Biologists believe that the winter tick took less of a toll on moose calves than in past years.
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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‘Axe Women’ logging show makes a pitch for Maine’s forestry heritage
On a weekend that celebrates Maine’s maple syrup producers, the band of skilled loggers stands out.
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New prospective buyer takes another run at getting Saddleback ski area back in business
A purchase price for the Rangeley-area resort, which has been closed since 2015, was not disclosed.
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Rare hawk that succumbed to Maine winter will go on display at state museum
State raptor biologists said it will help tell the story of ‘migrant’ birds.
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Judy Camuso has an untraditional background as the new IFW commissioner
Can she unite Maine’s divided outdoor community? Many outdoors groups say yes.
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Maine lawmakers end the flap over Maine’s state bird
A legislative committee unanimously votes to kill a bill that would have required lawmakers to choose a specific species of chickadee – black-capped or boreal.
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Who will rule the roost? The black-capped or the boreal chickadee?
Birding advocates ask Maine legislators to choose one or the other as the official state bird.
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Maine fishermen love cooking their fresh catch, and the simpler, the better
But when they fish and what they fish for are important points to consider in their much-loved fish sandwich.
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Indoor track: Bayak’s milestone high jump highlights record-filled Class A meet
Nyagoa Bayak of Westbrook breaks through the 6-foot barrier, and seven other Class A records fall.
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Facebook group lets huntresses in Maine share tales of stalking prey
Christi Holmes, the group’s founder, is ‘surprised and impressed’ with the response to the community she started.