Three Bull Moose Encounter In Maine

Photographer/Videographer Gary Inman captured these three bull moose early one morning after a dusting of snow. After the video make sure to check out the still photos Gary took of the biggest of the three bulls.

Gary Inman Photo

Gary Inman Photo

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Trapping Brings Many Surprises

My friend Albert is a trapper. He’s also a pretty decent photographer. From his trapping experiences, he often has interesting stories to tell and at times we can all share in the experience with some pictures.

In the first two pictures we see a gray fox. Albert was trapping deep in the forest and as he approached his trap, at first he thought he had caught a fisher but soon realized it was this gray fox. When he went to put the loop from the release pole over the fox’s head, he didn’t struggle. Albert released the fox, completely unharmed but the fox didn’t run away. Al left the area and returned a short time later with his resetting equipment and the fox had remained at the site until Al approached him. Al says he even patted the fella on the head.

What a gorgeous animal.

Photo by Albert Ladd

Photo by Albert Ladd

The next photograph is what remains after a bear had sprung one of his traps. If you’ll notice in the picture you’ll see several bear tracks around the sprung trap. Albert says he was quite relieved he didn’t have to spring a bear free.

Photo by Albert Ladd

I find the next photograph quite remarkable. A bobcat has been caught in Al’s trap. This guy is large by bobcat standards and is simply a beautiful animal. When Albert approached his trap, the bobcat was resting quietly and looked up just in time to have his picture taken. The cat was release without incident and without a scratch.

Photo by Albert Ladd

And last but certainly not least, we all are trappers in one form or another and nearly every American at one time or other has had to set out a trap for various reasons. In the photograph below, Albert set out a single trap and in an usual fashion trapped two animals within the same trap.

Photo by Albert Ladd

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Dolphins Forever Blowing Bubbles

This is a cool video a reader sent me the link to. I’d never seen anything quite like it.

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“A Remarkable Encounter With A Wolf In The Wild”

Billings Gazette chief photographer Larry Mayer and his friend Gary Connelley, went fishing in the Middle Fork of the Flathead River in Montana last month. Armed with a camera, fishing rod and a Glock, what do you think became the weapon of choice when a wolf appears out of the woods making a beeline at one of the fishermen?

Read the story!

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Stand-Up Paddle Surfing

The other night I was sitting here watching the news and the local television station ran a story about the latest (supposed) rage that is called stand-up paddle surfing. After watching the clip and listening to the story, I thought to myself: “My, how boring!”

The next day I took a ride down to the beach here near my home in Florida (not specifically to find any stand-up paddle surfing) and here’s what I found.

Photo by Tom Remington

YAWN!………………………..But a few minutes later a bikini clad young maiden came paddling by which made this not-so-spectator sport a bit more spectatorable?

I did a bit more research and found out that if you implement the paddle surfing with waves, it could be fun. (Toss in a bikini or two and you’ve spiced it up even more.)

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Ed Wardle Abandons Wilderness Adventure

I just received an email from Minjae Ormes, a spokesperson for National Geographic Channel informing me that Ed Wardle’s wilderness trek has been cut short.

I wanted to let you know that Ed’s stay in the Yukon Territory has been shortened due to concerns over his health

Ormes also said that NGC will be “continuing to update folks in the coming weeks with videos leading up to Ed’s early departure, culminating in the September broadcast of the entire journey on National Geographic Channel.”

We certainly hope Ed has no serious health problems and wish him a speedy recovery.

Tom Remington

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Ed Wardle Moves To New Camp At Tin Cup

Ed’s gotten some rest and finds his way to a new campsite where he hooks up with his camera equipment. He says he’s rested but he’s looking thin and even tells us he feels awkward now talking into the camera as he hasn’t talked much at all being alone.

Follow all of Ed’s moves at his web site on National Geographic Channel.

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Ed Wardle Needs A Rest

If you recall in the last video I posted here of Ed Wardle’s trek through the wilderness in Canada, he was on the verge of losing it. He recognized that as well and has decided to take a break, get in a swim (bath) and catch a fish for eats.

Follow every move Ed makes by visiting the National Geographic Channel’s website for Ed Wardle.

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Impenetrable Forest? Or Is Wardle Losing It?

This clip shows Ed Wardle in part of his 3-month excursion of wilderness survival, coming up against what he deems as impenetrable forest. It also shows him as having signs of losing it a bit. Will he?

This is week three. Follow all of Wardle’s progress and events by visiting his web site as part of National Geographic.

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Alone In The Wild With Ed Wardle

Ed Wardle heads into his second week “In the Wild”. You can learn all about Ed’s adventure and follow exactly his progress simply by visiting his web site created at National Geographic Channel site.

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Alone In The Wild With Ed Wardle

Follow the entire trek across Canadian Yukon with Ed Wardle on National Geographic Channel.

Day 8 – Night Walk

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Alone In The Wild With Ed Wardle – Trekking Across The Yukon

Many readers may find this adventure something they would be interested in following. National Geographic Channel is following the 30-day trek of documentary filmmaker and outdoors enthusiasts Ed Wardle across the Canadian Yukon.

While following his adventure, with the ultimate goal of creating a full feature documentary, National Geographic Channel will follow Ed in nearly real time. His journey will be plotted with Google Map Locator. Ed will be Twittering his journey as well. We also will have the entertainment of several videos of Ed’s adventures.

I intend to follow Ed’s progress as best I can and receive periodic updates of his journey. I will also post up some of the more interesting videos and you can visit Ed Wardle’s web site and view them all.

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“East By North East” – Movie by Gray Ghost Productions

Spectacular! That is the best adjective I can come up with to describe East by North East, produced by Matt Stanton and Carter Davidson for Gray Ghost Productions.

I’ve seen my share of outdoor films, from hunting, fishing, kayaking and an myriad of good movies aimed at teasing the senses, creating fidgety in your pants and to get you off the couch. East by North East is really in a league of its own. It’s hot!

Let me first be a bit forthcoming in that some may think my review of this movie would be influenced by the fact that I know many of the players. In another life, I coached a little soccer, baseball and skiing. Carter Davidson, Luke Gray, Nathan Harvey, Jen and Stephanie Percival and Mitch Cummings all at one time or other were a part of my life and I coached them in various sports. At times some of them might have wished I wasn’t part of their life (as coaches sometimes can be) but I have to admit, I stand in awe of their accomplishments and the lives they lead.

Little did I know at the time, some 15 or so years ago, that Carter Davidson would find his passion behind the lens of a camera, that Nate Harvey would be navigating some of the most exciting white water in his kayak, or that the Percival girls loved fly fishing and Mitch Cummings would be the master of landing the big one.

What sets East by North East apart from other fishing movies is simple really. ExNE is original, creative and complete. ExNE isn’t like “all the others” but you need to get a copy to view for yourself.

Creativity begins with the title itself and never quits through 70 minutes of fun and adventure. Davidson and crew have captured the thrill that drives all avid fishermen, through unique shots, camera angles and the presentation of one-of-a-kind characters, all in some of the finest fishing waters in North America.

East by North East is a movie that isn’t afraid to expand the limits of fly fishing. The DVD begins with a trip to the British Virgin Islands, fly fishing for bonefish. Through the journey on film, the cast wets lines on the Upper Magalloway River with Rick Estes, hits some isolated back country native brook trout ponds with Erik Lippman and dazzles us with bass fishing with Mike Jones.

But it doesn’t end there. I laughed so hard I nearly spit on my computer screen watching Bill Pierce and Mike Jones trying to net a huge pike caught in downtown Lewiston, Maine on the Androscoggin River, a place that once was famous for toxic fumes peeling paint off houses.

Jump from there to Winterport, Maine and you’ll find the McKay brothers, Tait and Jax, all of perhaps 8 and 10 years of age, wielding their fly rods like pros and hauling in fish seemingly with little effort. Davidson says the two boys were born with fishing rods in their hands. I believe it.

The show isn’t all about success with every cast or fishing only. As Luke Gray physically headlocks and drags “Stoo” Mason from his distillery at the Sunday River Brewing Company, they head for Canada to do some Atlantic salmon fishing. They soon find out why the Atlantic salmon is called the fish of 1,000 casts as Luke exclaims, “It should be called the fish of 5,000 casts!” as he and the others got skunked.

Adding even more variety for your viewing pleasure, Davidson explains that Nate Harvey, an accomplished whitewater kayaker and instructor, finds fish for him while spending time upside down in some pretty wild and deep pools.

Of interest to me personally was a segment of the movie that touched on the history of the Androscoggin River. The Andy begins in the Rangeley Lakes area, meanders into New Hampshire for a spell, returning to Maine and eventually merging with the Kennebec River at Merrymeeting Bay on the coast.

I grew up on that river many years ago. At one point of the film, Rocky Freda, a Maine guide and outfitter who utilizes the resources of the river in his business, tells viewers that few houses can be found built directly on the river because it once was so polluted, nobody wanted to live next to it. I did. I played on the banks of that river as a kid. I watched as the river went from one of the 10 filthiest to what it is today. It’s an incredible success story achieved mostly because the people wanted it to happen.

East by North East gives all a chance to witness the bounty this spectacularly scenic river now brings.

Still not complete, you’ll be entertained with legends and characters like Charlie Lowe, Will Gilson, Lefty Kreh and Rik Dow. There is nothing more entertaining than listening to Dow’s unique and often bizarre perspective on life in general, say nothing about fishing. Combine the two and you’ll walk away either scratching your head or laughing it off.

If all of this isn’t enough to capture your attention and hold it for 70 minutes, no other fly fishing film breaks between scenes with fishing tales as told by noted Maine humorist Joe Perham. I have to admit that the stories told in this movie are more on the line of “Tall Tales and Damned Lies” than the more believable fishing yarns often spun by some of Maine’s more colorful characters.

And to polish things off on a very complete and expansive movie, the camera zooms in on Charlie Lowe, to a face that has seen many years on the water, slipped on more rocks than most people see in their lifetime and caught more fish than………well, let’s just say he’s caught a lot of fish. His parting words to the camera, “Fish more and you’ll live longer.”

Now that’s complete!

If you would like to purchase a copy of East by North East you can find it at the following locations:

Online:
(soon) at the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Store and,
Maine Guide Fly Shop

In Maine:
Aardvark Outfitters, Farmington
Eldredge Brothers Fly Shop, Cape Neddick
Fly Fishing Only, Fairfield
Maine Guide Fly Shop, Greenville (online available)
Sun Valley Sports, Bethel
Bear River Trading Post, Newry
Bethel Historic Society, Bethel
Tackle Shop, Portland
Van Raymonds, Brewer

In New Hampshire:
North Country Angler, Conway
WS Hunter, Concord
Fox Ridge Outfitters, Rochester

East by North East will be available at other fine tackle shops and outfitters, so check with your favorite store and see if they have a copy.

Tom Remington

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Solo And Unsupported To The South Pole

Fellow blogger and Network Manager for Skinny Moose Media, Jason Hendricks has blogged about his friend, Todd Carmichael, who just may have set a new world record reaching the South Pole traveling solo and unsupported in the quickest time. Check out the event at The Adventurist’s website.

Tom Remington

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