The state will issue a record-high 3,862 permits today.
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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Moose lottery is biggest yet
The state will issue 3,862 permits to moose hunters Saturday with an eye on gathering data on the herd.
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Girls’ Lacrosse: Clippers survive Panthers’ upset bid
Yarmouth overcomes a three-goal deficit and ends NYA’s three-year run in Eastern Class B.
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Freshwater Fishing: Downs and ups in Maine ponds
While a discovery of shiners in a reclaimed brook trout pond in southern Maine has biologists disappointed, there was a victory up north last week for the biologists who helped restore Arctic charr to Big Reed Pond. Elsewhere, spring fishing is keeping anglers happy. REGION A: SOUTHERN MAINE Fishing news out of southern Maine this […]
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Rich in fish
With a long history of attracting anglers from far and wide, Grand Lake Stream more than holds up under the pressure.
On a sweltering May day, with fly hatches going off and bugs swarming at 3 p.m., the fishermen also were swarming at this famous stretch of river
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Boys’ lacrosse: Deering’s second half leads to semifinal win
The Rams take over in the third and keep pressure on Messalonskee.
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Girls’ lacrosse: NYA shows a united effort
Seven suspended players return, and the Panthers roll to a regional final.
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Turnout small for wolf protection hearing
AUGUSTA – A federal proposal to eliminate protections for the endangered gray wolf in the Northeast received little support Wednesday night during a lightly attended public hearing at the Augusta Civic Center. Just 22 people showed up for the session hosted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The agency believes the Northeast should not […]
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A fitting tribute to a local legend
A trail honoring Cornelia ‘Fly Rod’ Crosby is growing in Maine’s Rangeley Lakes region.
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Battle in Augusta to focus on protection of wolves
Federal wildlife officials will hold what is expected to be a contentious public meeting in Augusta this week on whether protections are warranted for wolves in the Northeast. Wednesday’s meeting at the Augusta Civic Center will help the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decide whether the region should continue to be included as part of […]