BANGOR DAILY NEWS • June 26, 2023
It was a long, wet, cool spring across the state. The unusually poor weather is likely to impact hunters in the fall. Grouse living in areas of Maine that experienced considerable rain and colder temperatures in late May and early June, when the females are sitting on eggs, are likely to have suffered losses. Unlike other species, which may not reach a suitable size during the first five months of life, ruffed grouse are big enough to be “harvested” in the fall of the year in which they are born.