Maine Vegetarian Drowns Rabid Racoon with her Bare Hands
Confronted on a trail she traverses often near her home in Hope, Maine, Rachel Borch was faced with an evil not many have had to endure. Appreciating the scenery that is the New England countryside, Borch was stopped dead in her tracks by a would-be attacker. Rumored to have weighed in at between 15 and […]
Maine Officials Propose a 44% Increase in Deer Hunting Permits for 2017
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has tabled a big proposal that would see the state offer over 66,000 any-deer permits this fall. The allocation represents a whopping 44 percent increase in available tags from 2016’s numbers and represents the largest volume of available permits in a decade. After a pair of fairly […]
Maine Game Warden Rescues 34-Year-Old Eagle
Banded in June of 1983 as an eaglet in the Canadian Maritimes, a 34-year-old bald eagle was rescued from a beach shore in Hayrock Harbor by a Maine game warden last month. Suffering a laceration to one of its wings, the eagle was captured without a struggle after being spotted by a local lobster […]
Maine Wildlife Officials Propose 60% Increase in Any-Deer Hunting Permits
Following a warmer-than-usual winter season, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is proposing big changes for the 2016 deer hunting season. Across 18 of Maine’s 29 wildlife management areas, the department is proposing 45,755 any-deer permits for deer hunters this fall. “Last year’s winter was more moderate in many areas of the […]
Maine Man Gets 8 Months in Jail for Over 45 Hunting Violations
Ralph Fowler, 44, of Eastbrook, Maine is heading to jail on the heels of facing a slew of criminal charges. 50 charges to be exact. Of those 50 charges, 46 of them accounted for hunting-related violations. Accepting a plea bargain with the Hancock County district attorney’s office in court this week, Fowler ended up […]