There is probably no other anti-hunting activist in Maine who is more determined, persistent and passionate than John Glowa from China.

A good trail map is one of the most valuable items you can carry on a hike.

ATV owners must now register or renew registrations for 2020-21.

Applications for 2020 any-deer (antlerless) permit lottery are now available online.

Camping in a tent is an activity that many people look forward to each summer.

Summer 2020 will be anything but ordinary.

Fly fishing for trout – any trout, big or small — is my thing.

The Maine Principals’ Association on Thursday released guidelines for high school coaches and athletes for the summer that will be in force from July 6 to Aug.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — John Cornett was the 1990 LTC Class C Player of the Year as he rushed for 1,050 yards and passed for 305 yards as the quarterback at John Bapst Memorial High School in Bangor.

A coalition of conservation groups, including the Atlantic Salmon Federation, has recently urged the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to add the Atlantic salmon to the state’s list of Endangered species.

There was no uniformity when it came to stipends paid to sports coaches by Maine high schools this spring. The COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to implement remote learning and led to the cancellation of the baseball, softball, tennis, lacrosse and outdoor track seasons. No official practices were held.

These days good news in Maine is about as plentiful as smooth roads in April. There is some upbeat news though, especially if you are a Maine deer hunter. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has proposed the issuance of a record number of doe (any-deer) permits this fall! You heard right. If the Fish and Wildlife Advisory Council goes along with the Department’s doe-permit proposal, and it is expected to do so, there will be approximately 109,000 doe permits issued for the fall deer hunt.

The start of the next school year and the status of high school sports remain up in the air because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Brewer High School athletic director David Utterback has submitted a proposal to the Maine Principals’ Association to help make it easier for athletes to compete during the fall season if students have returned to the classroom in some capacity.

On Saturday, as has become an annual affair, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife will draw the names of this year's crop of lucky moose hunters. Unfortunately for this year's crop of permit-winners, this permit lottery won't be an in-person event attended by hundreds. Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, it'll be held virtually, and streamed online instead. That means that when hunters start shrieking and cheering when their name is drawn, hundreds of strangers won't start cheering for them, as has also been the custom.

Experiences like those are the focus of "The Great Maine Moose Hunt, Celebrating 40 Years of Modern Moose Hunting in Maine," a new book that features moose tales from 19 registered Maine guides or avid moose hunters. Lambert and friend James Cote compiled the stories that will ring true to any who have been drawn for a permit, recruited friends, and headed into the vast Maine woods in search of their own hunt of a lifetime.

While Major League Baseball and its players’ union squabble over how to salvage their 2020 season in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a Piscataquis County bat maker is continuing to expand his footprint in the sport. Construction is under way at Dove Tail Bats on a multipurpose building that will include an indoor batting cage and full gym and workout area. The six-week building project is expected to be completed by mid-July.

After closing its facilities on March 17 due to safety concerns and Gov. Janet Mills’ stay-at-home order surrounding the spread of COVID-19, the Piscataquis Regional YMCA will reopen on June 12. The reopening will be conducted under the guidance of state and local health authorities and will take place in phases.

There will be no large throng at this year's moose permit lottery, as there has been in years past. You won't meet up with your friends and relatives there. You won't join in as the crowd tries to set a world record for most people making a moose call at one time.