Maine Bear Hunt pics!!!

[FiremanBrad]

Had a great week up in Maine, at Squapan Mountain Outfitters!!! Extreme northern Maine, near Presque Isle...Over 1700 miles from home for me!!!

I've got a ton of pics, so "BEAR" with me, it'll take a bit!!!

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All the comforts....Glad I got a bottom bunk!!!

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Beautiful country up there!!

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Lots of Tater fields!!! They spray the tops just prior to harvest...

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[FiremanBrad]

Head Guide and Outfitter Tony and his son, Josh, who is now the luckiest Young Man on earth!!!

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Tony's wife, Lynn, kept us all well fed all week!!!

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I tried to talk Lynn out of the big moose shed she found, but I didn't have any luck!!! Guess I'll have to go find one next time...lol!!

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[FiremanBrad]

Here's Jim's rig, after we just pulled into camp. He had wired in an Inverter, to run the deep freezer. Worked like a charm!!! Kept me bear frozen, and fish we picked up in Portland on the way home!!!

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A couple more sheds found during the week...

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Jim getting dialed in with the bow he built!!

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[FiremanBrad]

Anyone hungry??? The bears sure like the stuff!!!

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An effigy along side of the road, way back in the middle of nowhere!! Apparently left by local Indians...

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A new convert to the Trad world!!! This guy shoots a compound mostly, up about 80#, but killed his bear with a 45/70

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Here's the gutting table!!! Glad we got to use it!!!

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[FiremanBrad]

Alot of arrahs shot all week!!! Here's Roger and Toby, from Black Widow Bows, and Josh in the middle...

And I don't care what Roger says, Toby is a purty good shot!!!lol

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The boys from Black Widow, Roger, Toby and Myles, brought a few bows to play with in camp!! I told me wife about that longbow I shot, and to put it on the list for Christmas!!!

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Big Ed cooked up some Lobstah's one night for supper!!! DAGGUM it was GOOD!!! Here's Myles with a couple of Pope and Young crawdad's!!! 1 1/4# Lobstah's were only 6 bucks up there!!!

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Here's Myles with his bear...160# I believe!!! Killed opening evening, with his Grandpa's 270. Myles is Toby's 12 yr old son

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[FiremanBrad]

And the 3 Brothers from New York/Conn....217#!!! The one in camo shot this one, with his brothers 45/70 levergun

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Nice sized swatters on a bear that big!!!

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David's bear, 117#
Rifle kill

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David with a little souvenir...Still think mine was bigger...LOL!!!

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[FiremanBrad]

Here's Dr. Dave, my guide, and I...Dr. Dave, you made my week, Brother!!! I'm still hurting from laughing so much!!!

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My bait at 10 yds...

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My bear is laying dead, somewhere in the upper right quarter of this pic, only about 25 yds from the bait!!! Yea, it's that thick in there!! That middle Birch is only about 7 yds from me...

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[FiremanBrad]

My ol' Widder, Dorothy, built back on June of 99...She's now added a purty little black bear to the long list of critters we've chased together!!

I named her after me Granny!!!

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I hit him a little far back, he took a step at release, but it worked...Down inside of 25 yds in the thick stuff!!! The 125gr Snuffer works!! Hit the last rib, and angled forward and down, about 4-6 inches. Did slice the liver just a wee bit. Heard him crash!!!


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[FiremanBrad]

125 pounds of man killer he was!!! Good thing I've got long arms, eh!!!LOL

Biggest bowkill in camp he was!!!

My first ever black bear, and nobody could be happier, I'll bet ya!!!

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These sleds are the deal for draggin one out and haulin it to camp!!!

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Myles and I

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Same bear posted above, the 217 pounder...

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[FiremanBrad]

I was only in the stand for 30 minutes when I shot my bear, so I got to have a little vacation all week....Enjoying the good life, and dreaming of future hunts!!!

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Jim and I drove straight thru on the way home....I did most of the sleepin, he did most of the drivin, but he did get to nap a little...lol!!!

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Perfect scene for the trip home!!!

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My daughter Jessica, so hungry she could eat a live lobstah, brought home from Portland!!! We had a FEAST last night...Lobstah's and Ribeye's, fresh maters from me garden, and a BuddyLight!!

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[Tom Dickerson]

Congratulations on your bear!!!

Thanks for sharing your pictures and look forward to seeing more as I'm sure there are more.

Tom

[dhaverstick]

Great story and pics! Thanks for sharing!!!!!

[Rick Wakeman]

Congrats on a fine bear. Great pics, thanks for sharing :D

[Glaspack]

Congrats, great story and excellent pics.

[scpd751]

Great story and pictures!!!! Congrats!!!!!!!!!