Well the bears won this year. Yesterday was the last chance for hunting bear over bait. I went out to the site where the big bear was cleanly missed in hopes that he would emerge from the black growth one more time, however that was not to be. Therefore he will most likely live to get even bigger which is almost mind blowing as he must weigh close to 500 pounds right now. Of course there is still 2 more weeks of hunting with hounds for bear and Nelson Cole, the famous "Catman" himself will be coming up for the last week of hound hunting bringing along his world class pack of Treeing Walkers. So one never knows we may still be able to take down the VW bear. If he lives through this Big E will put in the last attempt by setting out a cable trap. We have known for years that the big bears are out there, however technology has changed the game to actually show us pictures and we were very surprised to see just how many big bear we have out there and any one of them would be a trophy; possibly one of a lifetime. I have also come to one other conclusion; game cameras are like fish finders. They will show you what is out there, but that doesn't mean you can catch or kill them. So be it......
Big E and Chet "The other Fly Rod " Crosby heading to Telos to scout moose for Chet's wife Linda who has a bull permit for that zone. The Crosbys have been good friends for all of 23 years. We have hunted and fished with them that long. Linda's health is not the best and has been on kidney dialysis for several months now and we have watched her fade from the vibrant lady she used to be which makes this moose hunt quite special as it will probably be her last for certain. Monday morning we'll be on the road bright and early. She can only hunt Monday, Wednesday and Friday due to her treatments, so we will keep the fingers crossed that she has the opportunity for a true trophy Maine moose. We will have it mounted and it will live on on the wall of the new lodge if successful.
I have to load up here soon and head out to Webster Plantation to pick up barrels and tree stands. If we leave the stands out much past the closing of baiting season we tend to have them stolen, which is quite costly. Sometimes one wonders where honor has gone amongst people, but it seems to be the way now a days. Tuesday we will collect the stands from the International Paper lot in Grindstone which will only leave Woodville to be collected. I need to do some scouting myself on our new lot for deer trails so that I can place a couple stands in hopes of taking a buck this year. Maine's deer herd is not in the best shape in Northern Maine. We have some really nice deer, but one has to put in the time and effort to find them. Deer season is generally cold here and that adds another factor in the game to deal with. Of course snow on the ground is excellent for tracking!!!
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