BANGOR DAILY NEWS • September 15, 2022
The Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge and the Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge will now be open to select hunting and fishing opportunities, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Rachel Carson in Wells, will now allow turkey hunting. Open migratory bird, upland game, and big game hunting will be allowed at Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge lands in Berwick. Great Thicket was created in 2016 to protect vulnerable shrubland species such as the endangered cottontail rabbit.