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Amended floating camps bill voted ought to pass

1 week ago | observer-me.com | Julie Harris

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News StaffA bill that will prohibit floating camps from Maine’s lakes and ponds got the nod May 28 by the Legislature’s Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. The committee voted ought-to-pass unanimously of those present for LD 1763, An Act to regulate Nonwater-Dependent Floating Structures on Maine’s Waters, with an amendment to add a grandfather clause to protect established businesses like DiMillo’s Marina in Portland.
Maine fish and wildlife commissioner defends department after recent criticism

1 week ago | observer-me.com | Julie Harris

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News StaffThe Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife was in the public crosshairs when criticism from former employees got traction on social media. Commissioner Judy Camuso defended the department after former employees accused her of giving favoritism to women for promotions, using inappropriate publicity stunts to get people into events and straying from the missions of the department. “Being the only woman in a male-dominated field can be intimidating.
Scientists concerned about potential pike boom in Maine lake

1 week ago | bangordailynews.com | Julie Harris

At first there was a little scarring showing up on adult fish. And then there was a lot. In a few years, the traditional salmon fishery in the Belgrade Lakes was gone and a new fishery took over. Pike. The voracious invasive fish eats anything and everything. It eats all of the smelt. It eats young salmon and trout. And it eats adult fish as well.
Amended floating camps bill voted ought to pass

1 week ago | bangordailynews.com | Julie Harris

A bill that will prohibit floating camps from Maine’s lakes and ponds got the nod Wednesday by the Legislature’s Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Join Bangor Daily News Subscribe to stay in the know! Pick up a subscription for $1 a week.
Hermon teacher’s spouse arrested on child porn charges

1 week ago | bangordailynews.com | Julie Harris

Police arrested Aaron Pinette on Friday and charged him with possessing child pornography, according to a report by WABI on Monday. Join Bangor Daily News Subscribe to stay in the know! Pick up a subscription for $1 a week. the system. made arrest.
Maine angler 'could barely stand up in the boat because of the waves'

2 weeks ago | bangordailynews.com | Julie Harris

Rick and Nancy Labbe are avid anglers who spend a lot of time fishing on Moosehead Lake. But when they fished on Maine’s largest lake recently, they had to contend with 4-5-foot waves, some of Moosehead’s worst conditions. They caught several fish anyway, including an impressive 22 ½ -inch approximately 5-pound salmon that Nancy reeled in. “I could barely stand up in the boat because of the waves,” Nancy said. At one point, all four of their rods had fish on them.
The new Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife app surprised me

2 weeks ago | bangordailynews.com | Julie Harris

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife just introduced its new app to the public this week called ME Outdoors. It was not what I expected. If you’ve ever used the department’s website, it is chockablock with so much information, it’s sometimes hard to tease out the things you need in everyday activities like fishing and hunting.
The new Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife app surprised me

2 weeks ago | observer-me.com | Julie Harris

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News StaffThe Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife just introduced its new app to the public this week called ME Outdoors. It was not what I expected. If you’ve ever used the department’s website, it is chockablock with so much information, it’s sometimes hard to tease out the things you need in everyday activities like fishing and hunting.
State proposes opening 6 WMDs to taking either sex deer with regular license

2 weeks ago | bangordailynews.com | Julie Harris

The state would open six wildlife management districts to allow shooting a deer of either sex this fall if the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife adopts a proposed rule. The open districts would be WMD 21-25 and 29 and would only require a regular hunting license. The state’s annual deer hunt attracts thousands of hunters to the woods from Maine and across the continent, which helps boost the economy while it also manages the herd.
Former longtime Bangor city forester dies at 89

2 weeks ago | bangordailynews.com | Julie Harris

Rolland F. Perry, for whom Bangor City Forest is named, died Thursday at the age of 89. Perry was the city’s forester for 42 years and was responsible for planting many of the trees lining Bangor’s streets today. By the time he retired in 2006 when he was 70, he had planted 812,809 of them. His goal was 1 million, he told Bangor Daily News reporter Dawn Gagnon at the time. But Perry’s legacy has far outlived his career. Visit the 654-acre Rolland F.