Birding has moved forward in the past half century, from better field guides and high-tech binoculars to the sharing of information online.
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Hunting: You can see the signs, but reading them can be a challenge
The markings on a tree must be a big buck, or a moose, or a pileated woodpecker, or even a yellow-bellied sapsucker. Nature can play its own tricks.
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Tech startups, including a company co-founded by a Waterville man, benefits from rising interest in outdoor activities
Investors, entrepreneurs and outdoor industry professionals have taken notice of the growing interest in the outdoor activities and the new technology-driven ways people are connecting with it.
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Outdoors in Maine: A record deer harvest goes against the grain
On the national level, there has been a longstanding consensus — backed by accumulated statistics — that the sport of hunting is not as popular as it once was, writes V. Paul Reynolds. Interestingly enough, both Maine and Vermont are generating recent anomalous statistics when it comes to numbers of hunters and annual deer harvests.
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Maine state parks set another attendance record in 2021
For the second straight year, more than 3 million people visited Maine’s state parks and historic sites.
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Definitive Brewing to open tasting room and restaurant at Sunday River
The Portland-based brewery’s third location is set to open the day after Christmas.
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Hunting: What is the ideal doe-to-buck ratio for Maine’s deer herd?
A substantial deer harvest this season is only one factor in what will have an impact on the herd’s doe population.
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Best of all time? Experts say these outdoor gifts can’t be beat
Maine’s outdoor adventurers say their most-loved outdoor gifts have stood the test of time.
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Hiking in Maine: Some small, but rewarding, little mountain adventures
For that quick breath of fresh air, there are so many year-round options in every corner of Maine – from York to Lubec.
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Birding: Observations of citizen scientists a key part of research
You can contribute valuable data to the Maine Wintering Bird Atlas Project or to Project Feeder Watch.