Julie is a 10-year health care veteran who has worked in various hospitals throughout New England. Seeking a better future for her children and an environment suitable to raise her family, she finally had the opportunity to work at a small regional hospital in rural Maine and settled there. She felt she was finally home.Continue reading “How Obamacare cost this rural Maine nurse her job”
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Maine Moose Permit Lottery opens: Here are 5 tips for your first hunt
The chance for a hunt of a lifetime is once again upon us. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has announced the opening of the 2017 Maine Moose Lottery application process. This year the proposed allocation of 2,140 tags break down like this – 1,815 Bull-only, 220 Antlerless-only and 105 Any-moose permits. Here areContinue reading “Maine Moose Permit Lottery opens: Here are 5 tips for your first hunt”
Take two Trumps and call me in the morning
Like it or not, that is the prescription the American voters wrote in November 2016. Depending on the course of action both parties take over the next four years, it may be refilled in November 2020. When far-left Democrats awoke the morning after Donald Trump’s election as the 45th President of the United States of America, manyContinue reading “Take two Trumps and call me in the morning”
Maine’s ice out vigil begins and how you can help
When I checked my email inbox and saw the message from The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry titled “Maine Lake Ice Out Dates Updated” I just about swooned. While I’m sure ice fishermen would disagree, I look forward to this yearly event that signifies the coming of spring. More importantly, I yearn forContinue reading “Maine’s ice out vigil begins and how you can help”
Snowshoe Shotguns
Shotgunning for snowshoe hare keeps all of my focus this time of year. The flash of white contrasting against the emerald green of spruce and fir thickets gets my heart pumping every time I kick one out. Much the same as grouse hunting in the fall, the surprise of the flush and fast moving gameContinue reading “Snowshoe Shotguns”
Should we teach gun safety education in Maine public schools?
Mainers love their guns. Our state’s heritage is steeped in firearm tradition. With a rich history of big game pursuits in the north to pheasant hunting in the south or the growing interest in shooting sports statewide, guns are a big part of life in the Pine Tree state. Along with the widespread ownership and useContinue reading “Should we teach gun safety education in Maine public schools?”
Homestead chickens: Lessons learned (Part 1)
When my wife Moira and I decided to raise homestead chickens we already had a fair amount of working knowledge. Building on a foundation of experience stemming from keeping backyard chickens for the last few years, we made the next step to raising a full on homestead chicken flock last year. That ‘step’ actually turnedContinue reading “Homestead chickens: Lessons learned (Part 1)”
AR-15: America’s Next Iconic Firearm?
Samuel Colt’s Single Action Army. John Moses Browning’s 1911. The Winchester Model 1894. These iconic guns are legends in American firearm history. They all have been lionized in print, film and pop culture. Even people who are not familiar with guns easily recognize them.
Why focusing on the border wall misses the point
Donald Trump made big political hay out of immigration and border security during his campaign for president. He repeatedly made headlines as he discussed building his “big, beautiful wall” to the horror of open border leftists. A wall may or may not be built. All indications are that President Trump is serious about it; butContinue reading “Why focusing on the border wall misses the point”
How to easily fillet your bass: Tips from a Maine guide
Ice fishing season in northern Maine is in full swing. Lakes and ponds throughout the region are filling with ice shacks; die hard fisherman staking their claim on the ice like the frontier land rush settlers of yore. Augers have bored access to the lunkers waiting beneath the ice. The tip ups are being setContinue reading “How to easily fillet your bass: Tips from a Maine guide”