DIY Bear Hunts

3 OR 6-Day Hunt Over Bait

Black Bear Hunting in Maine

Maine has a very healthy, stable black bear population, and it’s estimated at 35,000 according to the state’s Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Statewide we average 9 bears per 100 square miles. In our zone seem to have a higher percentage. Our region is Northern Maine, a consistent producer of adult bears each season.

As a bear hunting outfitter, we limit each week to 8 to 10 participants, to make sure they get a personalized hunt. We have hunted this area for the last two years and know how to get the bears to come in. We manage our bear sites for a sustainable harvest.

We aim to provide the hunter an opportunity to harvest a natural Maine Black Bear, dressing out at over 200 pounds. Maine black bears reach full maturity (adult size) at about 5 years old. Boars will average 250 – 600 pounds. Sow (female bear) are smaller weighing in from 100-400 pounds. We have close to 100% sightings for each bear sight that we have.

The four-week bait season for black bears varies some each year but is typically the last week of August through the third week of September, ending just before the first bull moose week.

For your best chance at getting that mature Maine Black bear is to book with a reputable guide and outfitter.

Choosing your Bear Hunting Guide/Outfitter

• The tree stands we use are certified by the Tree Stand Manufactures Association, safe and comfortable. Most do have a seating pad but feel free to bring one from home. Anyone in a tree stand is required to always have a harness on, while in the stand. (Welcome to bring your own or borrow one).
• The bear bait sites we have been pre-baited starting in July (when the law states we can), we place cameras on the sites to pattern the bears’ activity for up to 30 days prior to your hunt.
• Stands and ground blinds are set up to provide gun hunters an approximate 35 or less-yard shot and for bow hunters no more than a 20-yard shot.
• Stands are set for left or right-handed shooters and have shooting rails or bow hangers, as needed by the hunter. (Hunter will notify us what they will be using as a weapon on the hunt)
• We have a rotation of sites so that the bears do not get over-pressured. Ensuring that our hunters have fresh areas to hunt.
• Our hunters will be placed on active sights, monitored with game cameras and we have several sites available for each hunter.
• We recommend scent-free clothing, also that you bring scent-free soap to shower with. If you need to wash anything we can provide scent-free soap.

How we run our Bear Hunts in Northern Maine:

Our DIY bear hunting packages give hunters a great opportunity to harvest a big game trophy that eludes many hunters who have spent a lifetime in the woods. The absolute thrill of seeing a mature boar or sow silently appear at the edge of your vision is enough to get anyone’s heart racing!

We have put in a lot of thought on how to set up our bear sites whether it be from a tree stand or a ground blind. We can accommodate bow hunters, rifle hunters, muzzleloaders, and pistol hunters. We can make both left- and right-handed hunters comfortable and provide a confident shooting distance. Our guide will drive you within walking distance of your bear hunt site and get you settled into your stand or ground blind. Youth hunters can get a hunting license and do a bear hunt, accompanied by an adult. At 16 years old they can hunt on their own. We can set a pair of stands or ground blinds together for a parent and youth hunter sharing a hunt of a lifetime!

Base price is per hunter for a 3-Day hunt. Make it a 6-Day hunt for an additional fee. Tax is not included and will be calculated upon arrival.