One thing V. Paul Reynolds knows, the digital age has infiltrated Maine’s hunting heritage at warp speed. He shudders to think what the future will bring.
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Outdoors in Maine: Happy trails to retiring North Maine Woods executive director Al Cowperthwaite
The 67-year-old Houlton native will stick around the NMW office until mid-September to help “break in” his successor.
Outdoors in Maine: The dangers of being a smartphone hiker
Increasingly, hikers hit the trail with just their smartphones and a pocketful of high expectations. After all, a smartphone imbues confidence and a sense of security, right, asks V. Paul Reynolds.
Outdoors in Maine: A salute to SAM, which is working for sportsmen
V. Paul Reynolds writes that membership to the Sportman’s Alliance of Maine has never meant more to Maine sportsmen and sportswomen.
Outdoors in Maine: Focus and silence are key fundamentals of bear hunting
Sitting still — completely still — is critical to tricking a bear into taking the bait from a tree stand, V. Paul Reynolds writes.
Outdoors in Maine: Bemoaning the back-seat shooter
At the moment of reckoning, when the pressure is on, let the shooter decide all by themselves when or when not to squeeze that trigger, V. Paul Reynolds writes.
Outdoors in Maine: Hunters are aging, and other things gleaned from deer hunter survey
V. Paul Reynolds on what can be learned from recent questionnaire.
Outdoors in Maine: The school of sparse a study for fly fishers
By trial and error, you do learn what flies entice fish and what flies do not, writes V. Paul Reynolds.
Outdoors in Maine: Good news for deer yards
In a deep-winter state like Maine, deer-wintering areas, or yards, are a critical component of deer survival.
Outdoors in Maine: President was wrong to mock gun rights
V. Paul Reynolds writes about the importance of gun rights in the United States.