Maine has a new bear record!!
#11
This guy was in fact from PA. Here is a link to the colum in our local news paper.. http://bangordailynews.com/2012/09/2...ting-in-maine/
Here is a pic from the record bruin. It is not the best picture by no means, although it is the only pic I have..
This is a very true statement BarnesX and if you look around in that section of the paper you will see that this is turning out to a banner year of large bears. They are guessing that with the heat this summer and a lack of food crop that the bears are packing on the wieght earlier than normal. This is leading the biologists up here to believe that they will be hybernating early this year.
Here is a pic from the record bruin. It is not the best picture by no means, although it is the only pic I have..
Maine actually hunts their bears. For a bear to get that big with far more being shot is pretty amazing. That boy avoided a lot of hunters as he raided all those donut barrels He was probably 100% nocturnal until he got greedy that day.
Last edited by Phil from Maine; 09-22-2012 at 11:31 PM.
#13
This is leading the biologists up here to believe that they will be hybernating early this year.
I will be in Maine next fall. Hopefully the deep snow holds off this year and we can shoot a PA bear. My trail cameras are filthy with bears all summer.
#14
I hope you have some great luck down there in PA BarnesX as well if you do make it up this way next year.
#15
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I just found the article on Field and Stream, it said he was guidded by Steve Monroe and Jim Webber of Grand Slam Guide Service. The whole article can be found at.... http://www.fieldandstream.com/photos...ode-1001476796
#17
I'm going out with my son on Saturday, Nov. 17th for a try at a PA bear. He's only 10 so he can't shoot. This is why we will go to Maine. I want him to get his first bear. I've already shot one, it's his turn.
#18
I surely hope that you have some success and a nice story to tell us about it. I also hope when you and your son are up here that both of you get a decent bear as well. IMO we have to many of them here. I will not hunt them as I do not like the meat off them. My mom and wife says to go shoot one and it has not happened yet. Good Luck to you..
Last edited by Phil from Maine; 09-25-2012 at 12:20 PM.
#19
Thanks. We have too many bears around our place as well. Game commission is constantly dealing with nuisance bears.
If I remember the stats correctly, we have 30,000 bears. Of the 100,000 bear licenses sold, 3% of those hunters get a bear.
The one good thing is, you can pat on yourself if you're one of the 3%.
If I remember the stats correctly, we have 30,000 bears. Of the 100,000 bear licenses sold, 3% of those hunters get a bear.
The one good thing is, you can pat on yourself if you're one of the 3%.