V. Paul Reynolds

1 week ago | bangordailynews.com | V. Paul Reynolds

When a recent editorial in the Northwoods Sporting Journal raised the question of whether it was the statutory obligation of Maine’s fish and wildlife commissioner to “break social barriers,” Judy Camuso, the state’s first female commissioner, wrote that her answer was “unequivocally yes.”The issue was raised when the department held a winter event to attract youngsters and others to learn about the outdoors.

1 week ago | ellsworthamerican.com | V. Paul Reynolds

When a recent editorial in the Northwoods Sporting Journal raised the question of whether it was the statutory obligation of Maine’s commissioner of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to engage in social activism and “break social barriers,” Judy Camuso, the state’s first female commissioner, wrote that her answer was “unequivocally yes.”Then, just last week, the federal government advised Camuso that one of her social barrier initiatives in the hiring process was discriminatory.

2 weeks ago | observer-me.com | V. Paul Reynolds

By V. Paul ReynoldsWhen a recent editorial in the Northwoods Sporting Journal raised the question of whether it was the statutory obligation of Maine’s fish and wildlife commissioner to engage in social activism and “break social barriers” Judy Camuso, the state’s first female commissioner, wrote that her answer was “unequivocally yes.”The issue was raised when the department held a winter event to attract youngsters to learn about the outdoors.

2 weeks ago | bangordailynews.com | V. Paul Reynolds

Last fall, not long after deer season ended, a hunter from western Maine telephoned me seeking advice. The conversation went something like this:“I shot a nice buck this fall and it’s all packaged in my freezer,” he said proudly. “There is one problem, though. My wife refuses to eat the meat because of the state consumption advisories that warned about those ‘forever chemicals’ in deer meat.”“Did you kill the deer in one of the consumption advisory areas?,” I asked. “Hell no,” he exclaimed.

2 weeks ago | ellsworthamerican.com | V. Paul Reynolds

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