Recent Promotions in the Maine Warden Service

By Corporal John MacDonald Lieutenant Aaron Cross Lieutenant Aaron Cross began his career with the Maine Warden Service in 2007 as a district warden and was soon promoted to Corporal where he served as the Department’s Whitewater Specialist overseeing …

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K9 School: Hasty Air Scent Search

By Maine Game Warden Michael Latti As we progress in training, we have begun to introduce new search techniques to the dogs. This past week we introduced the concept of an air scent search or “hasty” search. Unlike tracking, air scent searches are done…

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The Legends of Lily Bay – Blog Three

By Tim Obrey, Regional Fisheries Supervisor, Moosehead Lake Region We have evidence of a few shore-spawning sites in the Moosehead Lake.  The largest is in the narrows of Lily Bay.  It’s hard to put that down in print for fear of seeing angle…

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Brook Trout Protection – Blog Two

By Tim Obrey, Regional Fisheries Supervisor, Moosehead Lake Region We had two focal areas as we discussed the current Moosehead Lake brook trout fishery: At a minimum, we need to protect the large concentration of shore-spawning brook trout in the Lily…

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Brook Trout Protection – Blog One

By Tim Obrey, Regional Fisheries Supervisor, Moosehead Lake Region Seems like a lifetime ago, we were immersed in conversations about protecting the tremendous shore-spawning brook trout that have been so prevalent in the catch on Moosehead Lake. We ha…

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