Outdoors

3 years ago

Hare hunting improves this month

The second half of March has more daylight hours, warmer sun and milder weather conditions conducive to the most enjoyable ice fishing and rabbit hunting of the entire winter.

3 years ago

Snowmobile Trail Report, March 3, 2022

Trails are holding very well and with the snow that we received last night, and the colder temperatures trails will be awesome once again this weekend.

3 years ago

Remedies for the winter blues and blahs

After my recent story about tying flies as a winter pastime I got texts, emails, phone calls and even face-to-face ideas from beleaguered outdoorsmen with one or more personal hobbies to stay sane during cold weather months.

3 years ago

Caribou mother and daughter to debut dog sled teams in Can-Am

When Tracy Babin of Caribou began looking for a winter sport that her entire family could be involved with, she immediately thought of dog sledding. Two years later she and her daughter Chantelle, 15, are gearing up for their second race.

3 years ago

Snowmobile Trail Report, Feb. 17, 2022

We are experiencing a very indecisive Mother Nature. At the beginning of the week we had temps well below zero and as I type this report it is close to 40 degrees and rain throughout the County.   

3 years ago

Time flies when you tie flies

There are dozens of valid reasons for Aroostook anglers to tie flies. Regardless of age, kids, women and men can learn how to cobble together hooks, feathers, fur, floss and other materials to create an insect imitation that will fool a hungry fish.