Bear Hunting is Our Business

Hunting the Maine Black Bear in Central Maine over bait. Maine Bear Hunting is our business. If this is your first time bear hunting - you will find this one of the most exciting sports available. If you’re looking for a new place to hunt or a new base camp - we are glad to welcome you to Central Maine, you don't need to head north another five or six hours. Black bear hunting is intoxicating and will quickly become an addiction. If this is your first time out you will soon know what I talking about. Seasoned hunters already know the feeling. The slight snap of a twig behind you, your heart starts to race and your breathing gets difficult. When you finally get a glimpse of the furry black mass, you begin to shake and are sure the bear is going to hear your heart pounding, as it gets closer. Now you try to figure out how to get control of your senses and raise your weapon for a shot. Just then the bear looks in your direction and you freeze for what seems like forever, you think your heart is going to pop out of your chest with all this excitement….come join us for the true Maine experience.

Our hunting is done over lure/bait. Sites are designed for bow or firearm, youth or adult. We offer special combo hunts for parent and children, under Maine law children must be ten years of age to hunt.

Hunting over bait August-September (4 weeks); Hunting stand/stalk from September to October 31st (4 weeks). Talk to us about out stand and stalk hunts.

6 DAY HUNT, includes license, bear permit and site fee's. We know of no other service in Maine offers your license and bear permit in their package. Check the total package costs! A full service package, not self guided or on your own style hunt. I am your guide and will be with you day in and day out during your hunt. Please check out the brochure, it lists many items you should be asking your host before booking.

Union River Guide Service offers services for hunting, fishing and outdoor education. This includes guiding and summer outdoor education programs. Guiding and out doors work is our year round, full time business, this is it, we are in or on the woods and waters of our great state on a daily basis watching, learning, scouting and paddling to be able to offer you the best outdoor experience possible. I have written a bear hunting book (see "bear book" link) for your reading pleasure. The book is free to download.

I try to keep a regular posting of my field notes and life here in Maine in the section called "field notes".

If you or your youth are interested in reading about the out of doors or wildlife there are several links to wildlife in the "links" section of the page.

We have over twenty-five years of wilderness and guiding experience - from living year round on a remote wilderness lake to guiding to leadership and friendship.

Our Job is to Make You Forget Yours! Maine the Way Life Ought to Be!
Where the Maine Thing - Is the Main Thing (Doc Wilson 2007)

We are life members of SAM, NRA, Maine Trappers Association and Maine Guides Association.

We are located just outside of Bangor Maine off Route 9 heading east toward Calais. Bangor is also home to an international airport and services.