DIF&W provides lots of information about moose in a recent column, which you can read here: https://www1.maine.gov/wordpress/insideifw/2020/10/30/mandated-moose-stations-and-vital-data-collection/
The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is doing a great job with their podcasts. I’ve posted columns about some of them, but you should check all of them out. DIF&W’s Katie Yates, who joined the department 2 years ago, and whose job is to recruit more hunters and anglers, thought podcasts would be a […]
After you read this book, you’ll be headed to the beautiful Presumpscot River. Robert Sanford and William Plumley did a great job recruiting a lot of impressive people to write each chapter in River Voices – Perspectives on the Presumpscot published by North Country Press. Each writer must have done a lot of research for […]
More women are hunting and fishing in Maine these days. In 2010, 17,078 women hunted. In 2020, 21,519 women hunted. In 2010, 51,234 women fished. In 2020, 60,641 women fished. And it should be noted that Judy Camuso is the first woman to serve as Maine’s Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Commissioner.
I’ve got to thank Tommy Carbone for republishing Hubbard’s Guide to Moosehead Lake and Northern Maine. It’s an amazing book by Lucius Hubbard, first published in 1879. Hubbard updated and republished the book 4 times. Hubbard really knew Maine’s north woods and his book features his hikes and paddles throughout the north woods. Thankfully, our […]
This is one of my favorite deer hunting stories. This mistake had a happy ending. For years I had a favorite spot in woods near the far corner of a small local pond. I could sit inside a rock formation and the deer had only a narrow pathway to go past me along the shore. […]
Do you wonder what animals are wandering around outside your house at night? Well, here’s the answer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dhsmsYV2xI
Through Woods & Waters by Laurie Apgar Chandler tells us all about her amazing adventures hiking and paddling through Maine’s north woods, including the national monument just west and north of Baxter Park. I spent time in a lot of the places Laurie hiked, and I fished in a lot of the waters she paddled, […]
I’m very pleased that DIFW is crediting hunters and trappers with conservation of important wildlife species. You can read about that here: https://www1.maine.gov/wordpress/insideifw/2020/10/21/maines-hunters-and-trappers-are-conservationists/
The Natural Resources Council of Maine has recognized four people for their contributions to conservation. I was particularly pleased that one of them is my friend Cathy Johnson, who did a great job for all of us who love Maine. Here’s the list of the winners. Aram Calhoun, Conservation Leadership Award, for providing her expertise and leadership […]
