Celebrating our Official State Animal – the Moose If you were deciding which species should be designated Maine’s official state animal, there’s little doubt you would decide it should be...

Once each year in early autumn, we publish an issue of The Maine Sportsman focusing on hunting dogs and their owners, breeders and trainers. What better way to kick off...

The Maine Sportsman’s August 2026 Issue – It’s all about the  Bears! Maine has more black bears than any other New England state. In fact, Maine’s biologists have managed its...

Striped Bass, Bear and Moose! If you manage a bait shop, what do you do on your day off? If you’re Zachary Spring, manager of Saco Bay Tackle, you go...

Big Trout, an ATV Summit, and the Upcoming Moose Lottery! With summer fully upon us, Maine’s waters are warming, and the trout fishing is heating up. Accomplished angler Jason McGee...