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Published
June 19, 2010

Trail & Error: You, too, can be trigger happy

In that prized position over the family room fireplace — where keen shooters might display a pair of antlers or a taxidermied goose — I could mount half a dozen pigeons. Orange, disk-shaped clay ones. The idea is absurd, of course, because I don’t have a fireplace. And gathering those scattered clay bits in the […]
Published
June 19, 2010

Fleming: Conservation innovator extends Maine model to U.S.

A century from now the United States could be made up of swaths of land serving as travel corridors for deer, rabbits and waterfowl. And these sanctuaries could be made up of town parks, private properties, country clubs and college campuses. This is part of Ken Elowe’s vision and why he chose to leave the […]
Published
June 19, 2010

Kid Tracks: On trap field, learning about gun safety is a blast

Trap shooting, with a focus on safety, can be a fun and exciting sport for older kids. It requires concentration and the ability to follow directions, both skills that tweens and teens can translate to aspects of their lives off the range. My daughters have been part of a 4-H shooting sports club for the […]
Published
June 19, 2010

Saltwater Fishing: Season starts with robust catches

The 2010 saltwater season is well under way, and with what we have already seen, there is reason to be optimistic. Decent numbers of mixed-sized stripers and macs are inshore, while strong catches of groundfish (cod, haddock, pollock, etc.) have been reported offshore. There even have been a few tuna landed by rod and reel. […]
Published
June 19, 2010

Hiking: Hikers who’ve never stayed in a hut can get a great start at Zealand Falls

From the front porch of Zealand Falls Hut, perched on a mountainside at the edge of the Pemigewassett Wilderness in the White Mountain National Forest, you can witness one of the finest views in the region in this hiker’s opinion. Looking south down the valley framed by the steep walls of Whitewall Mountain and Zeacliff, […]

Published
June 19, 2010

Boating: Yacht racing builds skills and connections

Sailing activity on Casco Bay has picked up over the last couple of weeks, with the series of regattas scored by the Gulf of Maine Ocean Racing Association (GMORA) now under way. Last week’s Centerboard Regatta in Portland Harbor had all the ingredients: Winds that varied in both velocity and direction, a threat of rain […]
Published
June 19, 2010

Allen Afield: Outwit wind on brookie ponds

The quintessential image of Maine brook-trout fishing tends to be a fly caster in a canoe on a still evening, covering rises on a pond’s obsidian-like surface. That’s the iconic picture all right, and often enough this month and next, the hour before dark passes just like that. This tradition evolved during the Civil War […]
Published
June 19, 2010

Freshwater Fishing: Anglers encouraged to go after trout in Sebago

Fishing — at least reports about it — is slowing down in much of the state but is still in high form around Moosehead and The County. Many biologists were busy last week wishing their colleague Rick Jordan well, as the Down East regional head biologist retired after 40 years of service at the Department […]
Published
June 19, 2010

Outdoors Dispatches

AUGUSTA Maine residents get into state parks free today Father’s Day this year coincides with the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands’ annual Maine Day, when, rain or shine, all Maine residents are admitted free of charge to all state parks and historic sites. Vehicles bearing Maine license plates will enter parks free from 9 […]
Published
June 12, 2010

Treasure island

Audubon invites visitors to learn about threatened terns and other seabirds on scenic Stratton Island.

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