October 2006 Almanac
This Month: October’s Big Question: What Should I Hunt Next?
October can begin like more of summer, but by month’s end, it can feel like winter — or certainly very late fall. Between the extremes will come an explosion of color that makes mountainous sections of Maine look like the Sound of Music in red, yellow, orange and gold Technicolor.
It all happens this month, too, inland salmonids, black bass and warm-water fish keep some folks fishing through November. Coastal stripers stick around until at least month’s end and deer hunting with a bow and arrow has become a huge Maine sport. Squirrels, upland birds and waterfowl vie for attention, and that doesn’t count a jillion other options.
The 2006 duck season dates are as follows: The North Zone is open from Oct. 2 through Dec. 9. The split south season goes from Oct. 2 to Oct. 28 and Nov. 13 through Dec. 23.
For Canada-geese hunting in the North Zone, the season runs Oct. 2 through Dec. 9. In the South Zone, goose hunters have a split season that runs from Oct. 2 to 28 and Nov. 13 through Dec. 23.