Avid high school bass anglers will gather in Bucksport on May 9 for the Student Angler Federation Maine high school state championship tournament, according to a recent press release. The event is being presented by The Bass Federation, in partnership with FLW, and offers high school students the opportunity to qualify for regional championships, and […]
If your child is a huge fan of the Animal Planet TV show “North Woods Law” and can’t stop talking about the exploits of the Maine game wardens who serve as its stars, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has got some great news for you. The department will unveil Camp North Woods […]
Early last week, after a successful evening of bobcat-rustling, Maine game warden Jim Fahey admitted that the tale of the critter he live-trapped wasn’t even the best bobcat story he’d heard in recent weeks. Fahey’s cat had a taste for chicken, you may recall, and ended up killing one of WLBZ TV meteorologist Steve McKay’s […]
Paddlers are in for an adventure this weekend, as water levels rise in advance of the Souadabscook Stream Canoe Race in Hampden. Or, maybe they’re not. That’s up to the individual paddler, said Renee O’Donald, who directs the race with her husband, Rick. This year, the Souadabscook will feature two options. One course — the […]
Over the years, plenty of fish stories have been shared on the porch of the Penobscot Salmon Club in Brewer. The club, just downstream from the former site of the Bangor Dam, was formed in 1887 and is the oldest such club in North America. It’s also listed on the National Register of Historic Places. […]
BANGOR, Maine — While many Mainers are lamenting the late arrival of spring, at least one resident has apparently had enough. On Thursday, a seal made its way up the Penobscot River as far as Sea Dog Brewing Company, where it ran into winter, head-on. The seal — nicknamed “Sam,” according to one Sea Dog […]
Extended cold weather and icy conditions in Kenduskeag Stream have forced the postponement of this year’s Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race, according to race director Tracy Willette, director of Bangor Parks and Recreation. In a phone message Friday morning, Willette said the race, which was scheduled for Saturday, April 18, will instead be held on April […]
Late last summer, biologists teamed up with a University of Maine professor to begin a project that will provide a clearer picture of the state’s ruffed grouse population. Using radio tags, the researchers are monitoring those birds and compiling data on their survival rates and breeding success. A glimpse at the data collected so far […]
After two weeks of postponements due to ice, on Wednesday Dale Cross was finally able to say the words that canoeists and kayakers have been waiting to hear all spring. “The races are on,” the longtime race director of the first two canoe races on the Maine schedule each spring. “I can tell you the […]
Mother nature is full of surprises. And when our woodland critters start to get a little amorous, you never know what you’ll see. Here at the BDN, we’ve got dozens of wildlife-watchers on staff. When your winters last six or eight months, like ours do, it doesn’t take much to spice up our days. Sometimes, […]
