While upland habitat and access to it are being gobbled up at an alarming rate, waterways and water bodies remain – for the most part – open and available.

Your wildlife questions are answered by Maine Audubon Staff Naturalist Doug Hitchcox.

One reason is health benefits: Wild game is pure protein, with no preservatives or additives. Proper care, in the field and at home, is essential.

A horizontal line of a deer’s back, a patch of white, two black eyes or sunlight glinting off an antler are much easier to see with magnification.

Of course climbing Maine’s highest peak is often the goal, but there is beauty in so many places like Chimney Pond and Pamola Caves.

Of course climbing Maine’s highest peak is often the goal, but there is beauty in so many places like Chimney Pond and Pamola Caves.