Karen Zimmerman’s first rabbit hunt, with an account published in her BDN blog, is wonderful. You can read it here. http://mainemorsels.bangordailynews.com/2014/03/08/maine-morsels/mrs-peel-goes-rabbit-hunting-or-learning-how-to-pull-the-trigger/#.UxuxSTmLMmo.facebook
NOTE: I’ll be in the Bangor Daily News booth at the Sportsman’s Show at the University of Maine Orono on Saturday (March 8) from 9 am to 11 am to talk about my outdoor news blog and my new book, A Life Lived Outdoors, published yesterday by Islandport Press. Hope to see you there! Shocking […]
NOTE: I’ve posted a question for you in the Sportsmen Say Survey section of my website, www.georgesmithmaine.com, on the issue of deer yard protection. The question is: Is it fair to expect private landowners to protect deer wintering areas – and give up the value of the timber in those areas – without compensation? Your […]
It’s heartbreaking and I stared at it a long time. It’s one of the only photos ever taken of the ‘O’u, a gorgeous little yellow-headed bird found in the Hawaiian islands. As Erroll Fuller tells us in his exceptional book, Lost Animals, published by Princeton University Press, “During the 20th Century, ‘O’u populations plummeted. […]
In this moose report, you’ll learn about moose population and health, the 2013 harvest, the declining interest in the lottery, and changes made last week by the legislature to the new allocation of permits to lodges and sporting camps. Moose Health “Maine has a healthy and strong moose population and has the highest density of […]
Memorable Quotes 2011 For many years I’ve created a monthly column of interesting and provocative quotes, for The Maine Sportsman. From time to time I’m going to offer you quotes, starting with a bunch from past years, in this outdoor news blog. Some you will remember. Some will make you think. Some will make you […]
