Fish long enough, veteran anglers say, and you’re bound to encounter a bit of misfortune.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Golfers, you have waited long enough.

On Sunday, July 26 Moosehead Trails (MT) will host a hiking and trail stewardship trip up Big Spencer Mountain, north of Moosehead Lake.

Last week, Erik Poland set a state record when he caught a lake trout that weighed 39.

It was only an hour-long conditioning session, but Monday morning’s workout for members of several Foxcroft Academy athletic teams was meaningful.

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.