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- 3 days ago55 min
Log Drives to Overlanding: The Ever-Changing Maine Outdoor Economy | MOE Podcast #101
The Maine outdoors has always had an economy.Long before rooftop tents, GPS maps, sporting camps, and remote campsites, Maine’s woods and waters were working landscapes shaped by Natives, timber, log drives, river travel, tote roads, guides, and camps.In this episode, we look at how the Maine outdoor economy has changed over the past couple hundred years, from log drives and the working woods, to sporting camps and guided trips, to modern recreation, vehicle-based adventure, and the growing popularity of overlanding.This conversation is more about how each generation values the Maine outdoors differently. What was once measured in timber and transportation is now often measured in remoteness, access, tourism, and the desire to reach places that still feel wild.We’ll also talk about the tension that comes with that change: private timberland, working roads, gates, campsites, outdoor tourism, respect for access, and whether modern outdoor recreation is helping preserve Maine’s outdoor culture, or slowly changing the very thing people are trying to experience.From log drives to overlanding, the Maine outdoors has never stopped changing.#MaineOutdoorEnthusiast #MaineOutdoors #MaineWoods #Overlanding #LogDrives #MaineHistory #OutdoorEconomy #NorthMaineWoods #SportingCamps #MaineGuides #OutdoorRecreation #MaineFishing #MaineHunting #Camping #Backroads #OutdoorPodcast
- 2 weeks ago54 min
Maine's New Deer Survival Model? | MOE Podcast #100
For Episode 100 of the MOE Podcast, we’re talking about Maine deer survival, winter severity and the state’s apparent move toward a newer model for estimating winter impact and deer survival.The big question is simple: how is Maine measuring the real impact of winter on the deer herd, and how clearly is that information being explained to the public?This episode is not a personal attack on anyone at Maine IFW or within state government. It is constructive criticism. When people are in paid public positions and making decisions that affect wildlife management, hunting opportunity, and Maine’s outdoor traditions, the public deserves clear explanations, timely communication, and transparency about the data and models being used.From the outside looking in, the state often seems slow or scant in providing information on these issues. If new statistical models, including Bayesian-style approaches, are being used to estimate deer survival or winter impact, then hunters, landowners, and the public should be able to understand the basic assumptions, uncertainty, and management implications.We also use this conversation to connect the topic to broader lessons from 100 episodes: learning from incomplete information, staying humble, updating what we believe, and asking better questions about the Maine outdoors.Here's to #100!#MaineOutdoorEnthusiast #MaineOutdoors #MaineDeer #DeerHunting #WhitetailDeer #MaineHunting #WildlifeManagement #DeerWinteringAreas #BayesianStatistics #WinterSeverity #MaineIFW #outdoorpodcast Check us out on the web at:https://www.maineoutdoorenthusiast.comContact:maineoutdoorenthusiast@gmail.com
- 3 weeks ago50 min
On the Boat with Joe Osgood | Fishing, Hunting, and Camp | MOE Podcast #99
Joe Osgood from FBM Maine Outdoor Journal came north to spend a couple nights at camp, so we decided to record this episode right from the boat.In this on-location conversation, we talk fishing, hunting, camp life, Maine outdoor traditions, and the stories that come from spending time in places like this. This is just a real conversation from the water, surrounded by the kind of setting that shaped the topics we were talking about.Enjoy!
- May 5, 20261h 0m
From Lures To Streamers: Keep It Simple | MOE Podcast #98
In this episode, we’re talking lures and streamer flies.Fish don’t hit artificial presentations by accident. Whether it’s a spoon, plug, spinner, or traditional streamer fly, something about that presentation triggers a response. Sometimes it looks like food. Sometimes it looks injured. Sometimes it flashes, vibrates, moves through the right depth, or simply forces a reaction.Often, it's the simple things that matter most...depth, speed, profile, action, flash, color, and confidence. It's easy to overcomplicate lure and fly selection but the old-school approach still holds up in many Maine fishing situations.Often, the answer isn’t more stuff...it's why they strike and learning how to fish the simple stuff better.Enjoy!#MaineOutdoorEnthusiast #MaineFishing #StreamerFlies #FishingLures #WhyFishStrike #KeepItSimple #FlyFishing #TroutFishing #SalmonFishing #BrookTrout #LandlockedSalmon #SpringFishing #MaineOutdoors #FishingPodcast #OutdoorPodcastCheck us out on the web at:https://www.maineoutdoorenthusiast.comContact:maineoutdoorenthusiast@gmail.com
- Apr 28, 20261h 7m
The End? | MOE Podcast #97
What keeps a tradition alive?This week we talk about cultural resonance: The idea that traditions only survive when they become part of a people’s identity, memory, and way of life. Hunting, fishing, camp life, and time in the outdoors do not endure simply because they are a hobby or something we do...they endure because they mean something.In this episode, we discuss why it is so important to get kids into the outdoors, why some ways of life fade while others survive, and what happens when traditions stop being passed down. If we want the outdoors to remain more than just a hobby, it has to keep resonating with the next generation, it needs to be part of their story.Enjoy!#maineoutdoors #moepodcast #outdoortraditions #huntingandfishing #mainewoods #deercamp #fishinglife #mainetradition #outdoorculture #rurallife #familyoutdoors #gettingkidsoutside #youthoutdoors #woodsmanship #maineoutdoorenthusiastCheck us out on the web at:https://www.maineoutdoorenthusiast.comContact:maineoutdoorenthusiast@gmail.com
- Apr 21, 202651 min
The Maine Outdoors: Then, Now and What's Changing | MOE Podcast #96
In this episode we look at the Maine outdoors through two very different lenses, then and now.After being sent an old Maine Fish and Game magazine from decades past, I started thinking about how much has changed in our hunting and fishing culture…and how much has stayed the same. From old sporting traditions and camp culture to policy shifts, changing attitudes, and the way people experience the outdoors today, this episode is a reflection on where we’ve been, where we are, and what may be changing in the Maine outdoors right in front of us.Enjoy!#maineoutdoors #mainehunting #mainefishing #outdoorpodcast #huntingculture #fishingculture #maineCheck us out on the web at:https://www.maineoutdoorenthusiast.comContact:maineoutdoorenthusiast@gmail.com
- Apr 14, 20261h 2m
Gear Up for Open Water: Preparing for Spring Fishing in Maine | MOE Podcast #95
As spring arrives in northern Maine the mind shifts towards open water fishing. In this episode, we talk through how we prepare (or should prepare😉) for spring fishing in Maine. Maintenance on rods, reels, line, tackle cleanup, organization, cold-weather considerations, and some of the assumptions people make this time of year when the first signs of spring start showing up. We also touch on LD 1343 which is a statute enacted saying that, pursuant to the constitutional right to food, Mainer's have the right to harvest fish and wildlife by hunting, fishing or trapping. While not an explicit constitutional amendment, it IS a step in the right direction.It's an exciting time of year, especially after a long Maine winter! Enjoy!#maine #springfishing #fishinggear #openwater #mainefishing #fishingpodcast #outdoors #bassfishing #troutfishing #fishinglifeCheck us out on the web at:https://www.maineoutdoorenthusiast.comContact:maineoutdoorenthusiast@gmail.com
- Apr 7, 20261h 39m
Joe Holland: Lived It (Part 2) | MOE Podcast #94
Part 2 of our conversation with Joe Holland is live.In this episode, we continue talking through the life experiences, hard seasons, and Maine roots that shaped the man behind Joe Holland Fishing.It's more than hunting, fishing and trapping. It’s about experience, values, and a life lived outdoors.Check out Joe’s channel: @JoeHollandFishinghttps://www.youtube.com/@JoeHollandFishingBig thanks to Joe for joining us. We had a blast!Enjoy!#JoeHolland #JoeHollandFishing #Outdoors #Maine #Podcast #Fishing #Hunting #OutdoorLife #LivedItCheck us out on the web at:https://www.maineoutdoorenthusiast.comContact:maineoutdoorenthusiast@gmail.com
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