Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Archives

Property cleanup a year-round effort

by Dee Menear September 13, 2018

STRONG — The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the Maine Forest Service hosted a statewide clean-up event Sunday, Sept. 9. The annual effort was an opportunity to help private landowners who allow recreational access on their property. “What this comes down to is continued access to recreate on Maine’s private land. Access to […]

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Plan to increase Maine deer permits again up for hearing

by The Associated Press June 19, 2017June 21, 2017

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s plan to again increase the number of deer hunting permits in the state is up for a public hearing this week. The state Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife says it’s planning to offer more than 65,000 permits this year. That’s an increase of more than 45 percent from last year’s […]

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Animals on the brink

by Lindsay Tice, Staff Writer April 23, 2017June 21, 2017

This new poster from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shows every threatened and endangered species in Maine on one side and gives information about each one on the other side. The poster was painted by Mark McCollough, who was a wildlife biologist for IFW and is now a wildlife biologist for the […]

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Maine DIFW, community colleges offer wild game cooking lessons

by The Associated Press February 20, 2017February 21, 2017

AUGUSTA (AP) — For those who want to really know where their meat is coming from: there’s a cooking class for you. Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has been partnering with Maine’s community colleges to offer wild game cooking workshops. Professional chefs lead the workshops, which let participants learn how to prepare wild […]

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Bliss Thru Shopping: Bringing fanny back, thanking your plow driver

by Bag Lady February 5, 2015

First, Bag Lady was going to write about the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife’s online store. Wait. They have an online store? They do! And they sell LED-lit fleece beanies, limited-edition wildlife prints and more official green-logo’d merch than you can shake a frozen snake at. So many possibilities. But then I was […]

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Maine guide to lead education for inland fisheries

by Associated Pess June 18, 2014

PORTLAND — A Maine master guide and small business owner will be the new head of information and education at the state’s Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. State officials say Bonnie Holding will be named to the post. She will be in charge of overseeing marketing and communications for the department. The information and […]