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April 17, 2011

Freshwater Fishing: Early success comes mostly in netting of invasive species

There is little actual casting going on as the freshwater fishing report resumes this week — but plenty of big fish stories. Take for instance the monster walleyes taken out of Great and Long ponds in the Belgrades, and the huge numbers of northern pike getting hauled out of Pushaw Lake in Penobscot County. But […]
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April 17, 2011

Allen Afield: Finding fame as a fly tier

Fly tiers ask me how they can receive credit for originating a new pattern, an excellent question best answered by a tale of two flies. My part in the story began in 1992, when an Atlantic salmon fly in a glass-covered frame stopped me in my tracks at the Port-Menier airport on Anticosti Island in […]
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April 17, 2011

Hunting: Turkey hunters get southern spring training too

For fans, baseball season is under way, but for the players, it began weeks ago when they dusted off their gear and started getting into shape for another year. Turkey hunters, at least the more fanatical among us, follow a somewhat similar pattern, heading south for some spring training before the home games of the […]
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April 17, 2011

Outdoors Calendar

From Cosmos to the Backyard, 7 p.m. Tuesday. Free presentation by photographer Kirk Rogers at the Mather Auditorium of the Wells Reserve at Laudholm Farm. Rogers will talk about birding with lenses and observing the heavens with cameras and telescopes. Visit his website at kiroastro.com. Handgun safety class, Gardiner Sportsmen’s Club, 6 to 9 p.m. […]
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April 17, 2011

Outdoors Dispatches

ROCKLAND Authors to read, sign new book on natural sites Georges River Land Trust and the Rockland Public Library will host a reading at 6:30 p.m. Thursday by local authors Kyrill “Buzz” Schabert and Tony Oppersdorff from their new book, “Best Nature Sites: Midcoast Maine.” The book identifies 40 locations that offer the opportunity to […]

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April 17, 2011

Deirdre Fleming: Drive to rebuild Maine’s deer herd takes some surprising turns

COLUMBIA FALLS – The old village hall in this small town north of Jonesport filled up Monday night with folks who had come to discuss and debate the outdoors. The ancient ritual of people gathering to talk about such things at rod and gun clubs runs deep across the state. But when Jeff Geel stood […]
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April 17, 2011

Biking: Getting in shape for Trek Across Maine great way to prepare for bike season

For me, talk of the current biking season started even before the calendar flipped to 2011. At a pre-holiday gathering, a group of friends suggested putting a team together for this year’s American Lung Association Trek Across Maine (June 17-19). It took mere seconds for five woman to declare their dedication to the Saddle Bags […]
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April 17, 2011

Nonstop fishing slow to catch on

Changes in Maine's rules that expand the traditional fishing season haven't been fully absorbed by anglers.
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April 17, 2011

Birding: Our human impact on birds can be protective

Earth Day, coming up on Friday, is a day when we should be particularly aware of our impact on the natural world. Plants and animals cannot speak for themselves; concerned citizens must speak for the thousands of other species whose survivorship is threatened by human activities. We’ll start today, with a long view of earth’s […]
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April 17, 2011

Canoeing: Wiscasset area’s charms reward river explorers

For our first canoe outing of the spring, the plan was to drive up to Liberty and explore the crystal clear waters of Lake Saint George. Fortunately, we called the state park ranger on Friday to make sure the ice was out. It wasn’t. Plan B turned out to be just fine — a 3-mile […]

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