As IFW looks at a new law about using live fish as bait, fishermen hope they approach one wisely.
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.
Posted inIndoor Track, Sports, Varsity Maine
Indoor track preview: Bayak keeps setting the bar higher
The Westbrook senior high jumper is a threat to break the New England record and to win a national title.
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Posted inIndoor Track, Sports, Varsity Maine
Indoor track: Teams to watch
The Cheverus girls and Scarborough boys top our lists of the best in southern Maine.
Posted inIndoor Track, Sports, Varsity Maine
Indoor track: Athletes to watch
These 10 girls and 10 boys are among the very best in southern Maine.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
New England falconry centers teach old practice based on a rare bond
Four schools have opened in New England since 1996 to teach about falconry – a form of hunting that’s more than 5,000 years old.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Maine’s new Nordic reciprocal pass helps the ski areas and the skiers
The pass has proven valuable in both New Hampshire and Vermont.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine, Volleyball
Volleyball: Annika Hester, Falmouth
The sophomore played beyond her years as she led the Yachtsmen to the Class A state title.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Outdoors
Maine deer harvest is highest since 2004
An electronic tagging system gives biologists data just days after the end of the firearm season.
Posted inCross Country, Sports, Varsity Maine
Girls’ cross country: Sofie Matson, Falmouth
Matson won every race in Maine and finished third at the New England meet.
Posted inOutdoors
Is the chickadee on Maine license plates an imposter?
Maine never identified the black-capped chickadee as the state bird. Fixing the problem could ruffle some feathers.