Post by: janttihunter on April 04, 2014, 05:08:07 AM
Maine I am looking forward to the freedom , 210 days of sunshine, less restrictions more huntable land, the cost of outdoor recreation, for under 100 bucks I can hunt all game species bag limits of 2 deer modern, archery,muzz plus as many does as I want for aditional 12 dollars a tag, 2 bear, 2 turkeys, small game, migratory bird, a moose lottery ticket(1:100 chance or 1:50 if I have a hunting partner, plus ice fishing, fresh, salt, and shell fishing!
I'm looking forward to the food! the Maine north woods( 10mill acres of huntable and fishable land).The simplicity of life, and being near my family and friends( I grew up on Cape cod MA.
Post by: Widgeondeke on April 04, 2014, 05:33:10 AM
Safe travels
Post by: headshot5 on April 04, 2014, 06:14:31 AM
Edit to add: + they have moose there!
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Post by: janttihunter on April 04, 2014, 10:13:45 AM
i have heard that the fall season in maine is something to behold, i have never been there, but they say the colors in the fall are almost blinding, i would love to see it someday, i also heard there are a ton of bear, any truth to that? can you bait there? good luck and happy trails :tup:
Yes a lot of bear and you can bait! The bears are big I think the state record is close to 700lbs!! And whitetails get huge there too! 200 lb dressed is not uncommon.
Post by: pianoman9701 on April 04, 2014, 10:15:55 AM
i have heard that the fall season in maine is something to behold, i have never been there, but they say the colors in the fall are almost blinding, i would love to see it someday, i also heard there are a ton of bear, any truth to that? can you bait there? good luck and happy trails :tup:
Yes a ton of bear and you can bait! The bear are huge I think the state record is close to 700lbs!! And whitetails get huge there too! 200 lb dressed is not uncommon.
I used to run an Inn for my family in NH. In about 3 weeks time in late September and early October, we'd do about 30% of the year's business because of the leaves and the leaf peepers coming up by the busload to look at the colors. It is absolutely stunning to behold.
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Post by: janttihunter on April 05, 2014, 07:23:27 AM
Since I've moved out here in '89, I haven't looked back. Summers are humid as hell and the winters are really long and cold. All the houses in our town were about 200 years old and heated with oil. $500-600/month to heat your home in the winter with a wood stove burning.
I am worried about the cold...but wood stove does help keep the cost down, but cost of living is one of the reasons im leaving...i need land, and to get something in western WA with land in a decent area for under 200k is hard...I'm getting a 3bed house on Penobscot bay with 10 acres backed up to 1000 acres of huntable private farm land for 140k..I tried to come close to that here but couldn't, I do love it here and will miss it.
Post by: janttihunter on April 05, 2014, 07:25:46 AM
I grew up in New Ipswich NH and spent a lot of time in Maine, love it there. You can fish for Landlocked Atlantic Salmon, harvest more than 1 deer, draw a moose permit every couple of years, big whitetails, 4 real seasons, real maple syrup...the list goes on. Just don't tell them you grew up in MA....lolYa ill try to hide that I grew up in mass lol. My brother and parents have lives there for 8 years now so they have converted for m*censored*s to mainers.
Post by: jpharcher on April 05, 2014, 07:35:25 AM
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Post by: jpharcher on April 05, 2014, 07:47:23 AM
Congrats on your purchase and enjoy!!!
Post by: pianoman9701 on April 05, 2014, 07:48:19 AM
Thanks!pianoman , do you know Winchester NH at all?
Yes, it was very close to Fitzwilliam.
Post by: janttihunter on April 05, 2014, 07:52:28 AM
Thanks!pianoman , do you know Winchester NH at all?
Yes, it was very close to Fitzwilliam.
So not sure if you know Pisgah State Park? There's a road called Jantti road there goes up into the park, the state purchased my grandparents homestead up there , my dad grew up on the mountain, no running water no electricity, pretty cool.
Post by: pianoman9701 on April 05, 2014, 07:56:16 AM
Thanks!pianoman , do you know Winchester NH at all?
Yes, it was very close to Fitzwilliam.
So not sure if you know Pisgah State Park? There's a road called Jantti road there goes up into the park, the state purchased my grandparents homestead up there , my dad grew up on the mountain, no running water no electricity, pretty cool.
I know it well. Very cool and a small world, eh?
:tup:
Post by: janttihunter on April 05, 2014, 08:01:44 AM
Post by: silverdalesauer on April 05, 2014, 08:43:51 AM
Great trout fishing, bear hunting, partridge hunting, and so much more. You'll love it.
Post by: janttihunter on April 07, 2014, 04:56:26 AM
I grew up in a small paper mill town called Millinocket, right by Baxter State Park. Awesome memories. I go back to visit my whole family every year.
Great trout fishing, bear hunting, partridge hunting, and so much more. You'll love it.
I know that area a bit. I'm thinking of doing a canoe / backpacking trip to trout fish and scout this summer.
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Post by: silverdalesauer on April 12, 2014, 12:54:34 AM
I grew up in a small paper mill town called Millinocket, right by Baxter State Park. Awesome memories. I go back to visit my whole family every year.
Great trout fishing, bear hunting, partridge hunting, and so much more. You'll love it.
I know that area a bit. I'm thinking of doing a canoe / backpacking trip to trout fish and scout this summer.
Awesome. Check out the Allagash River. There's a lot of options up there for a 3-6 day canoe trip. My brother-in-law did this trip. http://www.allagashriver.com/ (http://www.allagashriver.com/)
I'll be visiting my folks mid-July to early August up there in the Bangor to Millinocket Region. My parents own a cabin on a lake up there and my father owns a float plane that we take out and fly to small ponds, lakes for fishing trips or just to go spot deer, moose, bear.
PM me with your contact info and I'll share some ideas of places to go, sights to see, and suggest some good fishing/hunting spots.
Post by: janttihunter on April 18, 2014, 07:00:56 PM
My Dad said theres been 6 deer in the yard every night this week and a big Tom pecking the bunker on his truck (in Maine)!!!!!
BTW I have a truck for sale or trade on here too! I only have a week to get rid of it so make an offer!! If you have a rifle to trade let me know!
Post by: Bean Counter on April 18, 2014, 07:08:25 PM
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Post by: Bean Counter on April 18, 2014, 08:37:51 PM
Any word on landowner tags?
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on April 19, 2014, 11:03:49 AM
Post by: janttihunter on April 19, 2014, 01:20:43 PM
Looking forward to see you on down east dickering soon. :chuckle:
Lol Oh man I hope I dont sound like those guys...
Post by: janttihunter on April 19, 2014, 01:21:50 PM
T-Minus 8 days!!!! anyone have any recomendations on places to stop and eat off of I-90 and or I-94?
My Dad said theres been 6 deer in the yard every night this week and a big Tom pecking the bunker on his truck (in Maine)!!!!!
BTW I have a truck for sale or trade on here too! I only have a week to get rid of it so make an offer!! If you have a rifle to trade let me know!
Trucks Sold
Post by: Stickerbush on March 12, 2015, 12:08:28 PM
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Post by: MADMAX on March 12, 2015, 12:28:15 PM
pissaah
Post by: pianoman9701 on March 12, 2015, 12:34:09 PM
My relatives in New England still think we have Indians on horseback out west, cracks me up.
pissaah
We do.
Post by: Stickerbush on March 12, 2015, 12:47:59 PM
Post by: JimmyHoffa on March 12, 2015, 12:48:45 PM
Post by: Bean Counter on March 12, 2015, 12:53:05 PM
Yeah, the no hunting Sundays are stupid. Yes, it's rooted in history and Puritan goodness, blah, blah, blah. Stupid. There are some really dumb laws still on the books in all of the New England states. Many are now ignored. Blue laws address "breeches of morality"
How dare they behavioral standards!! >:( Keep your morals off my firearms! :bash:
Post by: pianoman9701 on March 12, 2015, 01:21:11 PM