A. Sayward Lamb

Family and friends, including all of us here at Skinny Moose Media, Maine Hunting Today, Maine Fishing Today and U.S. Hunting Today, are mourning the passing of a great husband, father and friend. Sayward passed away on Thursday, May 29, 2008. Read the story »

Commentary. The Dangers Of Wolves

Last week I referenced the work of Dr. Valerius Geist in my article title, “Myths of Wolf Behavior“. Below is the full manuscript with references as provided to me by the author.

Reprinted by permission from the author:

Valerius Geist, 2008. Commentary. The Danger of Wolves. Wildlife Professional Vol 2, No. 4 pp. 34-35. Winter 2008 edition. Read the story »

Teen Dies In Portage, Maine-Area Snowmobile Incident

It’s that time of year again and this, from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is a sober reminder to be careful.

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A 15-year-old Windham boy died Saturday night, Dec. 27, as the result of a snowmobile incident earlier Saturday afternoon.

Kyle Rogers, 15, of Windham, was traveling westbound on ITS 90 in T13, R5 WELS towards Portage when he went off the southwest side of the trail and hit a tree at approximately 3:30 p.m., according to Maine Warden Service Lt. Doug Tibbetts. Read the story »

Ice Fish Like A Kid Again

By Stephen Vose
Steve Vose (rabidoutdoorsman@yahoo.com)
Website: www.themaineoutdoorsman.com

By the end of an extremely long day suffering through cold temperatures without even a wind flag to show for our efforts, I was beginning to question why I had even decided to come on this particular fishing trip. The temperature had continued to fall steadily and as the clouds rolled in I knew that it was doubtful conditions would improve. It proved a laborious task, fumbling about with frozen fingers picking up traps, packing gear on pull sleds and trekking the quarter mile back to the vehicles. Read the story »

Hunting The Snowshoe Hare

By Steve Vose

Editor’s note - I would like to introduce readers to Steve Vose who is a guest blogger today publishing one of his stories about hunting rabbits. Steve writes his own blog and you can find more of his work at The Maine Outdoorsman. For a bio on Steve, follow this link.

Hunting the Snowshoe Hare

At 7:00 AM the air temperature was negative two degrees Fahrenheit and as the first rays of morning light filtered down through the tangle of spruce trees it provided little warmth. Using a handcrafted pair of ash snowshoes three of us trudged through the deep snow, every breath of frosty morning air making our lungs ache. It made no difference, however, as the distant sounds of about half a dozen beagles made our hearts race and blood boil. Read the story »