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May 30, 2010

Ask an Outdoorsman: Planning the key to successful family camping trip

Q: What are some good family camping tips? A: First, you don’t have to “rough it” to enjoy camping. Most campgrounds offer space for your car and your tent on the same site. This car camping allows you pack all sorts of comforts while getting back to nature. In addition to the camping essentials such […]
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May 30, 2010

Hunting: Scenarios to ponder when reflecting on ‘interference’

Each year since the state’s first modern spring turkey hunt, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has asked all or some of the state’s hunters to complete a survey about their turkey hunting experience. One question asks: “Do you feel other hunters interfered with your ability to successfully harvest a turkey?” Before you […]
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May 30, 2010

What’s Up in June: We’ll see a brilliant show featuring Leo and Virgo

The month of June always marks the beginning of summer for us in the northern hemisphere. The summer solstice will happen at 7:28 a.m. June 21. The word solstice means “sun stands still” which is what it is appearing to do as it pauses for a day at the very apex of its yearly journey […]
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May 30, 2010

Birding: Blue beauties may be moving in

The warbler species in the genus Vermivora are small birds (4 to 41/2 inches long) with sharp, thin, pointed bills. The bill is a great tool for capturing small insects, spiders and other invertebrates. Vermivora means worm-eater, hardly an appropriate name for these birds unless one interprets worm to mean caterpillar. Two species in the […]
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May 30, 2010

Boating: Broker can help find best boat for you

The long, cold Maine winter can be tough on a boater, and everyone has a different strategy to get through the off-season. The more responsible might spend the winter taking classes or getting caught up on the house projects that got put off over the summer. Others keep occupied with winter sports like skiing or […]

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May 30, 2010

Allen Afield: Give anglers a test on safety and identifying fish

Occasionally, just for shock value, I tell folks the state should initiate a law forcing new anglers to pass a test before buying a license. This comment can make jaws drop and get hot-tempered people barking, but facts support such a move, beginning with this one: New hunters must take a course on hunting ethics, […]
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May 30, 2010

GOT GEAR?

SPINNERBAITS, with their flashy wire-framed bodies, always seem to get tangled with other lures in your tackle box. Some can become bent and deformed if piled in the box with other lures. PLANO HAS come up with three models of tray boxes for spinnerbaits. The spinnerbaits go into the compartment with heads down and the […]
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May 30, 2010

Freshwater Fishing: Heat causing decline in brook trout, salmon fishing

The hot, dry summer weather that has delighted most folks in Maine means a sad end to the fast fishing as water temperatures warm and fish head to cooler waters. Last week state biologists reported brook trout and salmon fishing was still going well in some parts of Maine. So get it while it’s good […]
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May 30, 2010

race ya.

Tiny East Grand High School is BIG on the outdoors, with its popular outing class and yearly challenge to students and public alike to compete in a grueling adventure race.
Published
May 30, 2010

Fleming: Smith stepping down, but hardly going away

Last week George Smith announced his retirement from his work as lobbyist for the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine to a chorus of grumbling (or perhaps cheers) from many opponents. It’s no secret many in the outdoors community resented how Smith fought to change fish and hunting laws in Maine during his 18 years at SAM. […]

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