Golf season ends for Vikings
The Caribou varsity golf team played its final match of the fall Friday when it competed at the Penobscot Valley Conference championships, held at JaTo Highlands in Lincoln.
The Vikings placed fourth to miss out in qualifying for the state championships, to take place Saturday at Natanis Golf Club in Vassalboro.
Caribou had a score of 398. Old Town, Mount Desert Island and Hermon were the top three teams.
Donovan Savage had the low round for the Vikings with a 96. He was followed by Bailey Griffeth, whose score of 98 was eight strokes lower than his season average. Tyler Dombroski shot a 98, Ricky Sheldon a 108 and Gabe Rand a 113.
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife hunting report
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife issued the following hunting report Friday:
At 7 a.m. on Thursday, it was 43 degrees in parts of Aroostook County, a marked contrast to the mid-70s that were prevalent for moose hunters earlier in the week. Even with the warm weather, there were steady numbers of moose being registered, including several over 1,000 pounds.
Thursday also marked the beginning what should be a good grouse season up north.
“It should be a better than average year,” said IFW wildlife biologist Rich Hoppe, who added that this is based primarily on drumming counts and brood counts done earlier in the year. “It may be spotty in some areas, but overall what we saw was that brood numbers were better than average.
“It’s also looking good for duck season up here. We’ve seen good production with a high number of broods and there’s a lot of food available. What we’ve seen in the past is that if the food is here, the ducks will stay put,” said Hoppe. “The recent rain has spread the ducks out, but once things dry out a bit, the duck hunting will pick up.
