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PublishedDecember 5, 2024
In the Field: My high school served moose meat
In 1965, four schoolboy hunters helped transform a tragedy into a food bonanza for their fellow students.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2024
In the Field: Central Maine’s sandhill cranes will make your heart soar
As many wildlife species decline globally, Maine’s growing sandhill crane population is a wonderful anomaly, Ron Joseph writes.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2024
In the Field: My first moose hunt check station
Back in October 1988, Ron Joseph recalls his first experience during Maine’s six-day moose hunt as a regional wildlife biologist in Greenville.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2024
In the Field: Kennebec River salmon restoration faces complicated passage
The fate of Kennebec River dams take center stage as Atlantic salmon are at an inflection point, Ron Joseph writes.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2024
In the Field: Going where the buffalo roam on a Montana wildlife trip
There's a lot to love about Montana, including animals, landscapes and Western history, Ron Joseph writes.
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PublishedJuly 3, 2024
In the Field: Ode to the Maine Atlas and Gazetteer
Re-reading Gazetteer notes generates a flood of wonderful memories of beautiful Maine places visited and wildlife observed, Ron Joseph writes.
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PublishedJune 6, 2024
In the field: Maine high school baseball once shared space with moose, foxes, livestock
Ron Joseph's childhood memories of playing at Maine’s rural baseball fields is a reminder that dreams are achievable in the most unlikely places.
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PublishedMay 2, 2024
In the Field: Maine moose sightings becoming rarer as climate change boosts tick populations
Ron Joseph reflects that seeing a moose can be a lifetime memory, but he wonders if Maine's most iconic animal will survive the century as warmer seasons breed more ticks.
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PublishedApril 4, 2024
In the Field: Ode to the peavey
Named after a Maine inventor, the 5-foot wooden lever tool revolutionized logging in North America and has forged a reputation that has stood the test of time, Ron Joseph writes.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2024
In the field: Fishing with Franz
Smelts, moose meat, beer and memories with a friend are reminders of a time-honored Maine tradition, Ron Joseph writes.
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