Articles
Great Pond: Lost Access?
BY V. Paul Reynolds Great Pond in Aurora off the airline road is a scenic, medium- sized body of water that forms the headwaters of the Union River watershed. As the crow flies, it is not that far from the Stud Mill Road. The pond is habitat for pickerel, bass, perch and stocked Brown Trout. … Continued
Benoit the Legacy
BY Lee Schanz Larry Benoit was born in the mountains of Vermont in 1924. I’m sure growing up in the Depression made a lasting impression on him the rest of his life. Most people in Maine lived on deer meat and biscuits in those lean years, and I’m sure the citizens of Vermont did likewise. … Continued
Getting the Moose Out
By V. Paul Reynolds To its credit, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIF&W) has begun to aggressively reach out and educate prospective moose hunters how best to deal with a moose once it is down. The point cannot be stressed enough. The opportunity to hunt a Maine moose is a privilege of … Continued
Dry Dressing Moose
By V. Paul Reynolds Like Johnny Cash sings, “One piece at a time.” Think of a moose as coming in seven or eight pieces—two hind quarters, two front quarters, two backstraps, one big package of trim meat and an optional head. As moose increasingly shy away from roadways and roam more back in the clear … Continued
Best Hunting Knives
By V. Paul Reynolds Over the years, an assortment of different hunting knives have wound up in my hunting day pack. Some have worked better than others. Some held an edge well; and some did not. Without a doubt, the litmus test I have encountered with a hunting knife is when the knife is used … Continued
No Name Bull
By Nathan Theriault This is the story of three bulls and many twists and turns along the way. The year was 2022 when we located 3 beautiful bulls that seemed to always get back together during our late aerial surveys. So, we called them the three amigos. One of the three amigos was harvested by … Continued
Maine Warden Sues Commissioner Camuso
Edited by V. Paul Reynolds Josh Polland, a highly respected former Maine Warden Sergeant who recently resigned his post, is bringing a Federal civil law suit against IF&W Commissioner Judy Camuso and the Department. The suit is being filed in Polland’s behalf by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC was created in 1965 … Continued
Bows: Tuning Up
By Mike Maynard To borrow a line from America’s hardball Confucious; Yogi Berra, “It’s getting late early out here.” You think Yogi was talking about baseball? He wasn’t. He was talking about bow hunting. What Yogi meant was that if you haven’t gotten your tree stands up by now, you’re running an 0-2 count. Are … Continued
Bear Hunting Tips
By V. Paul Reynolds In the spirit of full disclosure, you might as well know. During my five -year tenure of self-guided black bear hunts, I never bagged a bruin. My late wife, Diane, who was addicted to the adrenaline rush that accompanies most bear encounters, killed her first bear under my tutelage. She also … Continued
North Woods Big Bore
By Tom Kelley What’s the old saying? “The more things change, the more they stay the same”. Or more accurately, “The more they return to the past.” This is evident in the trend over the last few years back towards lever action rifles. My father was born in 1898. He was a lifelong hunter, like … Continued