FARMINGTON — Maynard H. Farrington, 81, a resident of Jay, passed away Monday, June 12, at Franklin Memorial Hospital with his family by his side. He was born May 24, 1936, in Dryden, the son of Harold and Dorothy (Williams) Farrington. Maynard graduated from Jay High School in 1954. On June 24, 1961, he married […]
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Gordon “Bucky” R. Brown
AUBURN — Gordon “Bucky” Robert Brown, of Auburn, passed away on Friday, May 13. Born in Bingham on June 26, 1928, a son of Carl and Mable Brown. He left home at an early age to help the country he loved through WWII as a merchant Marine. He was also in the Navy and traveled the […]
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Gun-owners fear hearing aid regulation will affect hunting
PORTLAND (AP) — A proposal designed to make hearing aids more affordable has generated resistance from an unlikely quarter: a gun rights group. Gun Owners of America is organizing opposition against the bill, because it believes the measure would change the way certain hunting products are regulated. Its skepticism underscores some gun rights enthusiasts’ desire […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Protecting the deer yards
Deer yards, or deer wintering areas, are a critical component of deer survival in Maine. Nearly 15 years ago, in an article about the status of Maine’s deer yards, I wrote this: As state biologists prepare Maine’s next 15-year plan for deer management, which is due to be approved early this year, deer wintering habitat […]
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Turner felon pleads guilty to possessing firearm
AUBURN — A Turner man convicted of a dozen hunting violations in 2013 pleaded guilty Thursday morning in Androscoggin County Superior Court to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Everett Leonard, 38, was sentenced to five years in prison with all but two years suspended and two years of probation. Justice MaryGay Kennedy said […]
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Ban on lead ammunition
As a hunter, I am proud of the fact that every time I spend money on my sport I am supporting jobs and conservation across Maine. It is as a conservationist that I was disappointed to learn that the outgoing director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Dan Ashe, in his final hours at […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Crossbow rules can be confusing
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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Maine’s small-game hunting seasons coming to a close
AUGUSTA (AP) — Several seasons for the hunting of small game animals in Maine are coming to a close for the year. The seasons for raccoons, skunks and opossums all end on Dec. 31. There is also a season for the hunting of gray squirrels that ends on that day. Hunters who pursue gray squirrels […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Young deer hunters need nurturing
At deer camp, when we are not out in the woods hunting deer, we are often inside the camp talking about deer hunting. One of the topics this time around at deer camp was the increasing visibility of youthful deer hunters, in this publication and in other daily and weekly newspapers. It used to be […]