Come late June, a couple of natural migrations catch the eye of visitors to the Bangor area. First, striped bass begin running up the Penobscot River.
Shortly thereafter (usually after some highly …
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As the Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife advisory council debated the seemingly straightforward agenda item in front of them Wednesday morning, it quickly became clear their options were …
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You filed your application. You crossed your fingers. You’re carrying your lucky rabbit foot. And tonight, you’ll find out if this is the year you’re finally selected to head into the woods as …
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You heard the rumblings. You knew it was coming. And still, the news that the Atlantic salmon of the Penobscot River are now officially on their way to being listed as “endangered” comes as a bit …
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As fishing outings go, Tuesday evening’s jaunt on the Kennebec River lacked a few of the features that most anglers typically prefer.
This was not a trip to the back-of-beyond, where getting …
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On Tuesday evening I spent a few hours in a canoe on the Kennebec River with Andy Goode of the Atlantic Salmon Federation.
The target: Shad.
On Saturday, I’ll tell you more about our outing, …
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When you’re camping with small children, it’s only natural to wish for the impossible: A carefree trip during which bugs don’t bite, nobody bleeds and you never, ever have to set up camp in a …
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The Penobscot County Conservation Association has earned a reputation — in some circles, at least — as a group of outdoors enthusiasts who are always looking to provide opportunities for …
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About 10 months ago, while he and officials from other stakeholder groups celebrated a fundraising milestone, Andrew Goode explained the strategies that had worked so well over the previous five years would have to be supplemented with another approach.
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Saturday morning was, according to our original master plan, the day Hunting Buddy and I were finally going to spend the day hunting turkeys.
All through May, we’d talked about hunting turkeys. …
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