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Big Bad Bogs

By Homer Spit For me, Maine bogs have always held an allure. It may be the deer hunter in me. The buck of my dreams is always seen in a bog, ghosting its way silently on the mossy ground, weaving slowly between gnarled old cedar trees and grey, weathered deadfall. There is a dusting of … Continued

The Cross Bull

By Nathan Theriault Blessed is the best way to describe what we do. The reason we can afford to guide, and hunt is because of the sacrifices that so many have made. This realization has always kept me wanting to give back to the people who gave so much for the love of this country … Continued

Wild Meat Spoilers

  By V. Paul Reynolds Let me be blunt. When it comes to eating out, I am a cynical curmudgeon who prefers my own or my wife’s great cooking. Frequent patronizing of restaurants is my idea of an obligatory chore. My wife is convinced that my jaded view of restaurants is grounded in the fact … Continued

Crossbows: The Purchase Decision

By V. Paul Reynolds Recently passed, Maine has a new crossbow hunting law that, is not only sweeping in scope, but makes sense. Crossbows, the use of which has been very restrictive, are now included in the legal definition of archery equipment. This is a big deal! For it means that, in Maine, all hunters … Continued

Spectacular Spring Bears

BY Erin Merrill In October, I met Jim Shockey during his stop at Cabela’s on his book tour. We talked writing, the outdoors and hunting. He invited me to come up to his Pacific Rim Outfitters on Vancouver Island and hunt spring black bears. I couldn’t say no. The gray, rainy weather reminded me of … Continued

Night Killers: Blood Lusting Poachers

  Night Killers Blood Lusting Poachers By Timothy C. Flanigan Retired Pennsylvania Game Warden, Timothy C. Flanigan, puts the reader in the right-hand seat on night patrol. In his new book, Night Killers: Blood Lusting Poachers, he recounts incidents of investigating, pursuing, arresting, and prosecuting villainous NIGHT KILLERS encountered during his 30-year career in these … Continued

Fly Fishing the Hex Hatch

By V. Paul Reynolds This is the time! Not next week or the week after, this week! It will be tonight at about the time the late afternoon sun slips beneath the spires of spruce on the mountain, or maybe tomorrow night, or the night after – if it’s going to happen at all. The … Continued

The Mystery of the Lost Hunter

BY Warden Kevin O’Leary Garfield Plantation, a small Aroostook County town that neighbors Ashland is the scene for one of the most puzzling and baffling unsolved lost persons case in Maine Warden Service history. Since I first heard the bizarre story behind a man who simply vanished after an extensive and exhaustive search, I have … Continued

Bear (or Pork) & Pumpkin Stew

Bear (or Pork) & Pumpkin Stew This is a great and easy recipe to make with a fatty and rich meat like bear, and if you don’t have any of this- pork will do. Works great for stew cuts of venison as well. Ingredients: pretty simple and usually around 1-2 lbs. of chunked bear or … Continued

Best Trout Lures

By Peter St. James Well, with the spring gobbler season set to end on May 31st and the Moose Lottery applications due by midnight on May 31st, we can now turn our attention to fishing. New Hampshire offers two free fishing days each year, (The first Saturday in June and The third Saturday in January) … Continued

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