The 66-year-old man was hit by pellets in the face, chest and arm Saturday when his hunting partner fired on a bird that had been flushed from woods near the Starks Town Office.
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‘Forever chemicals’ in deer, fish challenge Maine and other states
Maine was one of the first states to detect PFAS in deer, and now wildlife agencies elsewhere are finding elevated levels of the class of toxic chemicals in game animals such as deer.
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LePage, sportsmen’s group tussle over $40 million fish hatchery
The Republican gubernatorial candidate says he lost the group’s support by refusing to promise funding for a $40 million fish hatchery. The group says it does not pressure any candidate and stands by its election guide, which gave an A rating to Democratic Gov. Janet Mills.
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Lawsuit contends Maine’s right-to-food amendment allows for Sunday hunting
The suit seeks to overturn the state’s ban on Sunday hunting because of ‘the unalienable constitutional right to harvest food.’
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Push to allow hunting on Sundays falls short in Augusta
A legislative panel voted 8-3 against a proposal to lift a longtime ban on Sunday hunting in Maine
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Commentary: Land for Maine’s Future bills are flawed but can be fixed
Allowing hunting, fishing and trapping on conserved land should be decided at the local level, not as part of the bonding process.
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Debate resurfaces on whether to allow Sunday hunting in Maine
Long a hot topic in Augusta, hunters hope they’ll have more luck lifting the ban this year.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Deer hunting with Robert Frost, or what I’ve found in the woods
I haven’t brought home much venison since taking up the pastime at age 45, but it’s brought me closer to nature and my neighbors.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, Outdoors
Benton girl, 16, completes big game ‘grand slam’ in 6 months
Most hunters only dream of tagging a turkey, bear, deer and moose within one year. Cassidy Rood of Benton made that dream a reality.
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Maine deer season with record number of permits comes to a close
The final day of the 2020 deer hunt that allows hunters to use archery or muzzleloaders is Saturday.