hunting Archives - The Portland Press Herald

Hunting: Year of the Rat, step aside. Make this the Year of the Hunter

by Bob Humphrey January 19, 2020January 15, 2020

Hunter numbers continue to decline. Let’s reverse that.

by Bob Humphrey December 22, 2019December 17, 2019

Yes, it’s late but if you’re still stumped, we’ve got lots of ideas.

by Bob Humphrey November 24, 2019November 21, 2019

The quantity and distribution of acorns each fall – a favorite food of deer – will have an impact on how and where you hunt.

by Christi Holmes Special to the Telegram November 17, 2019November 20, 2019

Unplug, slow down, get outside and take responsibility for acquiring the meat you eat.

by Bob Humphrey November 3, 2019November 2, 2019

So you’ve bagged your deer. Good for you! Now you need to know how to handle the carcass to preserve the meat.

An ecologist screens whitetails for Eastern equine encephalitis, a virus that killed a York County horse and person in Massachusetts this year.

by Bob Humphrey October 27, 2019November 2, 2019

There’s no simple answer.

by Bob Humphrey October 20, 2019October 21, 2019

Whether you’re thinking about the common name or the scientific one, it often is a baffling name game.

by Bob Humphrey October 13, 2019October 11, 2019

Don’t waste it; watch the plentiful birds that surround you in the Maine woods.

by Bob Humphrey October 6, 2019October 4, 2019

From Arkansas to Utah to Quebec, different regions have different methods.