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Published
April 24, 2011

Mark Latti: Peepers a sign that smelt are set to spawn

On the way home one night last week, the early evening sunshine spoke of warmer days to come. Almost on cue, even with the car windows closed, I could hear spring coming alive outside. I rolled down the window, and the chorus of peepers came flowing in, filling the car with sound. The peepers faded […]
Published
April 24, 2011

Schoodic’s future still unsettled

Plans to build a resort on the quiet peninsula have stalled, but locals remain worried.
Published
April 17, 2011

Freshwater Fishing: Early success comes mostly in netting of invasive species

There is little actual casting going on as the freshwater fishing report resumes this week — but plenty of big fish stories. Take for instance the monster walleyes taken out of Great and Long ponds in the Belgrades, and the huge numbers of northern pike getting hauled out of Pushaw Lake in Penobscot County. But […]
Published
April 17, 2011

Allen Afield: Finding fame as a fly tier

Fly tiers ask me how they can receive credit for originating a new pattern, an excellent question best answered by a tale of two flies. My part in the story began in 1992, when an Atlantic salmon fly in a glass-covered frame stopped me in my tracks at the Port-Menier airport on Anticosti Island in […]
Published
April 17, 2011

Hunting: Turkey hunters get southern spring training too

For fans, baseball season is under way, but for the players, it began weeks ago when they dusted off their gear and started getting into shape for another year. Turkey hunters, at least the more fanatical among us, follow a somewhat similar pattern, heading south for some spring training before the home games of the […]

Published
April 17, 2011

Outdoors Calendar

From Cosmos to the Backyard, 7 p.m. Tuesday. Free presentation by photographer Kirk Rogers at the Mather Auditorium of the Wells Reserve at Laudholm Farm. Rogers will talk about birding with lenses and observing the heavens with cameras and telescopes. Visit his website at kiroastro.com. Handgun safety class, Gardiner Sportsmen’s Club, 6 to 9 p.m. […]
Published
April 17, 2011

Outdoors Dispatches

ROCKLAND Authors to read, sign new book on natural sites Georges River Land Trust and the Rockland Public Library will host a reading at 6:30 p.m. Thursday by local authors Kyrill “Buzz” Schabert and Tony Oppersdorff from their new book, “Best Nature Sites: Midcoast Maine.” The book identifies 40 locations that offer the opportunity to […]
Published
April 17, 2011

Deirdre Fleming: Drive to rebuild Maine’s deer herd takes some surprising turns

COLUMBIA FALLS – The old village hall in this small town north of Jonesport filled up Monday night with folks who had come to discuss and debate the outdoors. The ancient ritual of people gathering to talk about such things at rod and gun clubs runs deep across the state. But when Jeff Geel stood […]
Published
April 17, 2011

Biking: Getting in shape for Trek Across Maine great way to prepare for bike season

For me, talk of the current biking season started even before the calendar flipped to 2011. At a pre-holiday gathering, a group of friends suggested putting a team together for this year’s American Lung Association Trek Across Maine (June 17-19). It took mere seconds for five woman to declare their dedication to the Saddle Bags […]
Published
April 17, 2011

Nonstop fishing slow to catch on

Changes in Maine's rules that expand the traditional fishing season haven't been fully absorbed by anglers.

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