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Hunting » Maine Hunting

12.23.07

OUTDOORS: Setting a Trap

Posted in Maine Hunting at 10:05 pm by Administrator

Kennebec Journal, ME - Dec 21, 2007
The safest bet is nearly as unsure as any of the other gambles. The ice so early in the winter is unsafe in the best of times, and the four inches of fresh powder from the night before makes it impossible for a newcomer to the area to find his way.

It all looks the same.

We tiptoe across the marsh along a natural dam, David Wilson first in the three-man procession as he carries a large chisel in his left hand and drags an empty sled by a rope in his right. Every couple of steps, he taps the chisel a few times in succession — shrugging his shoulders and moving on.

full article   http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com/sports/stories/4588678.html

Hunting, fishing licenses on sale

Posted in Maine Hunting at 10:04 pm by Administrator

Brunswick Times Record,  United States - Dec 19, 2007
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife now is selling 2008 Hunting and Fishing licenses online, through its 200 statewide agents and at its Augusta office.

The Department is partnering with Kittery Trading Post and L.L. Bean Inc. to offer two grand prizes and 30 runners-up prizes as an incentive.

Sportsmen help Maine snare more capital gain

Posted in Maine Hunting at 10:02 pm by Administrator

Bangor Daily News, ME - Dec 22, 2007
Each year, as various state agencies vie for a piece of the finite financial pie, hunters and fishermen wonder what will become of the department that serves many of their needs.

With pressure from other interests and assorted budget crunches, the Maine Department

full article   http://bangornews.com/news/t/outdoors.aspx?articleid=158094&zoneid=28

11.28.07

School days not typical at Unity College

Posted in Maine Hunting at 1:32 pm by Administrator

Central Maine Morning Sentinel, ME - Nov 28
(I was told) that a lot of them were out deer hunting, probably half the student body was out there.” Today’s Unity College boasts approximately 550

11.25.07

OUTDOORS: Mainers continue tradition of the hunting camp

Posted in Maine Hunting at 1:30 am by kevin

Central Maine Morning Sentinel, ME - Nov 24
By TRAVIS BARRETT 11/24/2007 INDIAN STREAM TOWNSHIP — The tiny living quarters of the hunting camp are cramped, and marked by the obvious signs of grown
Full article   http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/sports/stories/4495077.html

In Maine, a Hardy Few Still Stalking Ducks

Posted in Uncategorized, Maine Hunting at 1:25 am by kevin

New York Times, United States - Nov 24

Bird hunting has been marginalized on the Maine coast. Hall, 64, works the 3 pm-to-midnight shift for the local shipbuilding outfit so he can spend nearly

Full article   http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/25/sports/othersports/25outdoors.html?ref=othersports

11.16.07

As Deer Think of Wooing, Maine Thinks of Deer

Posted in Maine Hunting at 4:08 pm by Administrator

New York Times, United States - Nov 8, 2007
Although bow-hunting season began in September, opening day for firearms, Oct. 27, is the big date on the calendar. “For Maine residents, deer hunting is