Authorities say the blue-green plants in freshwater lakes and ponds can emit neurotoxins.
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Maine’s expanded deer hunt lotteries scheduled for this week
The state plans to give out 84,745 ‘any deer’ permits this year, 28 percent more than last year.
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Nature Conservancy state director: Congress should renew Land and Water Conservation Fund, a lifeline for Maine’s outdoors
The 50-year-old program ensures access to hunting, fishing, hiking and camping – and it expires on Sept. 30.
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Maine deer hunters had big year in 2017 as the herd grows
The harvest was a 15% increase over 2016.
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Maine Voices: Company’s mission is to dupe Mainers into feeling good about cruelty to animals
The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is working with a Virginia firm that hopes to sugarcoat animal trapping with words like ‘harvest.’
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Maine wildlife biologists recommend record number of any-deer permits in 2018
The 28% increase from last year – to a total of 84,745 permits – is sought in part because of concerns about tick-borne diseases in southern and central Maine.
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Interior Department wants to expand hunting and fishing on 3 wildlife refuges in Maine
The proposed rule covers the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge, the Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge and the Lake Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge.
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Hunting: Back to the earth after years of use
A walnut stock and a block of slate developed into a wild turkey call that surely will be missed.
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Hunting: Turkey hunters should always be prepared
Hunters should carry several calls because turkeys can be fickle.
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State’s 15-year game-management plan to be released in the next week
After three years of work, the plan that involved a statewide survey and input from the public gives biologists a new directive for managing deer, moose, bear and wild turkey populations.