Over a three-month period, Chris Cote shot a moose, bear, deer and wild turkey.
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Petition to end bear baiting in Maine is rejected
An effort to phase out the use of bait when hunting bears was voted down by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Advisory Council.
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Maine deer, turkey hunts getting started for fall
Two of Maine’s most popular fall hunting seasons are starting.
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Maine bear hunters can start setting out bait soon
Maine’s fall hunting seasons are getting closer, and bear hunters in the state can start setting bait for bears in less than two weeks.
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Virtual judging of the annual waterfowl stamp art contest
AUGUSTA — Each year judging of the waterfowl stamp art contest is held at the Maine Sportsman Show, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the show was not held this year. The judging will take place virtually at 4 p.m. Friday, July 17. Artists submitted an original painting of a designated species of waterfowl to […]
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Bear hunting petition reignites 20-year-old debate over baiting
State biologists held a virtual public hearing Wednesday to take comments on a petition to have state regulators eliminate bear-baiting by 2029.
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Maine’s socially distant turkey hunt ends for spring
Officials applied new safety precautions to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus
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Not giving it up cold turkey: Bird hunters just winging it
The coronavirus pandemic has canceled dozens of spring traditions, but turkey hunting is going on largely unfettered.
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Scouting for turkey going on in Maine amid social distancing
Maine hunters are scouting in advance of the spring turkey hunt as the state observes shelter-at-home rules.
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Outdoors in Maine: Winning the moose lottery is just plain luck
Also, V. Paul Reynolds writes, the best part of a moose hunt is what happens in the frying pan long after the hunt is over.