The Falmouth boys team catches up late to tie the Trojans, while the Cheverus girls win five individual events to capture a second straight championship.
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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Thornton Academy’s field events tradition may be the key at the Class A state meet
Two other state track and field meets will be held around the state Saturday.
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Proposed expansion of hunting in 3 Maine wildlife refuges would apply only to newly acquired land
In one, a 90-acre parcel in the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge, hunting is already allowed, according to a refuge biologist.
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Battle brewing as side-by-sides divide all-terrain fans
The popular vehicles are larger, seat up to 6 and take a toll on the land, which could lead to diminished trail access if private landowners close their property to them.
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Maine wildlife biologists recommend record number of any-deer permits in 2018
The 28% increase from last year – to a total of 84,745 permits – is sought in part because of concerns about tick-borne diseases in southern and central Maine.
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After 40 years living alongside wild turkeys, half of Mainers are tired of them
In the two towns where turkey were first reintroduced, feelings run the gamut.
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Longtime sportsman’s health has changed, but his love of the outdoors has not
George Smith, former executive director of the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine, still finds enjoyment in fishing while dealing with ALS.
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Longtime canoe racing partners learned from the best – their fathers
Steve Woodard and Jeff Owen discovered the thrill and love of paddling from their dads, who formed a championship team.
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Turkeys are the guinea pigs as Maine embarks on digital recording of hunters’ harvests
An online beta system, meant to replace archaic pen-and-paper, will be tested at select tagging stations during this month’s turkey hunt.
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State’s 15-year game-management plan to be released in the next week
After three years of work, the plan that involved a statewide survey and input from the public gives biologists a new directive for managing deer, moose, bear and wild turkey populations.