We have bears!!

by Aug 11, 2014Maine Black Bear

We have bears!!

Steve went back out to the sites four days after we had and there were pictures at site 2.  Not the best pictures but there are bears around and coming in! We have a couple more weeks until the hunting season starts and then it runs for 14 weeks.  I’m trying to work my schedule to get out and help bait one more time before I head into the woods on the last week of August to try my hand at bear hunting. 

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