The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the Maine Professional Guides Association are seeking nominations for the annual Wilmot “Wiggie” Robinson Legendary Maine Guide Award.
The award, in its second year, is named in honor of Wilmot “Wiggie” Robinson, a well-respected outdoorsman who was a Maine Master Guide from 1950 until his death in 2007.
Persons interested in nominating a Registered Maine Guide or Master Maine Guide may print nomination forms from the
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Archive for November, 2010
Nominations Being Accepted for Legendary Maine Guide Award
Monday, November 29th, 2010Latest Maine Fish and Wildlife magazine now online!
Monday, November 29th, 2010The fall edition of Maine Fish & Wildlife, the magazine of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, now is available online.
The magazine can be viewed by visiting www.mefishwildlife.com and selecting the magazine link.
The quarterly magazine is a snapshot of what people love – Maine’s outdoors. Each issue features programs, initiatives and projects being worked on by MDIF&W employees, with video and web links to resources readers may find useful.
In this issue,
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Fall Fishing
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010People are creatures of habit and generations of Mainers have been raised to put away their fishing rods (and get out their shotguns) when the calendar turns to October. Fact is, some our best cold-water fishing occurs from the time when the open-water season traditionally ended (Sept 30) until things freeze up sometime in December. In the past ten years, the folks at Inland Fisheries have put lots of effort into fall stocking and now actively promote extended seasons on many fisheries
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BEAR ESSENTIALS
Thursday, November 4th, 2010BEAR ESSENTIALS: Detractors Use Misinformation To Forward Personal Causes
by Travis Barrett
Recently, the state’s bear hunters and trappers have come under more scrutiny.
First it was in reaction to news that a houndsman was seriously injured on a bear hunt in September, and again when an opinion piece in the Portland Press Herald misled the publicabout the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s management of the species.
Bear hunting’s detractors
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