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October 5, 2013

North Cairn: Nature’s sounds in harmony

At certain moments you’d think it was rain. It’s a sound of heavy, falling droplets you notice first and then expect to feel as the whisper of mist in the canopy gathering you into itself. What you don’t anticipate is the nothing or a noticeable lack — the visual or tactile sense of rain having […]
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October 5, 2013

Allen Afield: Hunting from a stand just doesn’t sit well with me anymore

Bowhunting for deer has one mystique impossible to deny. Simplistically speaking, an archer needs one tree large enough for a stand in a 15-acre wood lot and patience to sit still for long vigils until a whitetail wanders past in bow range. That’s it for diving into the sport. In contrast, varying-hare and particularly upland-bird […]
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October 5, 2013

Carey Kish: A Katahdin climb is well worth the effort

Thickening clouds roil over the barren tablelands, blotting out the remaining blue skies and greatly reducing the possibility of views from the top of Katahdin. No matter; it’s always a thrill to be high on the mountain whatever the weather, which will do as it pleases in this harsh Alpine environment. After five hours of […]
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October 5, 2013

John Christie: Remote Roque calls for kayaking

As my ocean kayaking season winds down with the shorter, cooler days and decreasing water temperatures, I recently embarked on what may have been my most enjoyable day of the entire summer in an area I’d thought about exploring for a long time but just never got around to it. I’d been meaning to fit […]
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October 5, 2013

Hunting: Modern tech should be fair game

For many a woods-worn hunter, mention of the term “hunting camp” evokes images of a cabin in the woods, dimly lit by gaslight, Winchester 30-30s and Remington 742s hanging in the gun rack while plaid wool jackets dry by the wood stove and venison heart sizzles in the frying pan. But the latest generation of […]

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October 5, 2013

Canoeing: A day on Tacoma Lakes is a perfect October treat

The Tacoma Lakes in Litchfield provide vibrant fall colors from shoreline to hilltop, plus an impressive array of birdlife. Four of the five Tacoma Lakes are interconnected and can be explored from the state boat launch facility near the northern end of Woodbury Pond. There are many cottages along each shoreline, but in October things […]
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October 5, 2013

Best Bets

UPCOMING Hand Gun Safety 9 a.m. Oct. 19, Madison The “Maine-ly Outdoors” Ministry of Daystar Chapel on Route 201 in Madison is hosting a hand gun safety course. Food and beverages will be available at the class as a fundraiser toward a community pavilion project. Cost for the class is $50. To register call 399-9717. […]
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September 29, 2013

Best Bets

SUNDAY Great Outdoor Weekend All day, all over Maine Events will take place from sunrise to twilight at state parks, land trusts and venues hosted by outdoor organizations in celebration of Great Maine Outdoor Weekend. Go to www.greatmaineoutdoorweekend.org to learn more. TUESDAY Turtle Tuesday 2 p.m. in Bangor Join Bangor Land Trust and turtle rehabilitator […]
Published
September 29, 2013

John Christie: It’s a perfect time for a paddle on pristine ponds

As much as I love ocean kayaking and the ever-changing face of the waters along the coast of Maine, this is the time of year when I’ll head to a pristine pond or two, usually up in the western mountains, to catch the first fall colors as they paint the mixed forest hillsides. Last week […]
Published
September 29, 2013

North Cairn: Puppy brings forth a new Golden age

The morning after the puppy moved in, I started seeing things I had been missing for weeks. I noticed a grasshopper, resting vertically on a support beam of the shed; it stayed in the same spot for more than 36 hours. I found three phoebes’ nests in the rafters of the shed porch and the […]

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