Category: Maine

Even spending long hours at baited sites off old logging roads near this Piscataquis County outdoors haven, a hunter might not even see a bear. Source: Piscataquis County lodge’s expertise helps hunter bag a bear on the 1st day of the season

There are four prime tactics to bag a bruin. The most popular and productive is to establish a bait site, and even with pastries, trail mix and caramel popcorn to tempt the “black ghost,” success runs 25 percent or less. A bear’s eyes are good, its hearing even better and its ability to literally smell…

“A bear’s sense of smell is seven times stronger than the best blood hound,” Floyd said. And, he adds, “a bear’s hearing is twice as keen as a human’s.” Source: Outdoors in Maine: Focus and silence are key fundamentals of bear hunting | Lewiston Sun Journal

The Maine 13-week black bear season opens Aug. 30. Source: Black bear hunting requires patience – Piscataquis Observer

Maine’s Bear hunting season will be here soon. Those hunting with bait can begin their preparations this weekend. Source: Maine Bear Hunters Can Start Placing Bait This Weekend

Source: Bear Hunting: Hunting Laws & Rules: Hunting & Trapping: Maine Dept of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

Today was Day 63 of bear baiting for us, with the hunting season opening on Sept. 9. Over the years, I have taken a lot of pleasure in helping people get their first black bear, and in all honesty, I love chasing bear. Source: WALTERS COLUMN: Never too late to start hunting | Recreation |…

The upcoming fall bear season is likely to be the oddest Maine has ever experienced. Source: Now is the perfect time to prepare for bear season – The County

Maine’s fall hunting seasons are getting closer, and bear hunters in the state can start setting bait for bears in less than two weeks. Source: Maine bear hunters can start setting out bait soon | Lewiston Sun Journal

State biologists held a virtual public hearing Wednesday to take comments on a petition to have state regulators eliminate bear-baiting by 2029. Source: Bear hunting petition reignites 20-year-old debate over baiting – Portland Press Herald