Maine Tourism and Hunting
You may think you need to go west to hunt the big deer and bear but in the Highlands area of Maine the hunting is excellent for the trophy kill. Maine tourism will offer you the opportunity to hunt for deer, moose, bear and any number of waterfowl. You will enter the state with the largest number of bear in the lower 48 states. The Highland area is the perfect location to fulfill your dreams of a trophy for your collection.
The bear hunting season is a 4 week season generally the last week of August into September. To hunt the bear hunters use bow, rifle, slug gun, mussel loaders, hand guns or maybe they just use a camera. Hunting bear isn't like hunting deer or moose. A bear will turn on you if it feels threatened; it is, after all, a predator. They don't lie down and bleed out like a deer, they will hide so the search can be daunting and you may not find it until you smell it. Or, it may take off running and you will be chasing it for miles, sometimes as much as 10 to 20 miles. That just tells you to make sure the shot is a kill shot to save both you and the bear a great deal of pain and work.
If you want to spend some time fishing you have come to the right place. In Maine there are beautiful streams where you can be isolated as you cast your fly into them to catch the Native Brook Trout. What a thrill to be with nature and fishing in a cool stream with no one to bother you. There are also Landlocked Salmon and Pickerel fishing that you may enjoy. Ice fishing is another challenge that you may want to try in the Highlands. Grab your snowshoes and equipment and enjoy the beauty of Maine in the winter.