By John Holyoke, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor In true Maine fashion, it’s only appropriate to begin this column with a favorite outdoorsy question: Did you get your deer? If you’re like me, you didn’t.

By Bob Mallard No species of fish is more synonymous with Maine than brook trout.

By George Smith I always loved fishing with my kids and grandkids.

By Aislinn Sarnacki, Bangor Daily News Staff It’s especially easy to become sedentary during the winter in Maine, when freezing temperatures and early sunsets encourage curling up on the couch under a warm blanket.

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The 2021 hunting and fishing licenses are now available for purchase online or at any of the more than 800 licensing agents statewide.

GUILFORD — The season will look far different with various health and safety guidelines in place for players, coaches, officials and others, but the Piscataquis Community High School and Middle School basketball teams will be able to take to the court.

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By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff Not even the most iconic of Maine’s winter experiences — high school basketball — can escape the scourge of COVID-19.

By Matt LaRoche I did not grow up in a hunting family, so I had to hone my hunting skills on my own and by reading books and magazines.

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff Team-based practices and intrasquad scrimmages for moderate and high-risk interscholastic winter sports in Maine, which were scheduled to begin on Dec.

DEXTER — Play will ultimately be decided by the Maine Principals’ Association, the state CDC and office of Gov.

By John Holyoke, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor My deer season ended quietly on Saturday afternoon, Nov.

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff The recent surge in COVID-19 cases throughout the Northeast has prompted officials in several states to reconsider starting dates for their potential winter high school sports seasons.

Remote learning week set for early January MILO — Penquis Valley High School basketball players and cheering team members will start the 2020-21 season on Monday, Dec.

By John Holyoke, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor The 2021 Eastern Maine Sportsmen’s Show in Orono, a major fundraiser for the Penobscot County Conservation Association, has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the club announced Monday, Nov.

The Bangor Region YMCA is excited to be one of the six local YMCAs to receive a $10,000 charitable donation from Versant Power, part of Versant Power’s larger commitment of $60,000 to area YMCA locations.

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