By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Gene Bahr of Sebago quit taxidermy cold turkey after 47 years of preserving people’s memories through thousands of life-like mounts of animals, birds and fish.

By Aislinn Sarncki I bought pepper spray a few days ago.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy Pony Pride 3.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Fishermen need to keep the legal togue they catch from Moosehead if the lake is going to stay a healthy fishery, according to a state biologist.

By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff Mainers in the northern half of the state are used to seeing an eclectic array of people winding their way along the Appalachian Trail — usually, in the final few hundred miles of the more than 2,000 mile journey by foot that begins in Georgia and ends on Katahdin, a spectacular finale for one of the most epic hikes in the world.

By Moosehead Lake Region Regional Fisheries Supervisor Tim Obrey Well, to quote from Maine’s most prominent philosophers (also known as “Bert and I”), last winter was just “one big fizzle after another.

LAKE VIEW PLANTATION — The sixth annual Schoodic Lake Charity Bass Tournament will take place from 7 a.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff An artificial lure used to just be a painted or shiny piece of metal in a large teardrop or fish shape with hooks on it.

GUILFORD — The 2024 class of the Piscataquis Community High School Athletic Hall of Fame has been announced.

By Chris Sargent The constant whining from a cloud of mosquitos was wearing on me.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Destiny and Nick Murray love to fish.

JEFFERSON — St.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The application period for licensed hunters to enter Maine’s 2024 antlerless deer permit lottery is open.

By Bill Graves, Pine Tree Woods & Waters Just in case you’re wondering, the true definition of a “wet” fly is not one that has just been cast into the water.

By Sam Canfield, Bangor Daily News Staff Sports fans in Central Maine have a rare opportunity to see a live roller derby bout this weekend.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The public will be able to weigh in on proposed changes to fishing rules for some of Maine’s lakes and ponds during a hearing in July.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom CALLING IT RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE — Toby Nelson, who also is chief communications officer at Foxcroft Academy, officiates a match during a Limitless Wrestling show on Saturday, June 22 during the 2024 Maine Whoopie Pie Festival in downtown Dover-Foxcroft.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Some fishermen just love the sport, while others fish to eat the catch.