Maine’s bear count high; successful season forecast

Having withstood two challenges to the way they hunt – and possibly facing more – hunters gear up for the start of the season.

Allen Afield: Popham’s popularity with shore fishermen is no fluke

Stripers and bluefish are here for the hooking.

Maine Audubon outpost in Penobscot County gets little traffic

Fields Pond – just 7 miles from Bangor – is a spectacular yet underappreciated piece of nature.

Birders step up to help purple martin population in Belgrade

A colony of the large swallows has called Belgrade home since 1909; and thanks to a recent donation, their homes will be repaired and replaced.

Maine reducing deer hunting permits by 23 percent to protect herd

Wildlife officials say they want to be conservative in managing the state's whitetail deer herd, after two harsh winters.

Long Island’s state beach a ‘hidden gem’

A ferry ride away, the park is not easy to find

It’s Worth the Trip: Add Woodstock’s Bald Mountain to your list of Balds to conquer

Spectacular views and fishing at Little Concord Pond make this mountain a great place to visit.

2015 Maine moose hunt lottery winners

Clapboard Island preserve open for first summer

An ad-hoc friends group helped secure public access to this little island.

Maine awarding moose permits to 2,740 hunters

Nearly 90 percent of those will go to residents, the Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife says.