Category Archives: Wildlife
What you need to know about moose and ticks
Make your reservation to visit the amazing wildlife park
Great news! DIFW has reopened their Wildlife Park. But you must have a reservation. This is an amazing place, located in Gray. We took our two young granddaughters there and they absolutely loved it. The park has a fantastic array of wild animals, including moose and deer, and lots of other animals too. Here’s info […]
DIFW wants you to hunt bears
The Fish and Wildlife Department urges you to hunt bears, because we now have 35,000. Here’s what they’re saying: Bear hunting is an exciting and challenging activity for both the novice and experienced hunter. It’s also a healthy source of tasty meat when handled properly. Although bear hunting can be time consuming and challenging to […]
Walter Arnold was a famous trapper and his stories are amazing
You may have heard of Walter Arnold, who was a well-known trapper and writer. In the 1930s, 40s, and 50s, his articles in Fur-Fish-Game were very popular. As a wildlife student at the University of Maine, Jeremiah Wood learned that the Fogler Library had a collection of Arnold’s columns, but he never checked them out, […]
IFW needs your help with deer
The Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Department wants your help with deer. Here’s their request. Do you enjoy watching deer? Do you want to help Maine’s biologists better understand the white-tailed deer population? Become a citizen scientist for the Maine Deer Spy pilot project! Volunteers are needed across the state and everyone can participate. Check this […]
Costa Rica is Amazing
These stories are in my book, A Lifetime Of Hunting and Fishing, published by North Country Press. The tiny Central American country of Costa Rica could teach Maine a few things. Two million tourists a year drive the Costa Rican economy that employs half the working population. Their environment is their economy. Where have […]
An Awesome Book of Moose Hunting Stories
Great memories of hunting with dad
These stories are in my book, A Lifetime Of Hunting and Fishing, published by North Country Press. Of Pheasants and Fathers The crisp autumn afternoon, the stiff point of the English setter, the explosion of a pheasant from the tall grass, the heft of the shotgun as I brought it to my shoulder, the crack […]
Here’s a great way to visit Maine’s Wildlife Park.
One of the best things we ever did was take our young granddaughters to the Maine Wildlife Park in Gray. Now, you can enjoy this amazing place by joining each morning for DIFW’s online presentations. Here’s the link. https://www.maine.gov/ifw/programs-resources/teacher-students/fieldtrip-opportunities.html