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25 Best Towns Fishing for Trout
25 Best Towns Fly Fishing for Trout by Bob Mallard A unique book that looks at towns with access to multiple waters versus specific waters. Includes Rangeley, Maine; North Conway, New Hampshire; Manchester, Vermont; Hancock, New York; State College, Pennsylvania; as well as West Yellowstone, Ennis, Livingston, and Missoula, Montana; Jackson and Cody, Wyoming; Grayling, … Continued
Cougar Encounters in Maine
Cougar Encounters in Maine Editor’s note: There are a variety of names that connote the same animal: mountain lion, cougar, panther, puma and catamount. Tiff Shuttlesworth, Brewer “In November of 2019 I saw, unmistakably, a cougar walking along the wooded edge of my back yard early one morning. (I have 8 acres surrounded by large … Continued
Cougars: Are They in Maine?
By V. Paul Reynolds The question persists. More than 25 years ago, as editor of the official magazine for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIF&W), the same question was addressed by me in an article that sought to dig deep and find credible answers. At the time, despite a number of … Continued
Moose Hunting: Different Seasons, Different Tactics
By Hal Blood Keep in mind that the days of road riding to shoot a moose are long gone. There are plenty of moose to hunt, you just have to be willing to get into the woods and go after them. It seems like summer is just getting started and all of a sudden, the … Continued
The Big Blackpowder Buck
Maine Deer Hunter’s Logbook By Hal Blood At 3 o’clock after traveling through the open country, he headed into the green growth. I told Will that we would leave him for the night and pick up the track in the morning. Another deer season is in the books. Congratulations to all of you that punched … Continued
Mysteries of Survival
By V. Paul Reynolds In America today a once respectable word has taken on negative connotations. The word “survivalist,” to the average contemporary news consumer, conjures a vision of a bearded, wild-eyed anarchist who shoots at FBI agents from his mountain cabin. Yet there are other kinds of survivalists, from mountain climbers and … Continued
My Remington 7600
By Josh Reynolds My active duty stint in the U.S. Army ended in May of 1999. With a newly minted DD214 in hand, I left Ft. Hood Texas bound for a new job in the civilian world at Twin Pine Camps in Millinocket. I was excited about the new adventure working in the North Woods, … Continued
The Ways of Woodcock
By Tom Hennessey In cover still thick with October’s kaleidoscope of foliage, the veteran woodcock hunter picked his way toward his Brittany spaniel, “Midge,” whose bell had suddenly stopped and shouted, Bird! Briars raked his hands and clawed at his boots and legs. And in leaning backward to sidestep between alders, a branch tilted … Continued
Kids and Hunting
By Josh Cottrell We didn’t need to kill a deer to have success. For me, this still carries on today. Sometimes figuring the deer out is the win. Looking back at the beginning of deer season, to youth day for deer, I truly enjoyed going through the Facebook posts and looking at the grip … Continued
Trouting the Beaverkill
Fishing Small Runs By Dave Wilson Along the far bank is a ledge of New York granite that runs the length of the pool. At first and last light the darkened granite looks like the silhouette of a prehistoric bear standing up to his belly in the stream, fishing. The branches of a Douglas fur … Continued