Springer spaniels trained for field trial competitions are disciplined and focused, but it takes work from the dog and owner to form a winning team.
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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Want to learn to winter camp? Try a hut
Many yurts, huts and cabins around Maine offer a nice introduction to winter camping.
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Maine state park campgrounds break attendance records again in 2021
It was the second consecutive year that the 12 state park campgrounds saw a record number of visitors, with 315,000.
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Maine deer cutters scramble to keep up with surge in hunters
In the past two years the state has hiked the number of any-deer permits by 125 percent, resulting in a larger harvest and a mad dash for wild game butchers.
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Two Mainers run over 200 miles in Ultra Marathon
Steve Slaby and Jason Bigonia were among the final nine at the Big Dog Backyard Ultra.
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For many young deer hunters, one youth-only day in Maine is not enough
Several states offer multiple days for youth to hunt deer without competition from adults, but Maine offers just one day.
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Shawnee Peak ski area in Bridgton sold to Boyne Resorts
The acquisition gives the Michigan-based company four New England resorts in an extensive portfolio that includes Sunday River and Sugarloaf in Maine.
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Why yes, a bird dog does belong on a turkey hunt
Maine is not a hotbed for turkey dogging, but at least one dog owner enjoys bringing her faithful hound afield during the fall turkey season.
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A walk along the Presumpscot River honors Wabanaki history
The sort of outdoor lesson provided by the Falmouth Land Trust on Indigenous Peoples’ Day remains rare, but Wabanaki and conservation leaders hope that will change.
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Ghost hunters take to Maine’s largest historic fort
Late-night tours at Fort Knox on the Penobscot River search for signs of paranormal activity.