Sooner or later in our lives, most of us contemplate our own mortality. Those of us who really love the deer woods tend to use the number of deer seasons left as yardstick of our days. It is said, though, that most deer hunters go through stages, and tend to lose their ardor for the […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Getting a downed moose out his the hard part
The biggest eye-opener for most first-time moose hunters is after the animal is down. This is when the real work begins. As we all know, moose are large critters, very large, and getting a 1,000-pound carcass out of a tangled clear cut to the nearest accessible road can be a tall order. During the first […]
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H.S. track: Hunt sisters run together for final time at state championships
Sisters Kaitlin, left, and Abbie Hunt lead the Monmouth distance team. (Adam Robinson/Sun Journal) Kaitlin and Abbie Hunt can usually be seen running, stretching, and competing side by side at Monmouth track and field practices. While teammates, they are still siblings, and neither like to lose to the other. “We always do our active stretches […]
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Maine nearing decision on another cut to moose hunt permits
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine wildlife managers are almost finished taking comments from the public about a plan to again trim the number of moose hunting permits. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife wants to cut the number of moose permits to 2,080, which is 60 less than last year. The state gave out […]
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Maine plan to trim moose hunt to 19-year low up for hearing
HALLOWELL (AP) — A plan to trim the number of moose hunting permits offered in Maine to its lowest level since 1998 will be the subject of a public hearing. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife wants to cut the number of moose permits to 2,080, which is 60 less than last year. […]
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Keep an eye on bear hunts in Colorado, Massachusetts
Back during both of Maine’s bear referendums, there was a common refrain from the Humane Society of the United States ( HSUS) and others bent on closing down Maine’s traditional bear hunts over bait. It went like this: “Bear hunters in Maine do not need to set up bait sites in order to hunt bear. […]
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Bell unanimously elected to Waterford board
WATERFORD — Former Selectman John Bell was unanimously elected to the board Friday with 25 votes. It was the only office on the annual election ballot, prompting officials to reduce the polling hours to 1 to 5 p.m. at the Municipal Building. Bell, a land surveyor who has lived in Waterford for almost 25 years, […]
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Wilton ice fishing derby named in memory of Michael J. Rowe
WILTON — The Wilton Fish & Game Association will hold the first annual Michael J. Rowe Memorial Ice Fishing Derby on Saturday, Feb. 14, on Wilson Lake. Tickets are now available at Shelly’s Hometown Market in East Wilton and Mosher’s Seafood and Meat in Farmington, member Sharon Borthwick said. For the past few years, the […]
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11-year-old Woodstock girl on the verge of hunting grand-slam
WOODSTOCK — At age 11 Lexi Mack is on the cusp of personal hunting glory some spend a lifetime pursuing. In just her second year of hunting she’s one away — a deer — from the so-called hunting grand slam, which, while many permutations abound, at its core consists of hauling in a deer, moose and bear […]
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Time to get into hunt to bag bear referendum
Maine’s annual bear hunt begins Aug. 25 and goes until Sept. 20. If the past is prologue, more than 10,000 hunters will harvest between 2,500 and 3,000 of Maine’s bear population, which exceeds 30,000. As state biologists point out, this fall’s “take” of black bears isn’t sufficient to stem Maine’s expanding bear population. Yet, thanks […]