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Outdoors
  • Published
    May 15, 2013

    OUTDOORS: Osprey numbers taking off again

    This column continues the discussion of osprey biology from my last column. I wrote about the dependence of osprey on live fish for food. Ospreys are not picky about the fish they prey upon in either salt- or freshwater environments. As long as the fish are in shallow water or within 3 feet of the surface of deeper water, they are at risk from an attack from above by a feathered menace.

  • Published
    May 10, 2013

    ALLEN AFIELD: What to do when no trout rise

    Eight years ago on a Maine fly-fishing bulletin board, a young fly-fishing guide posted a comment that has stuck in my mind. He claimed that aquatic-insect hatches were so sporadic that he wondered why the events seemed important to people.

  • Published
    May 3, 2013

    KEN ALLEN: Mayfly time starts now in lower Maine

    "Hatch Guide for New England Streams" by Tom Ames, Jr. hit bookstores 13 years ago, and yes, that figure generates a predictable comment from folks like me -- "How time flies."

  • Published
    May 3, 2013

    HERB WILSON: Graceful osprey remarkable raptor

    For birders, one of the joys of April is the arrival of the ospreys. We'll look at this remarkable raptor today and in the next column.

  • Published
    April 26, 2013

    ALLEN AFIELD: Many ways to learn nature

    Transcendentalism is alive and well in Maine, as many old Mainers have indicated when they tell me no one can learn from a book. These backwoods philosophers expostulate that experience teaches -- not words on a page or screen -- as if they have a corner on truth.

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  • Published
    April 19, 2013

    ALLEN AFIELD: Small brook brookie fishing starts now

    This coming week in Maine's bottom third, brooks with brook trout start producing decent to darned good fishing, unless nature conspires against my prediction with unseasonably frigid weather for the next several days. Even if action remains slow, though, trout brooks will surely pick up in late April or early May and continue into the first week or two of June.

  • Published
    April 12, 2013

    ALLEN AFIELD: Salmonid trolling rules after ice-out

    Anglers troll worldwide, but in Maine, this technique dominates at ice-out and continues in high gear for at least the next six weeks. Lots of trophy fish come to hand now, too, as evidenced by records in The One That Didn't Get Away Club -- far more big fish than anglers catch in fall.

  • Published
    April 5, 2013

    ALLEN AFIELD: Cycling regimen offers fun, benefits

    Serious, regular exercising adds to our quality of life, and for me, a bicycling health regimen has everything to recommend it as an aerobic, calorie-burning activity and just plain undeniable joy. What more can we ask than fun while doing something good for us?

  • Published
    March 29, 2013

    OUTDOORS: Answers from Woodcock

    AUGUSTA -- A few mild winters, coupled with efforts by large landowners and initiatives from the state's Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, have helped Maine's deer herd rebound.

  • Published
    March 22, 2013

    KEN ALLEN: 33rd Sportsman’s Show kicks off Friday

    Next weekend, the 33rd State of Maine Sportsman's Show runs from Friday through Sunday at the Augusta Civic Center, a show that has always aimed to offer family fun for all ages -- but particularly for children.

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