The number of hunters going north in pursuit of the upland bird has increased in recent years. Officials expect this year to eclipse the record.
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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Maine moose hunt is business as usual during pandemic
After two weeks in far northern Maine, the hunt will include the midsection of the state starting on Monday.
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Maine’s piping plovers had another record nesting season
The state recorded 98 nesting pairs and 199 fledglings this summer despite greater foot traffic at beaches during the pandemic.
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State park campgrounds set attendance record during pandemic
More than 270,000 visitors have camped at state parks so far this year, despite a season that started two to four weeks late.
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Sales of rustic camps in northern Maine surge during pandemic
Sales have jumped by nearly 30 percent over the past year, as buyers look for remote locations to get away from crowds.
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Scent dog takes on a new role: Finding imperiled turtles
Scent-tracking dogs are commonly used to find lost people and even wounded game – but using one for a conservation study is unique in Maine.
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Audubon survey aims to point out Portland’s clear and present danger to birds
A team is searching near glass-covered buildings in the Old Port every morning during the fall migration to determine their toll on songbirds.
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Volleyball teams shift to outdoors, while eyeing a real season
With indoor games and practices not allowed at high schools this fall, volleyball teams are heading outside to prepare for a possible season in early 2021.
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Cape Elizabeth graduate sets 100 Mile Wilderness record
Finn Melanson went after the speed record for the grueling trail – but it’s just one step in his dream to grow his newfound sport.
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Petition to end bear baiting in Maine is rejected
An effort to phase out the use of bait when hunting bears was voted down by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Advisory Council.