LePage, sportsmen’s group tussle over $40 million fish hatchery

The Republican gubernatorial candidate says he lost the group's support by refusing to promise funding for a $40 million fish hatchery. The group says it does not pressure any candidate and stands by its election guide, which gave an A rating to Democratic Gov. Janet Mills.

Outdoors in Maine: State’s bear hunts are tough to beat

V. Paul Reynolds and his wife have hunted many critters from Maine to Colorado, but the Pine Tree State's bear hunts stand out as some of their most exciting and enjoyable hunts.

Outdoors in Maine: Hunting turkey is a goose bump experience

V. Paul Reynolds write about the excitement of the turkey hunt, which opens Monday and is a good starting point for young hunters.

Lawsuit contends Maine’s right-to-food amendment allows for Sunday hunting

The suit seeks to overturn the state's ban on Sunday hunting because of 'the unalienable constitutional right to harvest food.'

Outdoors in Maine: Overhauling the deer hunt

Legislation for a major change in the doe permit system has been drafted, writes columnist V. Paul Reynolds.

Push to allow hunting on Sundays falls short in Augusta

A legislative panel voted 8-3 against a proposal to lift a longtime ban on Sunday hunting in Maine

Hunting grand slams a sister act for Woodstock family

Dedicated grandfather guides youngsters to the hunting accomplishment even he has never achieved.

Outdoors in Maine: Are punishments too steep for honest mistakes by honest hunters?

V. Paul Reynolds writes that it's tough to say how much honesty should be incentivized, but he wonders if Maine's fish and wildlife commissioners have too much power to render judgments.

Outdoors in Maine: Focus and silence are key fundamentals of bear hunting

Sitting still — completely still — is critical to tricking a bear into taking the bait from a tree stand, V. Paul Reynolds writes.

Veterans reboot together outdoors