Deirdre Fleming covers the outdoors for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, and has been a newspaper reporter in Maine for 25 years - and an outdoor writer for the past 20. During that time, she’s seen biologists trap 500-pound bear, watched fishermen land high-jumping makos, camped on Moosehead Lake in the winter, and retraced Gov. Percival Baxter’s first trip to Mt. Katahdin. She is often asked, but still does not know her favorite wildland in Maine. A graduate of Georgetown University and the University of Missouri, she lives with her husband in Buxton near the Saco River, where they both fly fish.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2014
Moose-car collisions in Maine decreasing, but danger remains
State efforts have reduced crashes to an average of 443 a year, but several have made news in the past week.
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PublishedJune 14, 2014
Persistence pays for Presque Isle woman in moose lottery
Ina Cyr, 82, wins a permit for the first time while the no-permit streak goes on for so many others.
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PublishedJune 7, 2014
CLASS A TRACK AND FIELD: Skowhegan sprinter Price enjoys big day
Sophomore put in the work for her win at the 100-meter dash.
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PublishedApril 26, 2014
Maine’s turkey hunt a booming success
Permits trend upward, hunt zones and times expand, and out-of-state interest blossoms as the spring season begins.
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PublishedApril 13, 2014
In northern Maine, deer herd shrinks despite efforts to rebuild it
Programs to control coyotes and provide food are no match for the effects of severe winters and loss of habitat on Maine’s whitetail population.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2014
Maine bid to outlaw bear baiting will be in national spotlight
The fate of a November ballot measure to bar use of food, hounds and traps in a hunting state like Maine will be watched closely by hunters, wildlife advocates and animal-rights groups.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2014
BikeMaine sets 350-mile cycling course for second annual event
Organizers hope to increase cycling awareness in rural towns during the September event.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2013
Maine hunters put more meat on plates of the hungry
A state-run program attracts more donations of wild game as it gains visibility, and next will collect fish caught at a derby for soup kitchens.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2013
Roxanne Quimby’s son offers new hope for national park plan
Lucas St. Clair, a fisherman and hunter, is working to gain the trust of people in the Katahdin region and to overcome the hostility that his mother engendered.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2013
Maine lottery selects any-deer permit winners
The permits allow the tagging of a doe or a buck with antlers less than 3 inches in length.
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