Elsewhere on these pages (whether you’re cyber-reading or holding a print edition of the BDN), you’ll find more about author Paul Doiron. You’ll hear about his latest novel, “The Bone Orchard.” You’ll find out how to receive his short story “The Bear Trap” for free. You can check out that tale’s opening paragraphs in another […]
Over the past few weeks, Mainers have once again learned that they have burly neighbors wandering through their backyards at night, desperately seeking snacks. Nothing new there. Each spring, as black bears begin to forage, they check out their surroundings and look for snacks. Easy-to-find snacks. Handy snacks. Snacks that many of us unwittingly make available […]
Do you like to fish in spots where you’re not likely to see any other anglers? Do you like to hike into to remote ponds, just to find out if you can coax a brook trout to your fly? Do you want to help provide crucial information to biologists and conservation groups as you enjoy […]
Back in March, during the Eastern Maine Sportsman’s Show, I told you about four bears that were found inside a hollow tree on Stillwater Avenue in Orono. The bears were discovered by the homeowner’s pal, who had been practicing archery and was looking for an errant arrow. Turns out the archery target was right next […]
From the list of things I’ve never seen (see also: Pigs flying, et al), I can now safely remove this: A turkey swimming … in the ocean no less. One of my editors assures me that you’ve already seen the photos, since our eyes are naturally drawn to things that we don’t expect to […]
A few months ago, while writing a story on wildlife photographer Sharon Fiedler, my colleague Aislinn Sarnacki confided (more or less) that Fiedler had shared the top secret location of an eagle nest with her. The nest was in Bangor, Aislinn told me. It was on Kenduskeag Avenue, she told me. But like a diehard […]
If you’re hoping to take part in this fall’s Maine moose hunt, you’ve only got hours left to complete your on-line registration for the state-run permit lottery. According to rules set up by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, all applications must be completed by 11:59 p.m. today — Wednesday, May 14. Entering […]
Spring has finally sprung, and large, hairy mammals are beginning to head out and forage for food. No, I’m not talking about your Uncle Joe and his annual spring treks to McLaughlin’s for daily lobster rolls. I’m talking about those other large, hairy mammals: Bears. According to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, […]
We’ve got plenty of great fishing here in Maine, whether you want to target cold-water species like landlocked salmon and brook trout or warm-water species like bass. And while some might think of sprawling lakes in the southern U.S. when they talk about world-class bass fishing, the folks at Bassmaster magazine aren’t among that crowd. […]
After three straight mild winters, state wildlife biologists were confident that Maine’s deer population was bouncing back from two consecutive harsh winters in 2008 and 2009 that had decimated the herd in some regions. That belief was supported on Friday with hard data, as the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife announced the final […]
