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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Maine takes steps to keep deadly deer disease out of state
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine wildlife regulators on Thursday enacted emergency rules to protect Maine’s moose and deer herds from a dangerous disease that has been discovered in neighboring Canada. Chronic wasting disease is an always fatal neurological disease and it has been found in Quebec, which has a long border with Maine. The disease could […]
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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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Reginald H. Strout Sr.
STRONG — Reginald Howard Strout Sr., 81, passed away Sept. 23 at his home in Strong, with his loving family by his side. He was born April 28, 1937, in Berlin, N.H., the son of Charles and Mona (Peabody) Strout. He graduated from Edward Little High School in Auburn, in the Class of 1955. From October […]
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John D. Wyman
LEWISTON — John D. Wyman, 75, formerly of Mexico, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 26, at d’Youville Pavilion in Lewiston following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Rumford on Jan. 17, 1943, a son of John W. and Rita H. (McPhee) Wyman. John was educated in Mexico schools and was a graduate of Mexico […]
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Kentucky M. Spooner
AUBURN — Kentucky M. Spooner, 76, passed away Friday, Sept. 21, at the Androscoggin Hospice House following a long illness. He was surrounded by his loving family. Born in Skowhegan on March 14, 1942, he was the son of the late Norman and Ruby Spooner. In 1963, he married Sharon M. Adams and together they moved […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Crossbows gaining respect, being used more
Although crossbows have never held a lot of appeal for me, I have hunted with a borrowed crossbow in the deer-rich state of Maryland. For me, it just seems awkward to carry while still hunting, and it doesn’t have the visual appeal of conventional longbows, recurves or compound bows. As a hunting device, it is […]
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Arnold W. Bryant
FARMINGTON — Arnold W. Bryant, 70, a resident of Livermore, passed away Thursday, Sept. 13, at Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington. He was born Aug. 9, 1948, in Farmington, the son of Roy Bryant and Shirley Jordan. He attended school at Leavitt and in Livermore Falls. He proudly served in the United States Navy. Arnold worked […]
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Roger M. Thibault
TURNER — Roger M. Thibault 72, of Turner died Friday, Sept. 7, at his home. Roger was born June 27, 1946, in Lewiston to Adelard and Florence (Camire) Thibault, who immigrated from Quebec to Lewiston in the 1940s. Roger attended Lewiston schools and began working at a young age for his father, building many area homes […]
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Martin D. Bolduc
LEWISTON — Martin David Bolduc, 34, of Roxbury, passed away surrounded by family and friends at Central Maine Medical Center on Aug. 22, from complications caused by a cardiac event. Martin was born March 3, 1984, in Farmington, the oldest of three children born to Martin Bolduc of Wasilla, Alaska, and Gail Gatchell-Steward of Stratton. Martin […]