Maine Outdoor Enthusiast

The First Week of Maine Deer Season: A Buck Down & The Rut Ahead | MOE Podcast #105

It's been a few months since we've sat down for a podcast. Since returning from the Allagash, life has been busy, and it seems like every time we put one fire out, two mo

When the Blood Trail Ends | MOE Podcast #104

In this episode, I sit down with Robbie Kilcollins to discuss the use of trained tracking dogs to recover wounded or otherwise difficult-to-find deer and other game in Ma

Meet America’s First Chaga Farmers | Chaga, Fungi & the Maine Woods | MOE Podcast #103

Deep in the Maine woods, Justin and Nikki Triquet are doing something few people have ever seen before...farming chaga.In this episode, we sit down with Justin and Nikki

Back From The Allagash: What Worked, What Didn't, and What I learned | MOE Podcast #102

I’m back from my Allagash trip, and in this episode I sit down with Lacey to talk through the full experience.This is my post-trip debrief: the route, the planning, the g

Log Drives to Overlanding: The Ever-Changing Maine Outdoor Economy | MOE Podcast #101

The Maine outdoors has always had an economy. Long before rooftop tents, GPS maps, sporting camps, and remote campsites, Maine’s woods and waters were working landscapes

Maine's New Deer Survival Model? | MOE Podcast #100

For Episode 100 of the MOE Podcast, we’re talking about Maine deer survival, winter severity and the state’s apparent move toward a newer model for estimating winter impa

On the Boat with Joe Osgood | Fishing, Hunting, and Camp | MOE Podcast #99

Joe Osgood from FBM Maine Outdoor Journal came north to spend a couple nights at camp, so we decided to record this episode right from the boat. In this on-location conv

From Lures To Streamers: Keep It Simple | MOE Podcast #98

In this episode, we’re talking lures and streamer flies.Fish don’t hit artificial presentations by accident. Whether it’s a spoon, plug, spinner, or traditional streamer

The End? | MOE Podcast #97

What keeps a tradition alive? This week we talk about cultural resonance: The idea that traditions only survive when they become part of a people’s identity, memory, and

The Maine Outdoors: Then, Now and What's Changing | MOE Podcast #96

In this episode we look at the Maine outdoors through two very different lenses, then and now.After being sent an old Maine Fish and Game magazine from decades past, I st

Gear Up for Open Water: Preparing for Spring Fishing in Maine | MOE Podcast #95

As spring arrives in northern Maine the mind shifts towards open water fishing. In this episode, we talk through how we prepare (or should prepare😉) for spring fishing in

Joe Holland: Lived It (Part 2) | MOE Podcast #94

Part 2 of our conversation with Joe Holland is live.In this episode, we continue talking through the life experiences, hard seasons, and Maine roots that shaped the man b

Joe Holland: A Life Outdoors | MOE Podcast #93

Joe Holland has lived a life worth talking about.In this part of the conversation, we get to know Joe Holland the person. His background, his time as a pro bass fisherman

The Numbers Are In | What Maine’s 2025 Deer Harvest Really Says | MOE Podcast #92

The official numbers by township are in for Maine’s 2025 deer season, and in this episode we break down what stands out from the harvest report, what the data seems to su

Ice-Out Trolling with Tandem Streamers: A Maine Fishing Tradition | MOE podcast #91

Every spring in Maine there’s a short window when the ice finally disappears and landlocked salmon and brook trout can be had near the surface of Maine's big lakes. For g

When Did Hunting and Fishing Gear Get So Complicated? | MOE Podcast #90

There was a time when choosing hunting or fishing gear was pretty simple. A good rifle, a dependable scope, a fly rod that felt right in your hand and that was about it.T

The Depot Lake Hunt Club | Preserving a Canadian Hunting Tradition | MOE Podcast #89

For many of us, hunting camp is more than a place, it’s a tradition.In this episode, we sit down with Rob and Darryl Wiggins, members of The Depot Lake Hunt Club in Ontar

When Play Built Outdoorsmen | Podcast #88

When we were kids, we thought it was just play. Fishing a small brook after school or wandering through the woods without a plan...always with a BB gun in hand. Looking b

Seasons Change...So Does Life | MOE Podcast #87

When hunting season ends, it can feel like something closes. Our routine and rhythm change and winter can feel like a drag. However, the outdoors never really stops…it ju

The Last True Woodsmen

Today, we sit down with men who lived the Maine woods in a different era...a time when the woods were remote, gear was simple, and skill mattered more than anything.We di