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By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff The Blanchettes have made an annual deer hunting trip to the family’s camp in the Katahdin Iron Works area for more than 20 years. But no matter how long their tradition continues, they’re going to have a tough time topping the incredible experience Adam Blanchette of Lebanon had last week.
By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Have you ever sat back and wondered which days, or weeks, are best for buck hunting in Maine? I certainly have, and it turns out that while some of my assumptions were on target others proved to be misconceptions. For example, I had always believed that because of the effects of the rut, or mating period — which many Maine hunters believe is in full effect during the third week of the season — that the third week of firearms season might yield the most harvested bucks each year.
By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Heading outside on a gorgeous fall day and enjoying the sights, sounds and experiences that Maine has to offer can be exhilarating. For generations, it was men who headed into the woods for the state’s traditional fall activity: hunting.
By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Our group of hunting and fishing buddies has committed to getting together more often in the woods and on the water. Toward that end, I joined brothers Chris Lander of Orrington and Bill Lander of Dedham recently for a three-day camping and bird hunting expedition to the North Maine Woods.
SCOPAN LAKE, Maine — Ben Lothrop of Presque Isle began laughing uncontrollably when he heard the news on the radio. He called his sister, Carrie Reed, who answered only to hear him in hysterics. She started laughing too, even though she didn’t know what was so funny. It was when Lothrop told Reed that she had been selected for a moose permit that she finally got the joke, as the radio station had been listing off the names of recipients.