Photos by Derek Davis/Staff Photographer Lucky Days
One, two, three, four: The Day clan of Porter draws an astonishing number of moose permits and – one, two, three, four – proceeds to rack 'em up.

Game on ...
Southern Maine is blasting expectations of a bad deer year, hoisting whitetail after whitetail at bustling tagging stations.

DEIRDRE FLEMINGMaine's state park system turning 75 with slate of special outdoor activities

HERB WILSON / BIRDINGTaxonomy: Birds of a feather pigeonholed together

With the proper gear, comfort in woods is no sweat

An honor for Owen
Long a champion of the Maine outdoors, Bucky Owen wins the Lee Wulff Conservation Award for his efforts to protect wild salmon and the Penobscot.

KEN ALLEN / ALLEN AFIELDFacing a sensitive soul's aversion to hunting

CARL NATALE / ASK AN OUTDOORSMANToughen up Fido for that long trail a-winding

Bradbury past, present and future

When deer multiply, bowhunter subtracts
5 questions for outdoorsman Jerome Richard

Up in The County, deer season's a downer so far

Dispatches

CAREY KISHGOT GEAR?

Not your average Joel
Maine's Warden Service faces real challenges – luckily, Col. Joel Wilkinson, the man at its helm, has an unusual mix of skills with which to tackle them.

DEIRDRE FLEMINGHunters can help state get to heart of EEE

CAREY KISHTime to plan for winter, and for warmer weather, too

KEN ALLEN / ALLEN AFIELDDiscerning long-held beliefs from reality is tricky business

BOB HUMPHREY / HUNTINGBest time to go hunting? Deer know

MICHAEL PERRY / CANOEINGNovember a fine time for a paddle
Seize one of those bright, mild late-autumn days and guide your canoe around the two-pronged southern end of Damariscotta Lake, home to eagles, loons and a McMansion of a beaver lodge.

DEIRDRE FLEMING / WILDLIFE REPORTDeer season slow so far, except in southern Maine

ON TWO WHEELS
An outdoors writer and his former teacher meet again after 17 years, this time on bikes.

WENDY ALMEIDA / KID TRACKSOff-street trails keep family bike trips stress-free

TRAVIS BARRETTMoose hunt takes more than luck

BOB HUMPHREY / HUNTINGWhitetails: common yet elusive

KEN ALLEN / ALLEN AFIELDWeather offers clues for hunters

HERB WILSON / BIRDINGBirds creative at getting sleep and staying warm

CARL NATALE / ASK AN OUTDOORSMANBest bet: Don't get lost in the first place

BERNIE REIM / WHAT'S UP IN NOVEMBERLeonid meteor shower: An out-of-this-world show

TRAVIS BARRETTA duck hunter gives it his best worst shot

China Lake's West Basin still pretty wild

Moose hunt healthy, but bird season's robust

An outdoorswoman you should know
Five questions for Denise Murchison

Biofuel use on the rise at Sugarloaf

GOT GEAR?

Anticipation high as big day nears

Wonders, large and small, await

Calendar

Lucky Days
One, two, three, four: The Day clan of Porter draws an astonishing number of moose permits and – one, two, three, four – proceeds to rack 'em up.

Carl NataleA first aid kit for basic injuries, then think outside the box

Carey KishIt's orange time for everyone in the woods

The wife of the party
Reporter Deirdre Fleming wanted to really experience what she was writing — and found herself getting carried away at the North American Wife Carrying Championships.

DEIRDRE FLEMINGDeer buck efforts to thin their numbers at research reserve in Wells

MELISSA KIM / BIKINGA York County ride offers Maine's late-season charm

CARL NATALEAsk an Outdoorsman

DEIRDRE FLEMING / WILDLIFE REPORTMoose keeping most biologists busy

Nature therapy
Gamely fighting back from cancer, trapper and hunter David Wilson knows where to go to start feeling better ... and fast.

TRAVIS BARRETTTurkeys deep in dominance dance

Got Gear?

BOB HUMPHREY / HUNTINGGood living, outdoors go hand in hand

KEN ALLEN / ALLEN AFIELDUse strategy in oak grove deer ambush