Five guys with dogs plus a lot of miles equals one great day of hunting.  Allen, Kyle, Junior, Mike and Dallas returned to camp tired but happy with their of grouse on Thursday.  The long drive from Ohio was well worth it.  See you all next year.

Deer season is right around the corner believe it or not with opening day for Maine residents this Saturday, October 27th.  We still have some openings if you haven't reserved your cabin just yet, give me a call and we can discuss your options.

Snow on the Pumpkins

That's right, we skipped right over the frost and went straight to snow.  This was the scene here at Bosebuck Mountain Camps this morning at 7AM.  Perhaps this bodes well for deer season and the upcoming snowmobile season.  Let's keep our fingers crossed.

This is a very good friend of ours who took a NH bear last week and stopped by show us his successful hunt.  Good job Kirk!

The fishing season closed on September 30th for our fishery and although conditions could have been better, the lack of rain held river levels lower than normal, we finished on a good note.  We even had a couple owners of other fishing camps visit Bosebuck for fishing in the western mountains of Maine.  After hours of fishing in his "full on fish mode" Duncan hauled in his personal best salmon in this fishery to date.

Doug and his group of lake fishermen arrived last week for their annual contest for the largest fish and Mike (not my Mike) walked away with the title this year.  A 20 1/4" salmon, so his name will go on the trophy and Doug will have to wait another year.  The six of them caught over 100 fish here on Aziscohos Lake (all returned except one that was served at breakfast) in three days.  Calling all fishermen to put Bosebuck and Aziscohos Lake on their "to do" list for next spring or fall.  Don't wait to call or it may be too late.

So here we are at bird season and Mike & Sue have returned from Virginia for another week of hunting. Jimmy and his three boy were here for opening day and they returned home with grouse, a woodcock and even a couple of rabbits.

Mike is busy cleaning up his bear sites and has been seeing lots of birds, rabbits and deer too.  Speaking of which, have you made your reservation for deer season yet?  If not, call now before our cabins are full and you're left out in the cold.

These are the final three of ten total bear taken by guests of Bosebuck Mountain Camps during the 2012 bear season.  Congrats to David, Ralph & Wes.

We have also arrived at the final week of fishing season for this fishery and the cool night temps combined with the recent rainfall should result in great conditions for the last seven days of the season.

Fall foliage is near peak already for us and mealtimes have been shifted to accommodate the fishermen and soon to arrive bird hunters.  Breakfast runs from 6AM to 8AM with a single seating for dinner at 6PM (a reservation of at least 24 hours in advance is required for non-lodging guests).  Lunch is still available from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM with no reservation required.

Congratulations to Samanntha who harvested her first bear right here at Bosebuck Mountain Camps.  She  travelled all the way from PA with her Mom and Randy and headed home yesterday with her own trophy.  Randy saw his trophy, but it's still in the big woods.  He has pledged to return next season to take it home.

Week two of the season has closed but another six hunters have arrived in camp.  After a great meal at noon, they will gear-up, camo-out and hit the stands.  Good luck boys!

Great start to the 2012 bear season here at Bosebuck Mountain Camps.  Six of seven hunters have already tagged out and the seventh is going out again tonight to end the week on a high note.  Congrats to Joe, Paul, Dan, Nathaniel (who's just 11 years of age), Roger and Carl.

For those of you who have checked our webcams periodically I hope you have seen the better picture quality within the last two weeks.  Thanks to Dave who suggested we try an auto headlight lens cleaning kit on the camera lens covers to clean the the dust & debris that had become embedded in the plastic.  Thanks!

Well here we are starting day three of Bear season and although no bear have been taken yet, our hunters have seen 11 bear on stand.  All the variables haven't quite come together yet, but tonight might be the night and of course these cooler temps might be just the key to success.

Thanks to Jerry, Mike O., Rick, John S., John C., Chip and Mike G. (I know, way too many Johns & Mikes to keep track of in this group) for all their help in preparing for the season.  Hopefully all the hard work will result in some great bear photos on this blog very soon!