Outdoors

Published
July 1, 2012

Carey Kish: You’ll like the hike on Big Moose

Big Moose Mountain in Big Moose Township a few miles west of Greenville is best known for the ski trails of the now defunct Big Squaw Mountain Resort on its north slope, and the popular hiking trail on its south slope that leads to the old fire tower atop the 3,150-foot summit. There’s another spot […]
Published
June 23, 2012

It’s time to enter any deer lottery

AUGUSTA – Applications for the 2012 any-deer (antlerless) permit lottery are available online from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. A total of 34,160 any-deer permits will be issued in 13 of the state’s 29 wildlife management districts for this year’s whitetail deer huting season, which beings in late October. It is bucks […]
Published
June 23, 2012

Flying fish into the wild

New Hampshire's fish-stocking program rewards anglers willing to trek to remote waters.
Published
June 23, 2012

Deirdre Fleming: Fournier shares tales of outdoors

There are many Maine woodsmen who have stories to tell of backwoods adventures, but few have been telling their stories in articles, movies and books for 60 years. Paul Fournier, the former spokesperson for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, will share his varied and rugged adventures at a presentation on his book […]
Published
June 23, 2012

What’s Up in July: Planet pairs and meteors follow exciting transit

The first full month of summer will bring some interesting celestial sights with it, but nothing as dramatic as the transit of Venus we experienced last month. Most of Maine got extremely lucky as the skies finally cleared after a solid week of rain just minutes before the great event was due to start. I […]

Published
June 23, 2012

Not out of the woods

A recently acquired prized 143-acre parcel of land leaves Baxter State Park officials debating how it should be handled.
Published
June 23, 2012

Birding: Songbird repertoires can be quite complex, and full of variety

In the last column, I wrote about the morning chorus, the marvelous dawn symphony performed by singing birds during the breeding season. The chorus is still going strong (much to the dismay of some would-be sleepers). I’ll expand on the topic in today’s column, exploring the complexity of bird songs. The males of some species […]
Published
June 23, 2012

Allen Afield: Hemlock mortality just part of nature’s cycle

An exotic insect, the hemlock wooly adelgid, is causing widespread mortality of eastern hemlocks across the eastern United States, where this important conifer grows in dense groves in the Northeast but occurs in sparser stands in the South. After the infestation attacks a hemlock, a white coating develops on boughs before desiccation soon limits new […]
Published
June 23, 2012

Josh Christie: Port Clyde offers abundance of wonderful sights

When I consider the name of this weekly column, one of the first places that comes to mind is Port Clyde. Situated on the southernmost tip of the St. George Peninsula, the scenic midcoast community is a haven for bikers, beachgoers and kayakers. Short of a chartered boat or ferry, the only way to reach […]
Published
June 23, 2012

Best Bets

TODAY Youth Field Day: 7 a.m. in Phippsburg Youth outdoors fans can learn to kayak, fly fish, target shoot and track animals at the Phippsburg Sportsmen’s Association. The Field Day will be organized with small groups of kids working under the supervision of an experienced youth educator who will teach them the skills needed in […]

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