tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495065447190191652.post7150566145498478709..comments2024-03-28T05:39:40.056-04:00Comments on The Maine Outdoorsman: Bear Hunting Success - A Maine Guide's TaleRabid Outdoorsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11620678221540593118noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495065447190191652.post-70134946898943656922014-03-14T22:32:42.911-04:002014-03-14T22:32:42.911-04:00excuse me for not believing you when you say you a...excuse me for not believing you when you say you are a "Master" Maine guide. If you feel this way about bear hunting. ALL of the guides I know that no matter what there is a "concept" and its more than just sitting on bait. Huntahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495065447190191652.post-49896413299916390292010-09-22T16:22:44.032-04:002010-09-22T16:22:44.032-04:00CG . . . When I see a comment such as this I can p...CG . . . When I see a comment such as this I can plainly see it is time to get out the 10 foot pole . . . POKE, POKE, POKE!Rabid Outdoorsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11620678221540593118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495065447190191652.post-70586737432293069402010-09-20T11:40:42.430-04:002010-09-20T11:40:42.430-04:00From a Master Maine Guide. Bear killing is just th...From a Master Maine Guide. Bear killing is just that. There is no hunting concept. Put the bait in the barrel, put the hunter in a tree over the barrels that are being hit. Put the dogs on the bait pile and corner or tree a bear then kill it. Put the snare in a restricted pathway leading to the bait, then shoot the snared bear after hours struggling in the trap. The management of bear feeding has been disproven by states with more bears than Maine. Hounding and trapping are obviously not needed, just look at the numbers. As for the bulllarkey about hunters not killing enough bears that has been disproven as well. Of course baiters and the NON HUNTING CLIETELE they attract will argue against science and ethics because they have none, and the whole concept was created to make money by dispensing bears from big dumps to thousands of little ones all over the Maine woods. The myth of people like this being conservationists is ridiculous. RADICAL LAND BARONS? Plum Creek is a land baron and the whitetail deer yards have been chipped by these corporate jerks; Quimby is the least of our troubles.Cecil Graynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495065447190191652.post-53433123953800484542010-09-18T16:35:30.267-04:002010-09-18T16:35:30.267-04:00I can't believe you didn't say anything ab...I can't believe you didn't say anything about the first heat wave in twenty years for our region, did you overlook that minor detail?Downeast Duck Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06445000557200149121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495065447190191652.post-36644243869650575812010-09-17T18:35:59.869-04:002010-09-17T18:35:59.869-04:00I cry out in pain, first for the animals that must...I cry out in pain, first for the animals that must die for Anon to enjoy his saintly tofu, and second I cry out from frustration that it was not I who got the bear. Bah!<br />SBWThe Suburban Bushwackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09372690405902840131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495065447190191652.post-66105983725888017502010-09-17T11:26:54.536-04:002010-09-17T11:26:54.536-04:00Looks to me like you have an HSUS supporter visiti...Looks to me like you have an HSUS supporter visiting your blog. I don't think I'll be changing my opinion of the tofu any time soon. Its still the same old soy junk its always been. These people who throw insults from the shadows, and believe that bear hunting over bait or with hounds isn't ethical, aren't sportsmen to begin with. First, they don't understand bears, their habits, habitat or their impact on the ecosystem as a whole. They don't understand our woods, our bear poulation or the responsibility we share as conservation-minded ethical hunters and guides. Hunters contibute more to conservation every year than HSUS, the Sierra Club and Wildlife Forever combined with the fortunes of radical land barons like Roxanne Quimby thrown into the mix. Look at the efforts of DU, NWTF, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and Backcountry Hunters and Anglers. And, just in case you radicals in the shadows are spying, here is a reminder for you; if you even think about interfering with a hunter's enjoyment of Maine's outdoors... Actively interfering with a person's hunt by engaging in noisemaking and similar actions is illegal in Maine, and we do know how to call a game warden or sheriff. Most people who work in law enforcement hunt, too. So good luck with that. Happy Hunting! Great Blog, keep it up!Sargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03320905158369723832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495065447190191652.post-19378855384536071742010-09-15T22:31:14.556-04:002010-09-15T22:31:14.556-04:00Two things come to mind when I read this comment. ...Two things come to mind when I read this comment. First, your reply enforces my belief that everyone should have a concealed weapons permit and be armed at all times. Second, if you hazard to compare tofu to bear meat then maybe I haven't given this soy product the fair assessment it apparently deserves. Be happy in the fact thy anonymous poster that you have badgered me into at least putting my lips to a meat substitute . . . no matter how vile and repulsed I may be by the thought.Rabid Outdoorsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11620678221540593118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495065447190191652.post-34777830439178464732010-09-15T21:03:11.866-04:002010-09-15T21:03:11.866-04:00I will hide behind my cloak of darkness and never ...I will hide behind my cloak of darkness and never expose myself unless my alpha wife tells me too, so now forever I will spew intolerance towards anything that does not align with my personal belief system for I am a patriot for all of God's creatures including tofu which is a viable alternative to bear meatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495065447190191652.post-32368029326094495022010-09-15T20:09:50.649-04:002010-09-15T20:09:50.649-04:00I often wonder about the type of individual who fi...I often wonder about the type of individual who finds solace in throwing rocks from the shadows. The fact that such negativity comes from an anonymous poster makes me seriously question that person’s integrity or at the very least their level of commitment to their own personal beliefs. Typically, I wouldn’t post a comment such as this, if the party wasn't willing to stand by their accusations by at least supplying some form of credentials, however, in this case I have granted an exception.<br /><br />I do this for I believe that there exists a lot of miscommunication and misdirection being created by the general populace simply because they are ignorant of many key factors related to bear hunting.<br /> <br />First, everyone must decide on what the word trophy means to him or her. Personally, I have waited four years and passed on many bears in the 125-150 lb range waiting for a bear that would easily tip the scales at well over 200 lbs. For others a good bear means 110-150, which in my opinion is an “average” size bear. Would I like to see a client shoot a bigger bear . . . yes . . . who wouldn’t want them to shoot a larger animal! However, each person must make up his or her own mind on what constitutes an ethical size.<br /><br />Second is the fallacy that judging bear size, for the uninitiated, is easy. This is by far one of the hardest skills for a new bear hunter to master. I have personally hunted with dozens of professional level sportsman that misjudge bear weight by as much as 20-30%. Guides will frequently assist clients in estimating bear size by putting up markers, leaving 55 gallon drums and working extensively before the hunt to educate sports on what large bear look like in the woods. For example, big bears have large heads, small ears, roman noses, a confident gait, low hanging bellies, etc. Even with these attempts to inform hunters many still struggle to truly judge bear size.<br /><br />Lastly, baiting bears is the only way these animals would ever be taken in significant numbers to control their populations. Fair chase, stalking, stand hunting, etc. simply are ineffective. If curious to find out more check out the statistics that IFW post every year on the percentage of bears taken by these other methods.Rabid Outdoorsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11620678221540593118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495065447190191652.post-28336799684587802872010-09-15T10:55:25.457-04:002010-09-15T10:55:25.457-04:00110 pounds is about the average and the average vo...110 pounds is about the average and the average voter should carefully look at the size of a 110 pound bear. These guides and sports make this out to be rocket science with adrenaline thrown in, what a bogus charade for shooting animals feeding on human junk food. The word HUNT needs to be removed from anything these phonies do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com