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Fall 2022, an Update
Seems as though I sit down here about once a year. For someone who likes to write, and who uses writing to firm up my thoughts and hash...
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Matt Breton
- Sep 1, 2022
- 4 min
Maine Sportsman Vermont Column, September 2022
“P is for Public Land” When the calendar flips to September I feel like the lights turn on. Ahead of me awaits a flurry of activity and...
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Matt Breton
- Aug 1, 2022
- 4 min
Maine Sportsman VT Column, August 2022
Vermont “Hiking the Long Trail” Not every mile is the same. For my money, the miles I put on in August get me ready for hunting...
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Matt Breton
- Jul 1, 2022
- 4 min
Maine Sportsman VT Column, July 2022
Vermont “Fun on the Connecticut River” My buddy Conrad is an adventurous soul. He bought a McKenzie-style drift boat and decided he...
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Matt Breton
- Jun 1, 2022
- 4 min
Maine Sportsman VT Column, June 2022
Vermont “Casting a Spell” The instant you hook a fish, there is connection that feels thunderous- shockwaves that spread through the...
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Matt Breton
- May 1, 2022
- 4 min
Maine Sportsman VT Column, May 2022
“Open Water Fishing” May usually brings warming water temps and an itch to get a line in the water. Trout season opens the second...
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Matt Breton
- Apr 1, 2022
- 4 min
Maine Sportsman VT Column, April 2022
(reprinted with permission) Vermont Column, Maine Sportsman “Deer Hunting by the Numbers” While I never fully stop thinking about chasing...
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Matt Breton
- Oct 29, 2020
- 5 min
Reflections on a Land Ethic - Choices and Action
(All quotes in bold below from Aldo Leopold in A Sand County Almanac) “A conservationist is one who is humbly aware that with each stroke...
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Matt Breton
- Jul 1, 2020
- 3 min
Right Beneath My Nose
Got an email from the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership the other day, and clicked on a link about women in conservation....
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Matt Breton
- Jun 21, 2020
- 2 min
Words Matter
"Words matter." I say that a lot to my colleagues at work. In the world of physical therapy, the word 'fix' comes up a lot. It just...
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Matt Breton
- May 21, 2020
- 1 min
Bits of Salvation
I took a walk up the mountain to cleanse myself. It seemed right. The exhaust and the noise - the sins of the day - were what I needed...
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Matt Breton
- May 9, 2020
- 1 min
An Update: Writing in some other places
With some more time (between fishing trips), I've been doing some writing in other places. You can catch a few pieces on the BWB website...
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Matt Breton
- Apr 15, 2020
- 4 min
The Ego
I just finished a couple of books, How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan, and The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr. Both good...
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Matt Breton
- Apr 8, 2020
- 3 min
Self Reliance
“There are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm. One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the grocery, and the...
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Matt Breton
- Mar 5, 2020
- 4 min
The Pace of Place
I took a walk yesterday, on snowshoes, across the road from my house. Ground I've covered before, but on a day when the truck wasn't...
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Matt Breton
- Feb 23, 2020
- 3 min
Change
Change is hard, especially when you like the status quo. And our culture is changing. The rural way of life feels like it is under...
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Matt Breton
- Jan 11, 2020
- 5 min
Through the Veil
Transitioning from a non-hunter to a hunter is a complicated process, especially as an adult. At some point, being in the woods with the...
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Matt Breton
- Dec 17, 2019
- 7 min
2019 Maine Buck Story - The Whirling Buck
Dad and I arrived in Jackman on Sunday of the 4th week ahead of a snowstorm. We got our grocery shopping done and settled in early. We...
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Matt Breton
- Dec 4, 2019
- 4 min
The Chase is the Thing
I adore the pursuit. To take a track in the snow, determine who made it, then follow where he goes until some end is reached...nightfall,...
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