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66-year record record for biggest brook trout caught in Moosehead Lake is broken

Editor’s Note: Tim Obrey’s report on Moosehead Lake has some startling news.

Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis’ 51st Piscataquis River Race set for Saturday

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The 51st annual Kiwanis Club of Dover-Foxcroft Piscataquis River Race is set for Saturday, April 26 from Guilford to Dover-Foxcroft.

Harlem Wizards coming to Dexter Regional High School

DEXTER — Get ready for a night of fun, skill and entertainment as the Harlem Wizards basketball team returns to Dexter Regional High School at 7 p.

FA’s Donahue, Bryant win three events at season-opening track meet

BAR HARBOR – The Foxcroft Academy boys outdoor track and field team opened the 2025 season by finishing third among seven schools with a score of 85 points at a Penobscot Valley Conference meet April 18 at Mount Desert Island High School.

Maine extends gray squirrel hunting season

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife expanded the hunting season for gray squirrels by a month and shifted youth waterfowl hunting dates in the north zone to start and end a week later than last year.

Moosehead Lake Region fishing report

By Tim Obrey, Moosehead Lake Region regional fisheries supervisor From time to time, we report information about how many fish are harvested or how many fish we would like to see harvested and occasionally we are asked how exactly we come up with those numbers.

Piscataquis Earth Day river trip and celebration

Join a group to enjoy the Piscataquis River on Tuesday, April 22, starting at 11:30 a.

Interest in fur trapping is on the rise in Maine

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Trapping animals may be one of the oldest types of hunting in Maine.

48th BDN All-Maine Schoolgirl Basketball Team

First Team Madelynn Deprey, Sr.

Significant changes to Maine high school basketball classifications approved

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff The high school basketball reclassification proposal from the Maine Principals’ Association was approved by MPA membership in a vote on April 3.

April 1 is a great day for hunters and fishermen

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff If you love hunting or fishing or both, April 1 is a good day for you.

This approach to trails is a first in Maine

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Snowmobile and ATV trails that were so devastated by the 500-year storms more than a year ago could be repaired with money from the $30 million bond voters approved in November.

You can take part in these Maine wildlife science projects

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Mainers love the outdoors for many reasons.

Historic Maine sportsmen’s camp will get big changes under new owner

By Zara Norman, Bangor Daily News Staff Big changes are coming to Maynard’s in Maine, the historic sportsmen’s camp near Moosehead Lake in Rockwood that sold recently for $1.

Maine’s bears are waking up. And they’re hungry.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff The bruins are back.

Meet a Canada lynx up close

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff This beautiful Canada lynx, caught on a trail camera by BDN Contributor Allie Ladd (https://www.

Inside the plan to protect Moosehead Lake from a destructive invasive fish

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine is trying to keep an invasive fish out of the state’s largest lake.

State releases proposed list of moose permits for each hunting zone

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has released a proposed number of moose permits for each wildlife management district for 2025.

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