SCORES & OUTDOORS by Roland D. Hallee One of my neighbors at camp reported recently seeing a red fox trotting down the side of the Cross Hill Road, in Vassalboro, with a chicken in its jaws. That prompted many questions about the animal and its place among humans. There have been increased sightings of red […]
SCORES & OUTDOORS by Roland D. Hallee About 12 years ago, our grandson gave us a birdhouse that he had built. That same year, while attending a benefit auction, I acquired another birdhouse. We took both of those houses and mounted them on trees behind camp. There they sat for a dozen years. No activity […]
SCORES & OUTDOORS by Roland D. Hallee Camp is open! Last Friday and Saturday my wife and I worked diligently to get things squared away at camp. Open the shelter, put away necessities for the summer, arrange outdoor furniture, check out the grill, etc. It was a busy two days, and Saturday night we finally […]
SCORES & OUTDOORS by Roland D. Hallee It’s simply amazing what you come across in the woods of Maine. Last weekend, while preparing to open camp for the season, my wife and I were helping some friends next door do some raking and leaf pickup, when the wife showed me something that she had raked […]
SCORES & OUTDOORS by Roland D. Hallee Several years ago – there seems to be disagreement when it was – we had an Eastern phoebe build a nest under the awning, on a cross beam that abuts our camp. We watched as the female incubated the eggs, and my wife had the opportunity to witness […]
SCORES & OUTDOORS by Roland D. Hallee I have been an avid fisherman for the better part of the past five decades. I have fished for many different species, under various weather conditions with some unusual experiences. But I have never had one fall out of the sky…until this week. Now, I know recreational marijuana […]
SCORES & OUTDOORS by Roland D. Hallee I always knew this day would come eventually. I always had it in the back of my mind that it wouldn’t be any time soon. It has taken me three weeks, but I have finally come to grips with it. This is a story about a pet. His […]
SCORES & OUTDOORS by Roland D. Hallee The weather has warmed, the snow is melting and the streams are bustling with activity as the spring runoff is in full swing. On a recent trip to Vermont, my wife and I saw many streams along the route swelling their banks and looking primed for brook trout […]
SCORES & OUTDOORS by Roland D. Hallee Walking through the woods following a snowfall can show evidence of many wildlife tracks. One that I saw recently was that of the Eastern Cottontail rabbit. The Eastern Cottontail, Salvilagus floridanus, is actually a New World cottontail rabbit, a member of the family Leporidae. It is one of […]
SCORES & OUTDOORS by Roland D. Hallee Like I do every Saturday morning during the winter, I stand at my kitchen window, while I’m waiting for the Keurig to brew my first cup of coffee, and watch the bird feeders. The usual cast of characters come and go. However, last Saturday, I caught a glimpse […]