The opening day of archery season for deer and turkey is incorrect in the state hunting lawbook, the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife announced Friday. The correct date is Sept. 27. It is correct on the department’s webpage.
Deirdre Fleming
Deirdre Fleming covers the outdoors for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, and has been a newspaper reporter in Maine for 25 years - and an outdoor writer for the past 20. During that time, she’s seen biologists trap 500-pound bear, watched fishermen land high-jumping makos, camped on Moosehead Lake in the winter, and retraced Gov. Percival Baxter’s first trip to Mt. Katahdin. She is often asked, but still does not know her favorite wildland in Maine. A graduate of Georgetown University and the University of Missouri, she lives with her husband in Buxton near the Saco River, where they both fly fish.
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To protect wild trout, Maine weighs 16-lake ban on live-bait ice fishing
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Lewiston artist due an honor
An anniversary celebration is planned for David Footer’s pattern, but he represents so much more.
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The state’s a lure for hunters
The remote woods, black bears and camaraderie induce out-of-staters to spend time and money here.
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Workers gather to boost fruits of their labors
At its unity meeting, the council also hears speakers and honors its ‘working heroes.’
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Arson fire doused at dorm, but USM students uneasy
Fire broke out in a recycling closet in Upton-Hastings Hall early Monday, forcing some 200 newly arrived University of Southern Maine students to evacuate.
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Pingree rallies Maine workers at breakfast honoring Working Class Heroes
Retired trade union activists John Newton and Wayne Poland were honored with Working Class Hero awards.
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Three decades later, it’s still the place for all things fly-fishing
Danny Legere has evolved with the times and still runs his must-see store near Moosehead Lake.
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Bears on the prowl as Maine’s annual hunt begins
A scarcity of food has led to more bear activity and run-ins with people, and could increase the harvest.
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Rebirth of the Androscoggin: Serenity comes to a river
Not so long ago the Androscoggin was a river to avoid, but those days are gone as a community rallies around a resource that’s now abounding with natural beauty.