Outdoors
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PublishedOctober 9, 2011
Deirdre Fleming: Hunting in Baxter gets easier
Baxter State Park is improving hunting access, and a group of hunters who look to bag a deer there will benefit. Historically, 25 percent of the park has been open to hunting, mostly in the northern part in the Scientific Forest Management Area. “It’s popular with a dedicated group of hunters. A lot of the […]
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PublishedOctober 9, 2011
Kid Tracks: Leaves preserve memories of fall outings
When the fall colors start emerging on trees, the leaves become irresistible collectibles for kids. When my girls were preschoolers we’d take a short hike and end up with a big stack of leaves collected off the ground that just had to be brought home. Once the pretty colored leaves made their way into our […]
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PublishedOctober 9, 2011
The trail to the modern moose hunt
The opportunity to pursue the massive deer in much of Maine has evolved from the first native hunters to today's scientific management of the season.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2011
Mark Latti: To find grouse, locate their food, water or shelter
Grouse hunting is like any other type of hunting. If you find the right type of habitat, you’re going to increase your chances of success. Many people are intimidated by the thought of bird hunting. They feel that they don’t have the right equipment, they lack the experience or they don’t have a dog. Yet […]
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PublishedOctober 9, 2011
It’s Worth the Trip: Two mountains in one fine day
A day hike I always save for the fall, after the traffic has thinned out on coastal Route 1, involves not one, but two special mountains, easy enough to climb and close enough together that they’re great fun to knock off in the same day. If you leave home early enough to be on the […]
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PublishedOctober 9, 2011
Outdoors Calendar
Autumn Exploration Camp, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday and Oct. 16, Merryspring Nature Center, Camden. Nature discovery activities for children ages 6 to 12. $25 for members; $30 for non-members. Register by Wednesday. FMI: Call 236-2239 or visit www.merryspring.org. Mushroom walk, 10 a.m. Saturday, at Macdonald Woods on Kents Hill Road in North Wayne. Bring […]
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PublishedOctober 2, 2011
Allen Afield: Keep moving turtles away from roads, but protect yourself
Cynical folks often say that no good deed goes unpunished, which like all cliches holds an element of truth. Here’s a perfect example: On Aug. 27, the day before Hurricane Irene hit Maine, Katelyn, my youngest daughter, and I were bicycling north on Route 27 and came to the “turtle crossing” just south of the […]
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PublishedOctober 2, 2011
Deirdre Fleming: Ripples of striper downslide hit fishing community
At least three tournaments, one bait shop and a guiding business. That’s the fallout, so far, of the declining striper population in Maine. The Kennebec Benefit Pro-Am Tournament was called off two weeks ago because of what director Forrest Faulkingham called a sad drop in stripers. “Last year, 28 anglers caught two fish. Three years […]
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PublishedOctober 2, 2011
Hunting: Turkey tips: Mad dash and lots of calling
Fall is here and it’s time for a fowl ball of feathery fun. I take my spring turkey hunting very seriously, scouting for weeks in advance, practicing my calling, then plotting a plan of attack to lure in a longbeard. It often means rising well before dawn and enduring hours of discomfort and fending off […]
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PublishedOctober 2, 2011
Birding: Watching and listening as birds migrate at night
The fall land-bird migration is peaking now. Most warblers have already passed south. Thrushes and sparrows will dominate the October migration. The fall migration is more leisurely than the spring migration for most birds. There is an urgency about the spring migration, as birds are driven to arrive on the breeding grounds as early as possible to stake […]
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