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September 26, 2010

Outdoors Calendar

Autumn sea kayaking weekend, Friday to Sunday, Appalachian Mountain Club Knubble Bay Camp, Georgetown. Wet suits/dry suits and good sea kayaking skills required. Lodging and three meals. $80 AMC members ($90 non-members). Call Gail Fensom at 603-244-2500 or e-mail gailrond@comcast.net. Maine Audubon will host Apple Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Gilsland […]
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September 26, 2010

What’s Up in OctoberElusive light joins Jupiter, meteors and comet in clear skies

The brilliant colors of our leaves are beginning to transform our landscape. As we slowly get closer to winter, the nights are getting longer by a few minutes each day. The northern hemisphere is tipping ever so slowly further away from the sun, until its lowest point will be reached on the winter solstice. Autumn […]
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September 26, 2010

Hiking: Guide leads to where the birds are

Maine’s diverse geography abounds with bird life, from shorebirds along the beaches and bays, to loons and herons on the inland lakes, streams, rivers and ponds, to warblers in the woods and hawks and eagles in the mountains. Stash a pair of good binoculars and a bird identification book into your day pack and you’re […]
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September 26, 2010

Hunt serves a special purpose

Volunteers team up to give six veterans a meaningful moose-hunting adventure
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September 26, 2010

Hunting: Identifying waterfowl not as difficult as it seems

Waterfowl season kicks off this week, and based on the results of the recent youth hunting day, it should be a good season. There are plenty of local birds around and a good cold snap might push more migrants our way. One of the most challenging aspects might be correctly identifying your target. Fortunately, there […]

Published
September 26, 2010

Mark Latti: It’s easy to combine hunting and fishing in October

October in Maine brings an array of choices to any angler or hunter. Brook trout, woodcock, landlocked salmon, wood ducks, striped bass, black bears, brown trout, wild turkeys, smallmouth bass, white-tailed deer — the list goes on and on. Those who love the outdoors are not limited by the choices, but more so by the […]
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September 26, 2010

Deirdre Fleming: Train lovers revive classic way to see coastal area’s scenery

As fall foliage reaches peak colors in Hancock County, the Downeast Scenic Railroad will have a celebrated final three weeks of its first season. And after the last train pulls out at 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 17, conductor Bill Alexander can feel good that he and his fellow locomotive fans proved they’re more than “just […]
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September 19, 2010

Allen Afield: Confidence gives wing shooters better at-bats

One year, shortly after the break of dawn on the opening day of Maine’s upland bird season, my English setter had just started working in front of me when a hunting partner, Harry Vanderweide of Augusta, bumped a ruffed grouse from a tree 25 yards to my right. The bird flew straight over my head […]
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September 19, 2010

Outdoors Calendar

Bats Are a Threatened Species, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, York County Audubon meeting at the Mather Auditorium of the Wells Reserve at Laudholm Farm, 342 Laudholm Farm Road, Wells. Free illustrated talk by Tom Cowland, who will emphasize Maine’s migratory species and relate concerns for these beneficial flying mammals. Hunter Safety Training sponsored by the Waterville […]
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September 19, 2010

Outdoors Dispatches

BATH New trail links the YMCA and Thorne Head Preserve The Whiskeag Trail, a 5-mile corridor linking the Bath Area Family YMCA to the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust’s Thorne Head Preserve, opened on Saturday. The trail is a project of Bath Trails, a partnership of the land trust, the city of Bath, local schools, nonprofits, […]

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