AUGUSTA (AP) — The results of a Maine bear den survey suggests the state’s bears have benefited from an abundance of natural food resources. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife’s winter bear den survey found the average weight of year-old bears is 46.6 pounds. The previous year’s average was 32.5 pounds. The department […]
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Maine’s 2013 moose hunt sets another record
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s moose hunters have set a record for the second consecutive year. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife said Wednesday that 2,971 moose were taken during the 2013 season. That broke the old record of 2,895 moose set just the year before. Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Commissioner Chandler Woodcock said Maine […]
Property owner says she didn’t want to sell to McLaughlin Foundation
PARIS — The former owner of the 103 Main St. property sold two weeks ago to the McLaughlin Foundation says she was misled into the sale. The foundation, which owns McLaughlin Garden, intends to expand the garden’s footprint into the abutting lot, which includes a 19th-century house. In an interview at her Minot home on Thursday, […]
Maine youth get an early crack at deer
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine youth are getting an early chance to bag a deer. Saturday is the special day where Maine youth from 10 to 16 years old get to go hunting a week before other Maine residents. Doug Rafferty from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries says they must be accompanied by an adult. […]
Auburn council considers formal firearms committee
AUBURN — A group tasked with monitoring the city’s firearms discharge zone could become a formal city committee, according to police Chief Phil Crowell. Crowell briefed councilors on proposed changes to the city’s firearms discharge committee Monday. “Basically, they are just called upon when needed, currently,” Crowell said. “The mayor asked, through the council, that […]
Groups join in effort for new Maine bear hunting referendum
BANGOR — For the second time in a decade, animal rights groups are seeking a public vote to ban three bear hunting practices. The groups have also asked providers of food products used as bear bait to stop supplying leftover food waste to bear hunters. The Coastal Humane Society, Animal Refuge League and Animal Wildlife […]