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Outdoors
What’s Up In December: A time to learn of white dwarf and red giant stars
Another super moon and a new nova also will be highlights.
Want to travel the country cheaply? Try a teardrop trailer
This Maine couple’s tiny trailer became their ticket to adventure.
More women are hunting … for the right apparel, too
Lamenting the lack of clothing designed sensibly for them, women who take to the woods say pretty doesn’t matter – it just needs to be as practical and durable as the gear made for men.
Eastport gets its special deer hunt, but for one year only
Some members of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s Advisory Council say the island’s deer problem is the fault of department policies.
Hunting: And then there was the time the cocoa spilled …
Yes, the stories of being in the woods can involve more than whether you got your deer.
Canoeing in Maine: Autumn serenity along the Mousam River
A November paddle offers offseason peacefulness and the last fall colors.
Birders hail Westbrook dam removal plan
But fishermen want to know more about the final outcome of the Sappi dam removal before applauding.
Shots heard ’round 3 Portland islands as annual culling of deer begins
The special hunts are a regular part of life on Peaks, Cliff and Great Diamond as the city thins the herds to keep the animals from becoming a nuisance.