Dogman Encounters Radio

Maine has 17 million acres of forest, 3,500miles of coastline, 6,000 lakes and ponds, as well as 5,000 rivers and streams that are filled with salmon, trout, bass, pickerel, and perch. The terminus for the Appalachian Trail and 92 miles of the Allagash Wilderness are also in Maine. In fact, Maine has the highest percentage of its land covered by forests, compared to any other state in the union. 90% of the state is covered by forests. Those resources make for a very welcoming habitat for Dogmen, unfortunately, as tonight’s guest, Mary, found out 46 years ago. You see, Mary lives in the beautiful mountains of Western Maine and 1 evening, just after dusk, in 1976, she was driving home, after dropping her husband off at work. She was driving down Route 2 West, through deep forest, and no other cars were in sight. It was nice out that evening, so she had her window down. She was driving slowly, enjoying the drive, when all of a sudden, she felt an uncomfortable chill to the air. Mary believes that what she did ne