More years ago than I care to remember, I came across an elderly bird hunter and asked how his morning had gone. His response included some mention of flushing a few partridge. I was still a student of wildlife biology and, thinking I knew it all, dismissed his identification as the ramblings of an old […]

When it comes to the thrill of a natural encounter with a wild animal, what you don’t see can sometimes count for as much as what you do. That was the case several nights ago when I returned home in the car and rolled into the plowed area that leaves clear the graveled dirt just […]

Fly-tying booms across Maine each winter, a wonderfully pleasant pastime that requires no license to participate — just good eyes, nimble fingers and sedulous nature. Reasons to tie flies vary with individuals, and for me an important motivation involves priceless memories generated by flies constructed decades ago. In short, my flies form a record of […]