Beginning in 1986, Bob became a familiar voice to radio listeners across eastern and central Maine. His morning show was top rated for most of 17 years. The Country Music Association tapped him as Broadcast Personality of the Year in 1994, and he was inducted into the Country DJ Hall of Fame in Nashville on March 2nd, 2004. Bob became interested in birds in the first grade. Interest grew to passion and today Bob is one of Maine’s top birding experts. He serves on the Maine Audubon Board of Trustees and is Vice President of Audubon’s Penobscot Valley Chapter in the Bangor area. Bob is a frequent field trip leader and has led trips from Atlantic Canada to the Florida Everglades. In 2009, Bob completed development of the Maine Birding Trail and has authored a guidebook for the state, published on Down East Books. He currently writes a weekly birding column for the Bangor Daily News. Bob recently finished four terms as a member of the Maine House of Representatives, where he served on the Environment and Natural Resources Committee and helped to direct state environmental policy.
Bob Duchesne
Bob Duchesne’s Wild Maine: Slingshots, Hunter’s Pink + Other Bills [AUDIO]
You know you're having a bad day when you present a bill to the Legislature and nobody likes it.
Bob Duchesne’s Wild Maine: An Owl Invasion + Sportsmen’s Show Preview [AUDIO]
This week, we explore an invasion of snowy owls into Maine and we preview the Maine Sportsmen's Show.
Bob Duchesne’s Wild Maine: Quinzee Huts + Sled Dog Racing [AUDIO]
On this week's Wild Maine, we go inside a quinzee with Bangor Daily News outdoors writer John Holyoke. Also, the Can Am 250 is going on next weekend. We're not going there. We're staying closer to home and heading to Exeter for the Maine Highland Sled Dog race.
Bob Duchesne’s Wild Maine: Bigfoot in Maine? [AUDIO]
This week on Wild Maine, we take a look at a report of Bigfoot in the small town of Turner.
Bob Duchesne’s Wild Maine: Youth Ice Fishing + Winter Carnival Caravan [AUDIO]
This week, Wild Maine returns to Pickerel Pond, home of the Maine Youth Fish and Game Association, where even the youngest of anglers can disagree on how to catch the biggest fish.
Bob Duchesne’s Wild Maine: Pine Tree Camp Egg Ride + Ice Fishing With Kids [AUDIO]
This weekend, Wild Maine is taken over by kids, ice fishing and next weekend's Pine Tree Camp Ride-In, which includes the Q-106.5 Egg Ride!
Bob Duchesne’s Wild Maine: Hunting + Fishing Bills in Augusta [AUDIO]
This week, we talk to famous sportsman George Smith about the new hunting and fishing bills proposed in Augusta this legislative session.
Bob Duchene’s Wild Maine: Snowmobiles, Ice Fishing + Food [AUDIO]
This weekend, we take a quick look back at the Paul Bunyan Sno-X in Bangor and the 8th annual Togue Derby in Greenville and Downeast to Cobscook Bay State Park.
Bob Duchesne’s Wild Maine: Secrets of Beekeeping [AUDIO]
This weekend, we're all about beekeeping. We have a lot of questions for the bee whisperer, like what are male bees even for?
Bob Duchesne’s Wild Maine: Paul Bunyan International Sno-X Race Returns to Bangor [AUDIO]
This week we get a sneak peek at the Paul Bunyan International Sno-X race. The race returns to Bass Park in Bangor, Maine on Jan. 10-11, 2015, and will draw thousands of spectators.