Opinions on the reasons for the spike vary, but many in Maine’s hunting community agree that the pandemic has played some role in greater interest in the hunt.
Deirdre Fleming
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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Baxter State Park officials begin to reopen wilderness area
On June 15, the park will open the Togue Pond and Matagamon gates for vehicles; campgrounds are expected to open July 1.
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RVs rise in popularity as vacationers seek a safe distance from crowds
In Maine and across the country, sales and rentals of recreational vehicles are booming during the pandemic.
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Will Maine’s iconic sporting camps survive the pandemic?
The wilderness lodges – many more than a century old – are located in remote settings and visited predominantly by out-of-state guests.
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Maine biologists seek a record of nearly 110,000 any-deer hunting permits
The proposed 61% increase would address a shortfall in last year’s doe harvest and an increase in the overall herd after a mild winter.
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Maine team races all day in World Series of Birding
On a Saturday that felt more like March than May, six of the state’s top birders scurry to identify as many species as possible in 24 hours.
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For cyclists, there may not be a better time to hit the road
Cycling advocates think a more bike-centric culture could take hold in Maine as a result of the pandemic.
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Katahdin Woods and Waters receives Dark Sky designation
The National Monument in northern Maine is one of only two such sanctuaries in the National Park Service.
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The Virus Diaries: Couple of 51 years finds comfort in story hour
‘It’s a challenge coping when you’re in your 70s and sheltering at home. But Bill’s stories put the virus at bay.’
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Wildlife Management Areas are ‘kind of a secret spot’
There are more than 60,000 acres of open, wild space across southern and central Maine – and state biologists say much of it gets little use.