Maine Bear Hunt

August 31, 2006

Well here I am in Aroostook County Maine on a bear hunt. The season opened Monday and I’m still waiting to punch my tag. My nephew tagged early with an opening morning kill of a 203lb bear. This was his first ever big game kill and I hope to have his photo up here soon.The crew from NC; Rick, Chip and myself had a good opening day with a great hunt even if none of us go to punch a tag.

Rick and Chip punched their tags on Tuesday evening both getting some nice dry sows. Chips tipped the scales by a few more ponds then Rick’s but two really good bears that were hovering near 200lbs live weight.

I think both of them are hooked on this style of hunting, having a bear 20-30 feet in most cases from your ground blind gives you a huge rush. Most bears in this camp are killed at a distance that is less then what most turkeys are killed at. R&S Guide service does and excellent job on setting up ground blinds and putting you on some bruins up close...

I’ve had some opportunities, I have seen 3 bears so far, but I’m holding out for a little larger bear. I’m sure as the week goes on I may get a little less picky. It was real windy today so I got to believe that impacted this evenings hunt. Hopefully the weather will be a better the rest of the week.

I’ll update has time and net access allows.