The old adage of moose-hunting holds that once a hunter pulls the trigger, all the fun is over. That’s because in many cases, actually extracting the moose from the woods can present any number of challenges. Read More
Col. Joel Wilkinson, who has led the Maine Warden Service for the past 11 years, is retiring effective Friday. Read More
All you need is a phone, tablet or computer, and the ability to navigate to the DIF&W’s Harvest Information page. Read More
Ever want to spend a day in the field with a state fish expert? One lucky winner and a friend will win just such an opportunity in the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s third “Keeper of the Maine Outdoors Experience” contest. Read More
"Today, we’re happy to unveil a new effort to engage more readers in a vibrant, interactive way that will take advantage of technologies that simply didn’t exist back when I got into the outdoor-writing biz," writes BDN Outdoors editor John Holyoke. Read More
I enjoy David Van Wie’s columns in The Maine Sportsman, so I’ve been looking forward to reading his new book, Storied Waters, published by Stackpole Books. Storied Waters is the story of David’s six week adventure fishing from Maine… Read More
I’ve had my share of fish hooks stuck in my hands and head, as have most of my friends. Here are a few of my stories. Many years ago, I was fishing the brook behind my house and tying on… Read More
Outdoors Blogs
Maine’s Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife presented me with a lifetime achievement award recently at the annual banquet of the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine. DIFW’s Commissioner, Judy Camuso, presented the award, along with Deputy Commissioner Tim Peabody. Read More
I can’t believe we only have 15 days left in September! What does that mean? It means a majority of the places in Maine will be closed to fishing but the good news is there are places left open to fishing by extended season or open year round… Read More
Check here for fish stocking reports from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Read More
ELLSWORTH — The Fund for Maine Land Conservation, a component fund of the Maine Community Foundation, is accepting grant applications to support projects that encourage preservation of Maine’s land. The fund has four objectives: help preserve traditional uses of land and working landscapes; provide for continued… Read More
BAR HARBOR – YWCA MDI and Bar Harbor Whale Watch Company will sponsor a two-hour sunset nature cruise of Frenchman Bay, 4:45-6:45 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15. A naturalist will narrate a guided tour in the first hour and the boat’s galley will be open for cocktails and refreshments. Tickets are… Read More
SEARSMONT — Georges River Land Trust will hold its 2019 Annual Meeting and Volunteer Appreciation Potluck Celebration 5-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, at the Searsmont Community Building in the lower level of the Town Office/Library building, 37 Main St. South. Admission is free. This is a… Read More
OTISFIELD —University of Maine Cooperative Extension Oxford County will hold a meeting for wild blueberry growers, 10 a.m.- 12 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 47 Cook Road. At this meeting for commercial wild blueberry growers, Lily Calderwood, Extension Wild Blueberry Specialist, will discuss pest identification and… Read More
The Allagash Wilderness Waterway is a spectacular 92-mile long river and lake area like no other waterway in the eastern United States. Read More
Summer doesn't officially end for a few more days, but some leaves are already beginning to turn in far northern Maine. Read More
Many Mainers know the state’s highest peak is named for the ancient Abenaki or Penobscot Indian word “Katahdin,” meaning greatest or main mountain. Read More
Several state fisheries and hatcheries staffers were honored recently for their efforts to manage and enhance the state’s fishing resources. Read More
In general, this park is known as a safe place. But every once in a while, someone visits and doesn’t make it out of Acadia alive. Read More
You never know what you’ll find in the woods of Maine. And many times, that’s not a good thing. Read More
Charlie Mann of Winthrop and George Smith of Mount Vernon were named the winners of the awards during the annual Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine banquet. Read More
One important aspect of rafting is remaining positive, and the guides try to encourage this attitude. Read More
Over the past decades, Mainers who come across injured or ill birds have come to know the name “Avian Haven” as a rehabilitation facility that can offer the best care possible. Read More
Here’s the classified part of this fishing report. This place? This stretch of the Penobscot River up around Greenbush, or Costigan, or something like that? It’s not too shabby. Read More
Researchers for the Atlantic Salmon Federation have captured and removed 53 Atlantic salmon from a New Brunswick river after an estimated 1,000 of the farm-raised fish escaped from a Cooke Aquaculture facility near Deer Island in the Bay of Fundy. Read More
The trailhead is located behind the Crawford Notch Depot Macomber Family Information Center, which is run by the Appalachian Mountain Club. Read More
Those opportunities are coming right up, as Youth Turkey Day for the fall season will be observed on Saturday. Adult hunters can begin hunting on Monday, two weeks earlier than the previous fall season. Read More
Not many Mainers have heard of Sabine’s gull, nor should they. It summers in the Arctic. It winters in the tropics, mostly at sea, and mostly in the Pacific. It’s rare to see one from land, even rarer to see one from land in the Atlantic. But somehow, every year, someone spots one in the waters between Eastport and Campobello, amid hordes of wintering gulls. Read More
The long journey brought to life the family story he’s heard since he was a child, and opened his eyes to the enormity of his grandfather’s accomplishment. Read More
“There's guys that are having a hard time finding a place to clean up." Read More
Here are a few of your responses. And in the interest of continuing what can be a productive dialogue on the issue, outdoors writer John Holyoke has offered some responses. Read More
More than 100 baby blackberry and raspberry bushes line the trails of Bangor’s Walden-Parke Preserve, and more food-bearing plants will soon join them. Read More
In keeping with an order from their bosses at the Department of the Interior, officials at Acadia National Park are working on a plan to allow electric bicycles in places in the park where motorized vehicles are now banned. Read More
Sean Goodrich, 45, of Yarmouth was climbing Cathedral Ledge with a partner when he fell and hit the side of a cliff. Read More
