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Maine’s Bat Monitoring
By Wildlife Promotional Coordinator Lauren McPherson As Connor White, contract wildlife biologist, and I trek up the hillside, massive boulders surround us while we navigate through the rough terrain. These boulders may have been left behind millions o…
View Full ArticleMaine’s Hunters and Trappers are Conservationists
By Wildlife Promotional Coordinator Lauren McPherson It’s that time of the year again; thousands of sportsmen and women have flooded Maine’s woods with orange, carrying traps, bows, and guns. While many assume hunters and trappers are simply taking val…
View Full ArticleNext-Step Hunting Workshops on Swan Island Led to First-Time Deer Harvest
By Public Relations Specialist Katie Yates and participant, Jennifer Padera Throughout summer 2020, the Department hosted several next step hunting programs on Swan Island in Richmond, Maine. The goal of these programs was to educate new adult hunters …
View Full ArticleMaine Warden Service & Friend and Friend Inc. ATV Partnership
By Maine Warden Service Corporal John MacDonald Thanks to a continued partnership with Friend & Friend Inc. in Ellsworth, the dealership is lending the Maine Warden Service a new recreational vehicle to assist game wardens in the course of their wo…
View Full ArticleIs Your Catch Stocked or Wild?
By Fish Culturist Ashley O’Neal The crisp morning air fills your lungs with oxygen and your soul with serenity and anticipation all at once. The water is flat and calm, depicting a perfect mirror image of the brilliantly colored foliage intermixed with…
View Full ArticleJoin Judy Outside: Fall Migration
By Commissioner Judy Camuso Sunday morning, I was vacuuming the living room, and over the drone of the vacuum I heard the telltale song of a black-billed cuckoo… “cu cu cu cu”…“cu cu cu cu.” I paused for a second, and thought “did I just hear that?” I…
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