Deirdre Fleming covers the outdoors for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, and has been a newspaper reporter in Maine for 25 years - and an outdoor writer for the past 20. During that time, she’s seen biologists trap 500-pound bear, watched fishermen land high-jumping makos, camped on Moosehead Lake in the winter, and retraced Gov. Percival Baxter’s first trip to Mt. Katahdin. She is often asked, but still does not know her favorite wildland in Maine. A graduate of Georgetown University and the University of Missouri, she lives with her husband in Buxton near the Saco River, where they both fly fish.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2019
Maine lawmakers, officials grapple with shrinking youth hunting numbers
Two young hunters hope their bill helps to reverse the decline.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2019
Social media posts about bird sightings may be harming Maine wildlife
Suspicious that the information is being misused, a birding Facebook group asked members to stop posting locations of rare species.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2019
Maine hunting groups take aim at bill to drop crossbow restriction
Some hunters say allowing crossbows during archery season would entice more people to hunt deer.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2019
State hopes to limit live fish as bait in northern Maine
The state fisheries director announces that a proposed rule will be drafted in the next few weeks.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2019
Mount Washington snow rangers working unpaid through shutdown
The four employees of the U.S. Forest Service monitor avalanche danger and post reports that backcountry skiers rely on to stay safe.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2018
Maine’s 'moose turd lady' in talks for a TV series
The Maine moose turd lady may go global. Mary Winchenbach and her wife, Deb Nicholls, are in discussions with TNT about a reality series featuring their moose-turd art, which exploded in popularity after a video of Winchenbach hawking her moose-poop wares was viewed 3.3 million times on Facebook. Their Lincoln County business, Tirdy Works, was […]
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PublishedDecember 18, 2018
Surge in injured owls tied to abundance of their favorite food – rodents
An increasing number of the predatory birds are colliding with motor vehicles as they hunt for squirrels and other rodents in Maine roadways.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2018
Volleyball: Annika Hester, Falmouth
The sophomore played beyond her years as she led the Yachtsmen to the Class A state title.
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PublishedNovember 25, 2018
Girls’ cross country: Sofie Matson, Falmouth
Matson won every race in Maine and finished third at the New England meet.
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