MDIFW Blog
Golden Eagle Workshop Attracts International Array of Eagle Biologists by Erynn Call
[caption id="attachment_921" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Evening colors over Rangeley Lake[/caption] Recently, Maine hosted the 4th meeting of the Eastern Golden Eagle Working Group (EGEWG) group in Rangeley July 9-11. This is an international collaboration of scientists
Stump Pond Wildlife Management Area
by Regional Wildlife Biologist Chuck Hulsey Also known locally as “Baud’s Pond”, this wetland management area is perfect for a quick paddle and great wildlife viewing. Visitors who arrive very early in the morning or after sunset are likely to see wood ducks, deer, moose, wading birds, or furbearers such as a musk
A Morning on the Marsh at Lyle Frost Wildlife Management Area
Written by Sarah Spencer, Wildlife Biologist It’s four a.m.
Banding Birds Of Prey Provides Hands-On Experience by Amy Meehan
[caption id="attachment_848" align="alignright" width="300"] IFW Biologist and occasional IFW blogger Amy Meehan with a red-shouldered hawk.[/caption] Raptors, or birds of prey, are some of the most fascinating and beautiful birds in the world. This group includes Eagles, Vultures, Hawks, Kites, Osprey, Falcons and Owls. I recently had the
Now is the Time to Complete Your Safety Course!
Don't wait until hunting or trapping season to take your safety course, it will be too late! Most courses are offered in the late summer and early fall prior to the start of hunting seasons. Completing your course before hunting season allows you the time to become familiar with equipment, terrain, and hunting techniques.
Brook Trout Beat the Heat
During the hot summer months, brook trout and other fish will search for cooler spots in a river or pond, seeking “thermal refuge” from the heat. These thermal refuges will often congregate fish in high numbers, and often you can find them huddled near spring holes or tributaries.
Kennebunk Plains Wildlife Management Area
By Regional Wildlife Biologist Brad Zitske The Kennebunk Plains Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is an exceptional 1758-acre property located in the town of Kennebunk. It is composed of 650 acres of sand plain – grassland community, representing the largest contiguous unit of this type in southern Maine. The remainder of the property is upland forest with black, white, and red oak, red maple, white and red pine, and some ecologically rare pitch pine – scrub oak barren.
Grouse and Woodcock Management at Jamie’s Pond WMA
Text and photo by Leigh (Eric) Hoar, Assistant Regional Biologist/Lands Management Jamie’s Pond Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is an 800 acre upland parcel surrounding a 100 acre cold water fishery in the towns of Farmingdale, Hallowell and Manchester which the Department be
Fish Tags Help Track Non-Native Fish In St. John River
[caption id="attachment_815" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Tags similar to this one were attached to hundreds of fish in the St. John River.[/caption] Anglers who fish the St.
Booming Ground WMA Is On The Edge (of Maine)
[caption id="attachment_807" align="alignright" width="329"] Mud Lake Falls is a quarter-mile of quickly dropping rapids.[/caption] The Booming Ground Wildlife Management Area is located in the northeastern part of Forest City Township, Washington County, Maine, and is composed primarily of a peninsula formed by the dammed waters
Keep In Touch!
Enter your email or mobile number to receive the latest news from MDIFW.