For much of the spring, those who keep an eager eye turned toward the Veazie Dam were left shaking their heads as Atlantic salmon returns to the Penobscot River lagged far behind the pace set during a banner 2011 season. Those prized fish, which are counted at the fish trap in Veazie before many are […]
Eventually, I lost “my” deer to someone else. In a nutshell, that seems an apt way to sum up my deer season of 2012. At the very least, it allows me the ammunition I’ll use to rib my hunting buddy for the next 40 years or so. Of course, deer don’t come with name tags […]
In your Thanksgiving Day newspaper (or, a day earlier on the web), you may have seen the story of Russell Tracy and the big buck he shot. If you missed it — plenty of folks don’t get around to checking their news sources on holiday weekends — you can find it here: And I really […]
Every couple of days or so for the last four weeks, I’ve received an email or phone message that has brought a smile to my face. Figure: When you’re the outdoors editor at a newspaper in a state with such a hunting tradition, deer season is a pretty busy time. One of those messages came […]
After spending a week on vacation (fruitlessly pursuing a deer of my own), I returned to the office this week to find a backlog of emails and phone calls about folks who had a lot more success than I did. Over the next few days, I’ll share a few of those stories. First up, meet […]
If you spend any time fishing lakes near Greenville, you may want to let state officials know what you think about a fisheries proposal that will affect First Roach Pond. First Roach Pond is a 3,270-acre pond in Frenchtown Township, northeast of Greenville. It reaches a maximum depth of 123 feet. Tim Obrey, regional fisheries […]
When Black Friday dawns and thousands of frenzied shoppers flock to stores, searching for the biggest, best bargains, I will not be among them. I will be at work. Or in the woods. Or working (otherwise known as “hunting”) in the woods. But I will not be trading elbows with overly aggressive grandmothers at the […]
If you’re going to spend a lot of hours in the woods during deer season (which I do) and you’re going to end up seeing very few deer (which I am), it’s oddly reassuring when emails keep showing up in your in-box that prove that deer do actually exist. Of course, if I was the […]
Winter always seems to sneak up on me. One day (Sunday, in this case), I’m pushing the season and wearing Bermuda shorts to the local supermarket. A couple days later, I receive word that the state’s two largest ski areas are not only making snow, but are planning to open. First to open: Sunday River […]
Last week I told you about the state’s Hunters for the Hungry program, and encouraged folks to consider giving a portion of their harvest to those who are in need of food. I told you that, according to a Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry press release, a single deer could provide as many as […]
