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The deer hunting seasons are fast approaching!
By Wildlife Biologist, Deer Specialist, Nathan Bieber Take advantage of record high permit numbers and apply for your any deer permit today! Deer numbers in Maine are high in 2020, particularly in southern and central Maine where deer are as numerous n…
View Full ArticleMaine’s Dynamic Moose Study: An Overview of Maine’s Seasonal Moose Research
By Wildlife Promotional Coordinator Lauren McPherson and Moose Biologist Lee Kantar Year round, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife biologists are going above via helicopters and beyond on ATVs, boats, snowmobiles and foot to implement se…
View Full ArticleFish don’t enjoy heatwaves either…
By Director of Fisheries & Hatcheries Francis Brautigam Is this the new normal? No, I’m not talking about COVID-19, I’m talking about the abnormally warm and dry summer. Is this number three out of the last four years? Or is it four out of the la…
View Full ArticleK9 School: Advanced Tracking
By Maine Game Warden Preston Pomerleau The last couple of weeks Gordon and I have been fine tuning our tracking skills and have moved into more advance tracking. We started with tracking on pavement then transitioned to tracking onto grass. …
View Full ArticleNo More Sweat, Blood, and Tears – Youth Fishing Can Actually be Simple, Convenient and Comfortable
By Fisheries Biologist Wes Ashe In early May, I decided it was time to take my toddler son on a remote fishing trip. Greyson was a relatively proficient caster, earthworms no longer freaked him out, and he was big for his age. I was certain he was read…
View Full ArticleShould Anglers Catch and Release or Harvest Their Catch?
By Fisheries Resource Biologist Liz Thorndike When fishing, anglers are faced with many responsibilities. We’ve seen the signs at boat launches and been taught over generations to use the land responsibly, don’t move fish or plants from one water to th…
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