When the loons are calling and a soft breeze is blowing across the lake, many of us enjoy leaning back in a comfortable lawn chair and spending some time reading a good outdoor book. A book that takes us into the wild. A book that entertains, teaches, and pays homage to those whose tracks we […]
Forgive us for skipping a season, but let’s forget (for just a moment) that we’re in the middle of summer. Let’s forget that we’ve got months to go before we haul out our deer gear and head into the woods to try (again) to fill our tag. Our crew is busily putting together our next […]
Over the past year or so, Mainers (and Mainers at heart) have proven that they can’t get enough information about the game wardens featured on “North Woods Law.” Blogs and columns that feature news on the Animal Planet reality show are extremely popular on the BDN website. Some of the wardens have received piles of […]
Last week I asked readers to limber up their typing fingers and send along some great fish tales. At stake: A copy of John Ford’s second book, “This Cider Still Tastes Funny,” which I’ll send to a random lucky participant. Well, this morning I received an email that doesn’t really fit the criteria, but is […]
Summer’s upon us and I suspect many of our BDN readers have been busy enjoying all that Maine has to offer during our (admittedly brief) respites from the gray weather, thunderstorms and torrential rain. The bright side to all that wet weather: The lakes, ponds, rivers and streams are staying cool, and the fishing is […]
So, you didn’t earn a moose permit this year … again. Join the club. But since you’re all warmed up after entering the moose permit lottery, you might as well head to your computer and enter another Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife drawing: It’s any-deer permit time! I know. You don’t call it the […]
