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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PublishedMarch 26, 2017
Maine kids learn gun safety, hone shooting skills in new class
The Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine has started a youth shooting course that will travel around the state.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2017
Bald eagles feast on Sabattus Pond’s northern pike
Ice fishermen know that the central Maine lake is a hot spot in winter to watch bald eagles forage for discarded fish.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2017
There’s hope on the slopes for reborn World Pro Ski Tour
The relaunched made-for-television format began this weekend with an event at Sunday River.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2017
Bill to allow deer-baiting shot down in committee
Opponents see several reasons to retain Maine’s prohibition on using bait to hunt deer, among them that there is no resource management benefit to allowing it.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2017
Maine land trusts experiment with crowdfunding for preservation
The trend is not widespread nationally, and in Maine only a few land trusts have tried crowdfunding.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2017
Range Pond State Park becomes ice-fishing haven
The annual Kids’ Derby is just one of the fishing gatherings that takes place at the park.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2017
Class B Nordic skiing: Maranacook sweeps team titles
Yarmouth skiers claim individual state titles in freestyle races.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2017
Maine proposes 3% reduction in moose hunting permits for 2017
The number of permits issued was cut almost in half over the previous three years.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2017
Sebago Lake portion of ice fishing derby canceled
However, the annual derby will go on this weekend at smaller lakes and ponds in Cumberland County.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2017
Pond Hockey Classic highlights growth of sport among Maine adults
In the past four years the number of Maine adults playing organized hockey has doubled.
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