BANGOR DAILY NEWS • October 14, 2023
Moose hunters were surprised this week to find several new gates blocking vehicle access to Katahdin Iron Works land. Logging company Pine State Timber is closing 95 percent of its 30,000 acres to vehicle traffic because of thefts, damage to equipment and destruction of roads, according to Seth Roope, forester and land manager for the company. The company has not restricted foot traffic or hunting at this point, although the property likely will be leased to one entity for bear hunting, he said. Public hunting will be restricted to the high bridge area with foot traffic only.