"Experience Maine Hunting At It's Best "
Increase your chances of a trophy
buck or bear,
use a PROFESSIONAL Maine Registered
Guide 207 343-0391
Adult male bear average 250 - 600
pounds, and
measure 5-6 feet from tip of nose to the tip of their tail. Females are
smaller, weighing 100-400 pounds, and measuring 4-5 feet in
length. Bears are long-lived animals, capable of surviving
30 years in the wild. and although they appear slow and lumbering, bear
can run at speeds up to 35 mph.
Picture below taken with a game trail
camera
Maine's black bear population
is conservatively estimated at 23,000 animals, and has maintained
that figure since 2003 with an expected
guess of 3500 bears harvested each year.
We have
leased exclusive parcels of land in the
best areas of the State.
I have been
doing professional Guiding since 1995 in Maine.
A little summer bear
scouting pays off with photo 6 15 2006
Bear hunting in Maine is the best in the East.
(Here is the secret to getting
a bear , a GOOD GUIDE that cares, a good active
site, sit still , and don't pee anywhere
near your site ...
Each Client has his own active site - your guide
will take you to and from your site.
As for deer and moose it's a matter of knowing your
hunting areas and selecting productive ones AND YOUR
GUIDE DOES .
HUNTING INFORMATION
For non Resident for 2010
Big
Game Hunting (16 years & older) $ 114.00
Bear Permit (required to hunt bear outside of the
regular firearm season on deer) $74.00 . (
Example ..
Baited season for bear .. most productive )
Questions regarding Licenses, Hunting Seasons ,
bag limits , lets send you to the active link below this line , click
on it
Maine
Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
SOME
BEAR FACTS
Adult males average 200 -
600 pounds, and measure 5-6 feet from tip of nose to the tip of their
tail. Females are smaller, weighing 100-400 pounds, and measuring 4-5
feet in length. Males stand about 40 inches tall at the shoulder;
females seldom exceed 30 inches in height. Bears are compact, with
stocky legs, small eyes, short, rounded ears, short curved claws, and a
short, inconspicuous tail. The black bear has a straight facial profile
and a massive skull. Black bears in Maine are normally black , but they
are often various shades of brown They have a brown
muzzle, and occasionally a white throat or chest patch or "blaze".
Bears walk flat-footed, and their broad feet leave 5-toed tracks that
sometimes resemble human footprints. Tracks of female bears rarely
exceed 4.5 inches in width; males leave tracks up to 6 inches wide.
Bears
are opportunists, and feed on a wide range of vegetation and animal
matter. They eat a variety of plant matter throughout the growing
season, including early greening grasses, clover, and the buds of
hardwood trees in the spring, fruits and berries in summer, and
beechnuts, acorns, and hazelnuts in the fall.
This
diet is supplemented with insects, including ants and bees (their
larvae, adults, and honey), and occasional mammals and birds. Bears are
not considered efficient predators, but they are known to prey on young
deer and moose in late spring, and will consume carrion. Bears are
intelligent, and adapt rapidly to new food sources, including
agricultural crops and food placed to attract other wildlife, such as
bird feeders, and untended garbage. Therefore, they occasionally cause
problems for farmers, beekeepers and rural residents
in the
State.
There is a 55 gal drum right in front of the bear, Gives you and
idea of the size.
Reproduction. Black
bears breed from May through August, with most activity peaking in June
and July. Adults are solitary, and during the summer months males
travel over large areas to enhance their chances for encountering
mates. Although males become sexually mature at 1-2 years of age, most
do not participate in breeding until they have reached full adult size,
at about 4-6 years in Maine.
Females in Maine become
sexually mature at 3-5 years of age. Individual females have a 2-year
reproductive cycle, which is related to their long period of parental
care for cubs. Bears have a long gestation period, but most fetal
development is delayed until the final 6-8 weeks. Breeding occurs in
the summer, prior to the fall feeding period that provides the female
with stored body fat to supply demands for fetal development and her
survival during the winter. If a female is unable to store sufficient
body fat, the pregnancy is terminated. Most fetal development occurs in
early winter, after the female has entered a den, and 1-4 cubs are born
inside the winter den during January - February. Cubs weight about 12
ounces at birth, and depend on their mother for warmth and nutrition
during the remainder of the winter. They grow to 4-10 pounds by
mid-late April, when the mother leads them away from the den. The
family group remains together for 16-18 months, until the female
reenters estrus and disperses her yearlings as another breeding season
begins. In northern Maine, fluctuating beechnut crops have produced
alternating years of high and low cub production, with most cubs being
born on odd-numbered years. Cub production is more consistent in
central Maine, where more stable fall food supplies result in nearly
half of adult females giving birth each year.
Scent control
is a must for successful hunting over bait. Wear rubber footwear,
keep hunting clothing clean, and avoid wearing it in camp where foreign
odors can be picked up. Do not smoke on stand. Use cover
scent.
