One November Saturday last year, a hunting buddy who will remain nameless arrived at our favorite spot early in the morning, ready to fill his deer tag. Then he realized that he’d left an important piece of equipment — his hunting license — back home, about 25 miles away. For about five minutes, we chatted […]
As I mentioned in an earlier BDN story, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is in the process of formulating its 15-year management plans for fisheries and various big game species. In that effort, the department is holding a series of public meetings to gather public input that will help guide those efforts. […]
On a chilly Friday afternoon, we gathered outside of Jim Fahey’s pickup truck as he strapped a tracking collar to his dog, Chum, and explained the plan of action. We’d walk down a grassy path for a bit, he said, and eventually arrive at a thicket of young evergreen trees. “It’s thick in there,” the […]
The Augusta Police Department had a bit of unexpected excitement on Tuesday when two officers were called to a scene where a pair of bald eagles were found on the ground, apparently grasping each other. In the video, the officers are seen carrying blankets or towels while approaching the ground-bound eagles. After draping the shrouds […]
If you’ve always considered camping, but never knew where to start, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the Steve Powell Wildlife Management Area are running a contest that might appeal to you. The state is seeking first-time campers — only Maine residents who have never gone camping need apply — to participate […]
If you’re an avid fly tier and you’re looking for an enjoyable way to spend a day with like-minded individuals, the Penobscot Fly Fishers are planning an event that’s right up your alley. On Sunday, April 3, the PFF will stage a class focusing on tying trolling streamer flies at the Penobscot County Conservation Association […]
A little more than a decade ago, a man I’d never met called me at the office and offered me a chance to write a story that he thought would be pretty interesting. The man’s name, believe it or not, was Deluck. And that day, I ended up the lucky one. Don Deluck knew a […]
A mild winter and early ice-out conditions on Maine lakes and ponds has prompted the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to scrap the traditional April 1 opening day of open-water fishing season this year. Instead, fishing season opens Thursday, March 17, on all bodies of water that were scheduled to open on April 1. […]
Spend a bit of time in the woods, and you’ll be amazed at the surprises that Mother Nature has in store. Luckily, many of you choose to share those surprises with us here at the BDN, and allow us to show them to our readers. That’s the case today, as reader Patsy Husson of Hampden […]
In their annual harbinger of spring, the Penobscot County Conservation Association will roll out the red carpet this weekend for the Eastern Maine Sportsmen’s Show. Thousands of attendees will browse the aisle, as they have during 77 prior shows, and greet longtime exhibitors like the old friends they are. Want to book a trip to […]
