Scott Irish was born in Houlton and grew up in Lincoln. He cherished the days as a youngster, hunting with his dad and his grandfather, even though he never shot a deer.
A turkey around the holidays is a long-standing tradition, and the Fort Fairfield School Board intends to incorporate it into employee bonuses this year.
With a second COVID-19 Christmas fast approaching, selecting just the right gift for the outdoor-oriented man or woman on your list will be just the first hurdle, actually finding and buying it might even be more daunting.
Anyone who’s a baseball fan understands how rare and exciting a grand slam can be. Here in Maine we have a different type of grand slam.
“The game is afoot,” as Sherlock Holmes was fond of saying. November has finally arrived and the long awaited, much anticipated annual rivalry is on.
Maine offers a lot of hunting opportunities; there are multiple seasons for big game, small game, upland birds and waterfowl for sportsmen and women to enjoy.
Most outdoorsmen have a favorite sport. Fishing, biking, canoeing, hunting, kayaking, photography, bird watching, and other endeavors all have a following between mud season and winter. October is a special time, however; it’s the heart of hunting season throughout Maine, but especially here in Aroostook County.
Selecting the right hunting location, be it field, river or pond, is often considered the key to consistent waterfowling success. If ducks and geese aren’t regularly feeding or resting at that spot, not much shooting takes place.
Aroostook County has a large population of bear, and the numbers are increasing each year while the fall hunting season harvests are not. State biologists estimate at least 36,000 black bear throughout the state and a large percentage occupy the Crown of Maine.
The Woodie Wheaton Land recently hosted a Boat Parade on East Grand Lake.
