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September 19, 2010

Allen Afield: Confidence gives wing shooters better at-bats

One year, shortly after the break of dawn on the opening day of Maine’s upland bird season, my English setter had just started working in front of me when a hunting partner, Harry Vanderweide of Augusta, bumped a ruffed grouse from a tree 25 yards to my right. The bird flew straight over my head […]
Published
September 19, 2010

Outdoors Calendar

Bats Are a Threatened Species, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, York County Audubon meeting at the Mather Auditorium of the Wells Reserve at Laudholm Farm, 342 Laudholm Farm Road, Wells. Free illustrated talk by Tom Cowland, who will emphasize Maine’s migratory species and relate concerns for these beneficial flying mammals. Hunter Safety Training sponsored by the Waterville […]
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September 19, 2010

Outdoors Dispatches

BATH New trail links the YMCA and Thorne Head Preserve The Whiskeag Trail, a 5-mile corridor linking the Bath Area Family YMCA to the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust’s Thorne Head Preserve, opened on Saturday. The trail is a project of Bath Trails, a partnership of the land trust, the city of Bath, local schools, nonprofits, […]
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September 19, 2010

Hunting: Good reasons to celebrate hunting, fishing

Saturday is a big day for outdoorsmen and women; at least it should be. No, it’s not the opening day of some season, and it’s not the day results from the any-deer permit lottery come out (that’s already occurred). Sept. 25 is National Hunting and Fishing Day, a nationwide holiday held annually on the fourth […]
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September 19, 2010

Boating: Night passages can thrill and chill

Some people live for overnight passages; others consider them a necessary evil. And the experiences people relate about their overnight trips vary as much as the motivation that drives them to transit the waters in the dark. There are a few reasons boaters find themselves cruising through the night. Boaters from southern New England or […]

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September 19, 2010

Scenic route awaits riders in Dempsey Challenge

Cyclists who have ridden the 50-mile loop that the actor and the pros likely will take call the course an enjoyable challenge.
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September 19, 2010

Trail & Error: Surprised by treasures of geocaching

Geocaching is hiking through the woods in search of something you never lost. It’s also a treasure hunt of sorts, even if the so-called treasure is nothing more than the opportunity to say “I was here” in a small logbook. Less than a decade old, the high-tech hide-and-seek game has lured people into parks, down […]
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September 19, 2010

Birding: The job of molting takes a lot out of a bird

The spectacle of migration is well under way. Warblers, vireos and thrushes are streaming south in good numbers now through Maine. The sparrow migration will pick up speed in October. Migration, even for short distances, is an arduous task that demands a high expenditure of energy. Two other events in a bird’s life demand equally […]
Published
September 19, 2010

Deirdre Fleming: Tough obstacles must be overcome in new contest

Shawnee Peak is getting ready to stage what is believed to be the hardest race of its kind in New England, an authentic military-style obstacle course race. And the staff at the Bridgton ski area remain a little fuzzy on how this gnarly event came to be or where the Shawnee Peak Challenge will go […]
Published
September 19, 2010

Pros to ride with Dempsey

As promised, Patrick Dempsey is bringing back a pack of professional cyclists with him to circle one of the Dempsey Challenge routes, most likely the 50-mile course. In an interview with the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram in August, Dempsey said he hoped to also bring in women pro riders. But the professional racing schedule […]

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