relative quiet the natural beauty awaiting us each fall in Acadia. I hasten to add, however, that in […]
Published
September 22, 2012

Hunting: Staying near home to hunt can be advantage

Fall is here and another deer season is right around the corner. Lots of folks will head to camp for a week or a few weekends, while others may travel out of state. Most of us will be hunting much closer to home, which is not necessarily a bad thing. There are distinct advantages to […]
Published
September 22, 2012

Best Bets

TUESDAY Back River Paddle / 9 a.m. in Boothbay This week’s outing for the Pemaquid Paddlers is Back River, starting from the Knickercane put-in site. Take Route 27 south from Route 1 toward Boothbay for 9.6 miles to the monument in Boothbay, and turn right. Go to the four-way stop and go straight, then veer […]

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