It’s my third year of trapping. In 2018, I spent most of my time trapping land fur-bearers, because water trapping was too hard for me to do on my own. John and I like to trap beaver for the meat, hide and tail, and the rest makes lovely coyote and bear bait. Last year, I […]
First of all, it’s important for anyone, man or woman to ask to hunt land that isn’t yours.
This was recently published in Boot Life Magazine. Buy a subscription and get your stories sooner! August means the start of the hunting seasons, and bear hunting is one of my favorite, both for anticipation and actual hunt. It’s hard to believe that just seven years ago, I started baiting bear sites with my husband, […]
I love to hunt, but my most anticipated and thrilling hunt is bear hunting. As in years past , we have done all of the work ourselves. While others can’t because of lack of access, work obligations or ability, we manage our own bait sites, which requires a lot of time and energy. Last year […]
With the start of bear baiting season, and only once-a-week visit to the site, I wanted to know if my bait was getting any action during the week. I discovered a new way to see my bear photos during the week, and there’s nothing more exciting than getting that notification on my phone sound that […]
To me, there is nothing more exciting than prepping for Maine’s bear season. Over the last seven years, I have learned a lot about bear, and about baiting and trapping bear. Saturday will be the first day of baiting season. For the first time ever, we put out game cameras ahead of the season, just […]
For as long as I can remember, John has loved to watch shows about Sasquatch, just as much as I enjoy watching shows about aliens. I make fun of him and he makes fun of me. We’ve even seen the Squatchmobile out on the road, but it’s not a regular thing, and we’ve had plenty […]
As I was talking with John the other day, it occurred to me that we’ve changed so much over the last thirty something years. We married in October of 1984, and through all these years, we’ve persevered and have become what some have referred us to as a “power couple.” I laugh when I hear […]
So spring has taken too long to arrive. I’m not sure if it’s because winter began in October, or if spring really is lagging. The warm weather certainly hasn’t arrived. Last year we were fishing in the river by the end of April and hammering the salmon. This year, we were on the river in […]
As Mother’s Day and Father’s Day fast approaches, I am facing my firsts without my parents. Many of you know that I unexpectedly lost my mother last June, then my father passed suddenly and unexpectedly in September 2018. Life was feeling pretty grim, and then I was dealt a sucker punch to the gut when […]
