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Cornelia Thurza Crosby, or "Fly Rod", as she was popularly known, was born in Phillips, Maine, on November 10, 1854. She died one day after her 92nd birthday on November 11, 1946. [1] She was the first Registered Maine Guide. [2] On March 19, 1897, the Maine legislature passed a bill requiring hunting guides to register with the state. Maine ...
Sep. 13—The season of long walks with a shotgun is upon us. Washington's forest grouse hunting season begins Sunday, drawing hunters into the woods with dreams of wingbeats. Some hunters view ...
Hunting of the ruffed grouse is common in the northern and far western United States as well as Canada, often with shotguns. Dogs may also be used. Hunting of the ruffed grouse can be challenging. This is because the grouse spends most of its time in thick brush, aspen stands, and second growth pines. It is also very hard to detect a foraging ...
The spruce grouse (Canachites canadensis), also known as Canada grouse, spruce hen or fool hen, [2] [3] is a medium-sized grouse closely associated with the coniferous boreal forests or taiga of North America. It is the only member of the genus Canachites. It is one of the most arboreal grouse species, fairly well adapted to perching and moving ...
Maine began enforcement of hunting seasons in 1830 with game wardens appointed by the Governor of Maine responsible for enforcing seasonal restrictions. [2] The Maine Warden Service was established fifty years later, in 1880, with an initial mandate to enforce newly enacted regulations related to the state's moose population. [3]
Maine registered 1316 guides in that first year. The first Registered Maine Guide was a woman, Cornelia Thurza Crosby, or "Fly Rod Crosby", as she was popularly known. In addition to being its first licensed guide, she promoted Maine's outdoor sports at shows in metropolitan areas, and wrote a popular column that appeared in many newspapers ...
Golden Eagles have had endangered status in the state of Maine since 1986, and remain a species of greatest conservation need in the Maine Wildlife Action Plan.
Because heather moorland is managed for shooting, the population density of red grouse is unnaturally high. [4] However, advocates claim that moorland managed for grouse shooting typically contains high levels of biodiversity, including ground-nesting birds (such as lapwing , curlew , meadow pipit , golden plover , redshank and woodcock , in ...