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All of you avid anglers and latenight fly tyers should know I am hosting a tying contest on the sister-blog. Aroostook Flyers & Tyers. If you love to tye and want to play…….come on over. At the very least you can read some fun information……see some videos and learn to tye something.

Now my stats tell me that over a thousand readers a week come through here. Wow…..that is pretty impressive. Now if 10% of you join in my contest that is 100 possible contestants, per week. Now let’s stay at the 100 for a moment. If 100 tyers join the contest that’s 100 flies in the contest and only one winner. The winner takes all!! That’s right…the winner gets all the flies as the prize. So go over to Aroostook Flyers & Tyers…join the contest. Give it a try…….tye me a fly!!!!!

Hey folks,
Just a word about a cool site I found. If you are planning on hunting or fishing in Aroostook. Check out Monticello Weather.

Their weather reports are very accurate……and admittedly it is cool to see the snow fall.

I spend alot of time cruising the internet in an effort to promote this blog and to find us new stuff. Well I think I have found the Ultimate Outdoor Site
What I found was an outdoor site called My Outdoor TV .com
Now if you are anything like me you love those hunting videos. Also like me you love learning more about hunting. Than this is the place for you, too. Some of the best shows on TV are here for your reference and enjoyment. The cool thing is……it’s free!!!!! No subscriptions…no dish network/direct tv bills……and the cable company can’t jack your rates every three months or so.

Well to be quite honest I hate TV!!!! THAT STUPID BLACK BOX CAN SIT THERE IN THE CORNER AND ROT!! I don’t have cable or satellite and it mostly gets used to watch DVD’s or Tapes. Well it looks like it is going to see alot less use than that from here on. (Wifey may not agree, so I reserve the right to recant should my life become endangered.)

You have to try the site……..
PS. THIS IS A NON-PAID ENDORSEMENT……..JUST DO IT!!!!!

I have long believed we are what we eat, and we are who or what we believe we are!!!!!!!

Here’s a man that understands the truth of true!!

Ted Nugent

Want to effect change in 20012!!!! Write him in as your “Independant Choice for President”.

I’M NOT KIDDING!!!!!!!! That’s how I will vote in 2012!!

I have returned………..

Wow what a crazy summer and an insane economy. Working one full time job and two semi-paying part timers. Leaves very little time for much. So this blog has been getting neglected.

Well a slight recap…….

1) Fiddlehead season was awesome…froze about 30 pounds.

2) Fishing has been alot more hit or miss than I would like. But I have trout in my freezer…it’s all Good.

3) Aroostook county has been raining daily for most of the summer. Accept the first part of August…..it’s been 80+!!!!!

4) Aroostook Flyers and Tyers has been neglected as well. As I pursue the recommercialization of fly tying into an added income. Leaving very little time…….for much.

5) Feeling My age……. right hander with elbow issues making it hard to cast the fly. Tendonitus? Carpal tunnel? Just painfull.

6) Bear baiting season Approaches!!!!! Heck it’s here!!!!!

7)  HELP THE VETS!!!!!!!!!!

8) GET BACK WHAT YOU HAVE LOST!!!!!

Unclaimed Property

For Mainers……….Use the link above to locate forgotten bank accounts or refunds you never got. Every state has a site like this!!!!!!!

Hey folks its April 10th 2009…….and I want to go fishing!!!!

My river is in Flood stage…..the lakes are adrift in ice slush and chunky. NOAA says the floods are North into the valley, the St. John Valley. The Aroostook,St Croix and St. John are overflowing. The ice is tryng to leave but …….still no fishing.

Tulips are up and the robins are singing. The ducks are back and quacking across the sky. All signalling the coming of our favorite season.

MUD SEASON!!!!!!!!!!!!

Loggers pack it in and go home….their shutting down the woods.

Lakers……bide your time. The ice is trying to break up in area lakes. Get your boat ready!!

Rivermen……the waters will fall and rise once more before they settle for the season. The second flood will leave and the trout will rise anew on the falling waters of late May and early June.

Aroostook's Fiddleheads are coming!!!!

Here we are part way into April and now spring has shown itself.  The north country is melting away into the muddy eden we all look forward to each year. The loggers are cussing but the rest of us are happy. Now if the roads would dry out, the ice would go out and the rivers drop. Paradise would be right here.

              camping season is at hand

It is my intention to take my laptop to the woods with me on my adventures. Posting stories and photos on all manner of fun this coming season. Part of the time I will be sharing with you the ongoing saga of the bed and breakfast.  I am working with a good friend and investor who wants to buy some land and a house to convert to a B&B. On the land, we are adding some cabins and under the right circumstances. We are also going to stock the land with birds and allow hunters to hunt here as well. I have a guide lined up and a dog to aquire.

More to come….sorry I was abscent for awhile. But this is the scouting season and tying season for fishing all year.

TO: ALL MEDIA For immediate releaseDecember 19, 2007

For more information contact:Melinda Gable Melinda@sportsmenslink.org 202-302-4794

Maine’s Hunters and Anglers Have a Significant Impact on the Economy
Spending $581 Million a Year

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine’s 266,000 hunters and anglers are among the most prominent and influential of all demographic groups, spending more than $581 million a year on hunting and fishing, according to a new report.

The new report, “Hunting and Fishing: Bright Stars of the American Economy ~ A force as big as all outdoors,” spotlights the immense impact hunters and anglers have on the economy at the national and state level.

In Maine, spending by hunters and anglers directly supports 8,800 jobs, which puts $222 million worth of paychecks into pockets of working residents around the state. Of course, government coffers also benefit — spending by sportsmen in pursuit of these outdoor activities generates $56 million in state and local taxes. These latest figures demonstrate that season after season hunters and anglers are driving the economy from big businesses to rural towns, through booms and recessions.

“Because sportsmen enjoy hunting or fishing alone or in small groups, they are overlooked as a constituency and as a substantial economic force,” stated Jeff Crane, president of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation. “When you compare spending by hunters and anglers to other sectors, their impact on the state’s economy becomes more tangible.”

• Sportsmen support more jobs in Maine than the University of Maine, one of the state’s largest employers (8,800 jobs vs. 8,000).
• Annual spending by Maine sportsmen is more than the Gross State Product for arts, entertainment and recreation ($581 million vs. $376 million).
• Maine sportsmen annually spend more than the revenues from commercial seafood landings in the state ($581 million vs. $362 million).
• Maine sportsmen outnumber the populations of the state’s nine largest cities combined (266,000 vs. 253,000).
• The economic stimulus of hunting and fishing equates to an astounding $1.6 million a day being pumped into the state’s economy.

“Spending by sportsmen benefits not only the manufacturers of hunting and fishing related products, but everything from local mom and pop businesses to wildlife conservation,” noted Doug Painter, president of National Shooting Sports Foundation. “And because most hunting and fishing takes place in rural areas, much of the spending benefits less affluent parts of the state.”

On the national level, 34 million sportsmen age 16 and older spent more than $76 billion in 2006, supporting 1.6 million jobs.  If a single corporation grossed as much as hunters and anglers spend, it would be among America’s 20 largest, ahead of Target, Costco and AT&T. And if all hunters and anglers had voted during the last presidential election, they would have equaled 31 percent of all votes cast.  If all hunters and anglers living in Maine voted, they would have equaled 61 percent of all votes cast in the state.

These statistics are impressive and, if anything, they underestimate the impact of sportsmen since they do not take into account the millions of hunters and anglers under 16 years of age or people who were not able to get out and hunt or fish in 2006. When sportsmen’s spending is thought of in business terms and compared to other sectors of the economy, it is quite remarkable. From small rural towns scattered across our country’s landscape to the bottom-line of Fortune 500 companies located in major cities, if you take away hunting and fishing you take away the equivalent of a multi-billion dollar corporation.

“It is a fairly simple equation – hunters and anglers mean jobs in states and local communities that have made the effort to maintain their hunting and fishing opportunities,” said Crane. “The economic impacts that sportsmen have on state economies should be a wake-up call to state governments to welcome and encourage hunting and fishing in their state.”

The report, “Hunting and Fishing: Bright Stars of the American Economy ~ A force as big as all outdoors,” was produced by the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation with support from the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, National Marine Manufacturers Association, National Shooting Sports Foundation and SCI – First For Hunters. The report uses the results from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation and statistics provided by the American Sportfishing Association and Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.

The report: “Hunting and Fishing: Bright Stars of the American Economy ~ A force as big as all outdoors” along with STATE FACTS are available on the Web at
 www.sportsmenslink.org and www.nssf.org

For more information or questions contact: Melinda Gable 202-302-4794 or at Melinda@sportsmenslink.org

Used with the permission of NSSF…4/1/08 BNR

To ALL MEDIA
For Immediate Release

March 31, 2008
 


Michael Waddell to Chair

National Hunting and Fishing Day

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.—Outdoor television star Michael Waddell has been selected as honorary chairman for this year’s National Hunting and Fishing Day, set for Sept. 27.

In the volunteer role, Waddell becomes the official spokesman for the annual commemoration’s key message: Conservation succeeds only because of America’s 34 million hunters and anglers. In fact, through license fees and excise taxes, hunters and anglers generate $100,000 every 30 minutes for fish, wildlife and habitat programs.
“I’m so humbled to be named honorary chair. National Hunting and Fishing Day has such a great tradition. And it’s awesome to be able to make a difference in the lives of people who love to hunt and fish just like I do,” said Waddell.

“Michael’s surging popularity with youths, women, men—hunters and non-hunters alike—make him an ideal person to carry the torch for National Hunting and Fishing Day,” said Denise Wagner, coordinator for Wonders of Wildlife museum.

The museum is the official home of National Hunting and Fishing Day, with sponsorship from the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), Bass Pro Shops, The Sportsman Channel, National Wild Turkey Federation, Realtree, Cabela’s, Woolrich, GunBroker.com and Safari Club International.

Wonders of Wildlife is the only hunting- and fishing-focused museum affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution and accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association.

Waddell, of Woodbury (better known as Booger Bottom), Ga., hosts two outdoor TV shows including “Realtree Road Trips,” a perennial fan favorite. Waddell’s hunting knowledge, fresh perspective and sense of humor keep this reality-style show fast-paced, energetic, edgy and funny. Upward ratings show more and more viewers who never before considered collecting their own venison are being drawn alongside veteran hunters toward the magnetic host.

Waddell shares his love of the outdoors with wife Ashley and their four children, Mason, Meyer, Woods Macoy and Audrey Mackay.