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January 14, 2012

Frozen fly fishing fun

A once-modest winter gathering of fly fishermen has grown into an increasingly popular event.
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January 14, 2012

Deirdre Fleming: Baxter gift speaks to the art

When Friends of Baxter State Park President Barbara Bentley learned two weeks ago that the privately owned parcel beside Katahdin Lake would be given to Baxter State Park, she turned to the one person she thought could truly understand the nature of this unusual place. Maine watercolorist Evelyn Dunphy has painted there countless times over […]
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January 14, 2012

Allen Afield: Deer herd in northern Maine needs more help than coyote snaring

Not long ago, an article about northern Maine’s deer woes caught my eye, and according to the writer, a hard-core conservative, the federal government’s listing of the Canada lynx as an endangered species is destroying our North Country whitetail herd. According to this guy, the listing has stopped trappers from snaring coyotes near deeryards, so […]
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January 14, 2012

Kid Tracks: While waiting for snow, give skating a try

Now that the weather is cold, many outdoor rinks are available, along with a handful of indoor rinks.
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January 14, 2012

Josh Christi: Ski areas combat woeful winter with guns blazin’

After a big tease in the form of snowstorms around Halloween and Thanksgiving, it’s been a distressingly snowless ski season thus far. The country has less than half the average snow cover over the past five years for this time of the year, and we New Englanders in particular expect some snow on the ground […]

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January 14, 2012

Hunting: Hunters’ contributions come in many forms

Hunting is big business. If you doubt it, consider that fish-and-wildlife-related activities generate $2.4 billion in economic value for the people of Maine. Deer hunting alone brings in an estimated $200 million a year. That huge economic impact depends on maintaining a healthy natural resource. Managing that resource is an expensive proposition, and most of […]
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January 14, 2012

Outdoors Dispatches

WINTER FAMILY FUN The state’s next family fun day will be next Sunday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Lake St. George in Liberty. It will feature a youth ice fishing derby. Youth can learn how to fish, with all equipment and bait provided. A warming hut and lunch also will be offered. There […]
Published
January 8, 2012

Baxter State Park announces camping reservations date

Beginning Jan. 17, people can begin making reservations to camp this summer and fall in the the state's largest park.
Published
January 7, 2012

Snowmobiling: When snow finally arrives, renting may be viable option

If you’ve never been on a snowmobile before or have just hit the trails a few times, renting a sled may be the way to go before you spend thousands of dollars on a sled, equipment, clothing, insurance and a trailer if you plan to take your sleds to different parts of the state. Renting […]
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January 7, 2012

Allen Afield: For every action in nature, there’s an equal and opposite reaction

Recently, at Barnes & Noble’s cafe in Augusta, Katelyn, my 23-year-old daughter, listened to me expounding on the 1995 wolf reintroduction in Yellowstone National Park. Habitat destruction, livestock owners, trappers, hunters and poison-laced bait had extirpated wolves from Yellowstone by the 1920s, but 17 years ago amid controversy, government officials began returning wolves to the […]

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