Scatter the birds in many directions, and then call them back in. It seems counterintuitive, but it works.
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Hunting: Answers in the debate among bowhunters
One study compares the recovery rates of mechanical and fixed broadheads.
Hunting: A brief history of sporting guns
With every war, the technology improves and eventually makes its way to the woods and fields.
Vermont’s bear hunting season gets underway
Officials are reminding successful hunters to submit a bear tooth so the state can collect information on the bear population.
Bear hunters hoping for expanded seasons come up empty for now
Lawmakers tabled a bill that could have lengthened the fall season, and shot down another that would have allowed spring hunting.
Maine Voices: Conservation bond hunting-trapping mandate usurps local control
Land for Maine’s Future’s purse strings should not be tied to the wishes of a small minority of Mainers.
District attorney drops misdemeanor charges against former Maine lawmaker
Former Republican state Rep. Jeffrey Pierce was charged with failing to disclose a 1983 felony conviction when he obtained a hunting license.
Hunting: Getting a turkey in heavily hunted areas often requires a different approach
When other ideas fail, there is always Plan C.
Hunting: Weather has an impact on turkey behavior
But predicting precisely how the birds will behave in the rain isn’t easy.
Hunting: How many turkeys are too many?
Our columnist relates adventures in other states and yearns for more wild turkeys in Maine.