As a shotgun instructor, I know why hunters miss birds — and how to improve before fall
“More than one hunter has had the experience of ambling down an old logging trail when startled by a partridge exploding from a swath of alders, then proceeding to miss a clear shot.”
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I asked 4 Maine lure makers for their best catches. Here’s what caught them.
While many anglers rely on live smelts, tandem streamer flies or classic lures, several Maine companies are producing lures that catch plenty of fish of their own.
Fisherman captures mink attacking a fawn on video
Augur was looking for a place to fish for striped bass in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, when he spotted the attack.
I thought deer were my biggest garden problem. I was wrong.
“According to Maine hunting laws there is no closed season on woodchucks and no limit.”
We took a remote fishing trip to the North Maine Woods
“The number and size of the fish caught wound up being only an afterthought and the experience left us all yearning for the chance to do it again soon.”
A mysterious boot in the Maine woods raises questions no one can answer
“It’s a hoot to pick through the remnants of those left behind and imagine what it was like back then.”
A rat poison so toxic it can kill bears will be pulled from Maine shelves
The state conducted a limited sampling for rodenticides in 2024, and found that 4 out of 4 bears and 4 out of 6 hawks tested positive.
Why so many birds cheat on their mates
“Species deal with this unfaithful canoodling in various ways. One way is to just relax and accept it.”
Sound on: Have you ever heard this strange creature while out on the water?
Male bitterns make the sound to establish territories and attract mates by opening and closing their bills, gulping air and inflating their esophagus.
3 strangers came to his aid at Monroe Falls. Weeks later, he’s still trying to find them.
“All I knew was that I was terrified, in severe pain and completely dependent on the kindness of strangers who didn’t hesitate for a second.”
Watch mallard ducklings jump from what may be Maine’s only successful hen house
“Hen houses are straw-lined tubes mounted on poles over water to help protect nesting mallards from predators.”
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