John Holyoke
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Penobscot salmon total hits 168, lampreys thriving
on May 24, 2012, at 10:41 a.m.
Mitch Simpson of the Department of Marine Resources’ Bureau of Sea-Run Fisheries and Habitat checked in on Wednesday with his weekly report on activity at the Veazie Dam fish trap on the Penobscot River. Of foremost concern to many, Atlantic salmon are still showing up in good numbers at the ...
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Fryeburg community rallies behind game warden
on May 23, 2012, at 1:33 p.m.
In past blogs I’ve told you a bit about Maj. Gregory Sanborn, the deputy chief of the Maine Warden Service, and his ongoing battle with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Simply put: If Sanborn doesn’t receive a stem cell transplant, he will die. Since April, many have pitched in on Sanborn’s behalf, ...
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Got a fish story? Share it here
on May 22, 2012, at 10:09 a.m.
Every now and then, one of my bosses asks me how we can increase Internet readership among outdoor enthusiasts. The answer to that question is remarkably simple, I have learned. Somebody — you, perhaps — has to catch a big fish. Then somebody — like me — has to post ...
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Moosehead fisheries efforts paying dividends
on May 18, 2012, at 10:11 a.m.
Tim Obrey and his fisheries colleagues in the Moosehead Lake region have spent the past several years addressing a problem with no easy solution. There were too many lake trout, or togue, for the forage base that existed in the state’s largest lake. As a result, Obrey, Maine Department of ...
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70 Atlantic salmon counted at Veazie Dam thus far
on May 18, 2012, at 9:03 a.m.
Atlantic salmon returns at the Veazie Dam on the Penobscot River continue to be brisk, with 70 fish having been trapped at the facility as of Thursday, according to Mitch Simpson of the Maine Department of Marine Resources’ Bureau of Sea-run Fisheries and Habitat. That total ranks as the second-highest ...
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Turkeys just a part of two successful hunts
on May 16, 2012, at 10:15 a.m.
Sometimes, hunts go perfectly. Sometimes, they don’t. And sometimes, actually succeeding in filling a tag (or two) isn’t the most memorable part of the hunt. Just ask Flip McFarland of Stonington. McFarland, who was better known as “Phil” or “Phillip” when he owned Bangor Chrysler Dodge, moved to the coast ...
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Don’t snooze: Moose permit lottery deadline is today
on May 14, 2012, at 1:09 p.m.
Here’s your last warning: If you have any intention of going moose hunting (on your own permit, rather than as a tag-along or sub-permittee), you’d better find yourself a computer. The deadline for the state-run moose permit lottery is looming. Seriously looming. Like, TODAY looming. You’ve got until 11:59 p.m. ...
Penobscot biologist wins national award
INDIAN ISLAND — When the Penobscot Indian Nation was interviewing candidates for a job as the tribe’s big-game biologist seven years ago, Kristin Peet separated herself from her peers with a memorable statement. “The personnel committee was interviewing her and she was talking about one of her previous jobs where ...
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Bear visits Holden fly shop, tears down bird feeder
on May 10, 2012, at 9:45 a.m.
Don Corey is used to seeing wildlife around his rural Holden home — also the home of his business, the Annika Rod and Fly Learning Center. He has seen porcupines, raccoons, wild turkeys and other varied small critters over the years. A recent visitor, however, was quite a bit bigger ...
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L.L. Bean plans camping weekend
on May 09, 2012, at 9:05 a.m.
The folks at L.L. Bean regularly give us outdoor shoppers reasons to head to Freeport for the day. They hold concerts in the summer. They hold clinics and host walk-on adventures. And every so often, they focus on a particular outdoor theme for an entire weekend. On May 18-20, the ...
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Corinth boy downs two birds with one shot
on May 08, 2012, at 10:35 a.m.
When 12-year-old Joseph Duquette of Corinth went hunting with his grandfather on Youth Turkey Day, he had reason to be optimistic. After all, since he turned 10 — legal hunting age when accompanied by an adult — Duquette had bagged two wild turkeys. On April 28, a day set aside ...
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2 stem cell screenings set in coming weeks
on May 02, 2012, at 9:35 a.m.
Last week I told you about the stem-cell screening that took place in Orono, in hopes of finding a match for Gregory Sanborn, the deputy chief of the Maine Warden Service, who has cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. This week I learned that the effort is joining momentum, as two more screening ...
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Orono siblings bag bookend birds on Youth Turkey Day
on May 02, 2012, at 9:19 a.m.
Dark and early Saturday morning, youth hunters across the state crawled out of bed, joined their adult mentors, and headed into the woods on Youth Turkey Day. According to the reports I’ve heard thus far, many of those hunters endured conditions that my dad might have called “a character-building experience.” ...
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A search for turkeys … or was it trout?
on May 01, 2012, at 10:38 a.m.
Equipped with a truckload of gear and a plan to (finally) spend an afternoon playing outside, I headed east on Monday, determined to find a spot to hunt for turkeys in the coming weeks. And if that failed (which I suspected it might), I’d try to find a place to ...
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Turkey time is nearly upon us
on April 26, 2012, at 2:02 p.m.
For weeks now — ever since it turned 80 degrees for a few days in mid-March — I’ve been talking to hunters about turkeys. Some say the burly birds were showing signs of mating behavior weeks ago. And that, as you might expect, made those hunters nervous. Maine’s spring wild ...
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Potential donors rally in Orono to support warden in need to stem cell transplant
ORONO, Maine — As a steady parade of college students, game wardens and other law enforcement personnel streamed past on Wednesday afternoon, Gregory Sanborn smiled, accepted kind words, and thanked folks for showing up for the stem cell drive that may save his life. In a more guarded moment, Sanborn, ...
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Finding stem cell donor match warden’s ‘only hope’ for fighting cancer
If all goes according to plan in Gregory Sanborn’s life over the coming weeks, doctors find a matching stem cell donor for him and he undergoes an aggressive year of procedures and solitary recovery, he can return to work cancer-free. “I let my immune system get strong, I come back ...
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Wardens join stem cell drive to aid one of their own, others
on April 20, 2012, at 11:29 a.m.
Maine’s game wardens have a history of jumping into action when one of their own needs help. On Wednesday, they’ll do just that for a colleague who is facing a battle with cancer. According to staffers at the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, about 50 wardens will head ...
Water level in Kenduskeag is extremely low
BANGOR, Maine — When paddlers begin their treks downstream on Saturday during the 46th annual Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race, they may be thinking that they’re seeing more rocks than normal. They’ll be right. Water in the stream is much lower than it was two years ago, which many paddlers called ...
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Head to UMaine, get a bike
on April 20, 2012, at 10:53 a.m.
If you’re looking for a way to jump-start your spring and summer exercise routine, or looking for a low-impact way to explore some new places, you ought to head to the University of Maine in Orono on Sunday. When you get there, stop by Student Recreation and Fitness Center. Head ...
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