You have been out at dawn and dusk for days, using a locator call to make the big toms gobble and give away their roosting trees. Countless miles have been logged walking field edges and tote roads looking for turkey sign like scratches, dusting sites and tracks. You may even be lucky enough to haveContinue reading “3 common mistakes turkey hunters make and how to avoid them”
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How Obamacare cost this rural Maine nurse her job
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”
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”
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”
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?”
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”
What rural Mainers want and expect from President Donald Trump
Tucked away on the northern edge of eastern Maine, Webster Plantation rarely shows up on mapping software and there is a good chance your phone’s navigation app won’t find it. There are two roads, no stop signs and more wildlife than residents. The folks that live here like it that way. Webster Plantation cast aContinue reading “What rural Mainers want and expect from President Donald Trump”
3 easy ways you could break the law fishing in Maine
Ever since the introduction of laws regulating the taking of game and fish, people who rely on wild game for subsistence along with those who fish for sport have unwittingly broken those laws. What started out to be a reasonable and noble attempt at conserving wildlife has morphed into a complex bureaucracy replete with complicatedContinue reading “3 easy ways you could break the law fishing in Maine”
Autumn hunting in Maine can’t be beat
This time of year there is a lot going on for the Maine hunter. Black bear is still open, archery season for deer is open and firearm season is right around the corner. Ruffed grouse, wild turkey and snowshoe hare are all open right now too. Some of the folks who were lucky enough toContinue reading “Autumn hunting in Maine can’t be beat”
Why Maine is a true sportsman’s paradise
Opening day of the Spring Gobbler season found a way to sneak up on me this year. Usually, I’m well planned and have my spots scouted and prepared. My gear is sorted through, deer hunting equipment replaced with turkey tools. My slate call is well roughed up and some practice calling has already taken place.Continue reading “Why Maine is a true sportsman’s paradise”