4 years ago Penquis girls to face No. 1 Penobscot in COVID Cup soccer playoffs By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot Valley of Howland has earned the top seed for the Penobscot Valley Conference’s Penquis-area COVID Cup girls soccer playoffs that begin Thursday.
4 years ago As deer season looms, consider asking permission before you hunt By John Holyoke, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor On Saturday, thousands of Maine youngsters will wake early and head into the woods with a parent or adult mentor for a day of deer hunting that’s set aside for them.
4 years ago MPA and state agencies discussing potential Maine winter sports season By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff With the days getting shorter and temperatures cooling, the scheduled start of the high school winter sports season is less than a month away.
4 years ago Trail cams reveal the wildlife lurking in the woods — and we want to share yours By John Holyoke, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor Years ago, when I first heard about trail cameras, digital photographic technology was still new, and my brother-in-law — a handy sort of guy who can build nearly anything out of nearly nothing — was explaining how he was cobbling together his own cameras, building weatherproof boxes, and strapping to trees in order to keep tabs on his local deer herd.
4 years ago Foxcroft cross country teams win at home DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Foxcroft Academy girls and boys cross country teams each finished in first place during a home meet on Oct.
4 years ago MPA determines cross country qualifying format, sets state meet dates By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff The Maine Principals’ Association on Friday, Oct.
4 years ago Here’s what you need to know about any-deer and bonus permits By John Holyoke, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor In September, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife announced the winners of more than 109,000 “any-deer” and “bonus” permits, which allow hunters to shoot deer that do not have antlers.
4 years ago With season lost to pandemic, high school football players use combines to build college resumes OLD TOWN — High school football players around the state are trying to make the most of the limited opportunities afforded to them during this year of COVID-19.
4 years ago Shooting grouse raises ethical questions for bird hunters On my Sunday night radio program, Maine Outdoors, my guest, Paul Fuller, minced no words.
4 years ago 81 percent of hunters in first moose season filled their tags This year’s moose seasons are bucking traditional wisdom, according to the state’s moose biologist, who said he was a bit surprised that 81 percent of hunters in the first six-day season, which was staged two weeks ago, filled their tags during a hot week of hunting.
4 years ago 14 easy ways to improve your safety while hiking Two recent deaths on Katahdin, Maine’s tallest mountain, have stirred conversation about hiking safety, raising questions like: “What kind of safety gear should you carry besides water, snacks and a headlamp?” First of all, accidents happen, and sometimes they’re entirely out of our hands.
4 years ago Here’s how hunters can make sure their lead bullets aren’t harming eagles Earlier this year, the BDN told readers about a growing trend of hunters trying to cut down on the amount of lead ammunition they’re using in order to make sure their families aren’t inadvertently ingesting lead.
4 years ago Pony girls X-C finishes first at Lee LEE — The Foxcroft Academy girls cross country team came in first during an Oct.
4 years ago Three marvelous days grouse hunting in the Maine woods For the past few weeks, I’ve been hearing exciting, if anecdotal, reports about just how good the bird hunting in the Maine woods is this year.
4 years ago 10-game limit on fall sports prevents schools from organizing regional ‘playoffs’ One of the topics of discussion among the 33 athletic directors at Thursday’s Penobscot Valley Conference meetings was the possibility of having playoff games involving schools in close proximity to each other following their 10-game regular season schedule for soccer and field hockey teams.
4 years ago Dale gets 800-pound bull moose Photo courtesy of Erica Dale800-POUNDER — Erica Dale shot this bull moose in Zone 6 (in Aroostook County) on Oct.