Maine Professional Guides Association 2020 MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY
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MAINE PROFESSIONAL GUIDES ASSOCIATION An organization of professional guides dedicated to promoting a quality, ethical outdoor experience
RYAN SHEPARD Buxton, ME
info@maineguides.org www.maineguides.org
HAL BLOOD Jackman, ME
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2020 JEFF BELLMORE PRESIDENT Owl’s Head, ME DALE TOBEY CHAIRMAN Grand Lake Stream, ME
BRANDON BISHOP Charleston, ME
LEE SCHANZ, JR Cornville, ME WAYNE PLUMMER JR. Frenchtown Twp., ME PAUL SANNICANNDRO Millinocket, ME GREGORY A. YORK Calais, ME
BRENDA COLE SECRETARY Thorndike, ME
TODD JACKSON Searsport, ME
BOB PARKER TREASURER Wilton, ME
MPGA STAFF
DOUG DENICO Madison, ME DON DUDLEY Patten, ME BRANDON LANE Allagash, ME
DON KLEINER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Union, ME JAYE PARKER ADMIN Wilton, ME PAT GROSS ADMIN Stonington, ME
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CUSTOM PUBLISHING SERVICES RALPH STUART EDITOR IN CHIEF IAN ROTHWELL GRAPHIC DESIGNER BENJAMIN WILLIAMSON DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY JOE ANDERSON PRODUCTION EDITOR
Christi Holmes
“TERRY” BOMBEKE ADVERTISING CONSULTANT
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HANNAH CLARK PROJECT COORDINATOR Cover Photos: Kurt Budliger (front) Paul Cyr (back)
Contents 4
Message from the President
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About the MPGA
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Code of Ethics
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Mission
10 What to Ask 12 Big-Game Hunting 22 Small-Game Hunting 30 Upland & Waterfowl Hunting
50 Saltwater Fishing 56 Canoeing & Kayaking 64 Hiking, Camping, Etc. 72 Snowmobiling & 4-Wheeling 78 Recreational & EducationalActivities 86 Whitewater Rafting 90 Guide Classifications 93 Membership List
Jerry Monkman
38 Freshwater Fishing
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Message from the President
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For more than 40 years the Maine Professional Guides Association (MPGA) has been leading the way for all of us who make our living in the woods and on the waters of Maine. It is a significant milestone and one worth celebrating.
More than a century has passed since Cornelia Thurza Crosby, aka “Fly Rod Crosby,” was issued the very first guide’s license, on March 19, 1897. Our guiding tradition predates one of the most famous chroniclers of the Maine woods: Henry David Thoreau. Since our beginnings, Maine Guides have become synonymous with capable and ethical outdoor leadership. Today Maine Guides are recognized worldwide for their professionalism, their knowledge of the outdoors and their ability to develop the kinds of winning relationships that keep visitors coming back. Over the past four decades the MPGA has grown to be a diverse group representing a wide range of outdoor pursuits and members. The bottom line, however, remains the same: protecting and enhancing the venerable tradition of guiding while conserving the resources that we all depend on.
We also employ a lobbyist to represent our collective interests at the State House. Every year brings new challenges, and the MPGA brings reasoned perspective to the ever-changing political landscape. That is why it is so important for us to keep our organization vital and active. If you are looking for a skilled guide for your outdoor adventure in Maine, please search our membership. It is the source for the best guides available. Above all else, enjoy your time in the outdoors. We all work very hard to provide top-notch guiding services, and that always has been our primary goal: a memorable and enjoyable outdoor experience for all of our clients. Sincerely,
All of our members have signed an ethics pledge that contains four key elements:
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Jeff Bellmore, President •
Obey all state and federal laws.
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Cooperate with all wildlife officials and landowners.
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Provide quality service and equipment.
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Promote conservation and education, and put safety above all else.
Our membership is comprised of guides from all regions of the state. We are proud of our reputation as the “group to call” when outdoors issues come up. MPGA members participate in many state-government groups focused on tourism, conservation, land access, landowner relations and various other tasks. We sponsor kids attending the Bryant Pond Conservation School every year.
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About the MPGA
Guiding has had a long and colorful history in Maine. From when Cornelia “Fly Rod� Crosby was issued the first Maine guide’s license, in 1897, to today, thousands of guides have worked to provide clients a great experience in the Maine outdoors.
support conservation and education. Our guides are certified by the state in the fields of hunting, fishing, recreation, sea kayaking and/or whitewater rafting and are trained in first aid, so that they are prepared to handle any problems that might arise.
We hold our members to high standards, to ensure the best experiences for clients, promote safety and support conservation and education efforts that ensure the future of guiding. Each of our members is required to sign a code of ethics, pledging to provide quality service, promote safety, obey all laws, cooperate with wildlife officials and landowners, and
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Established in 1978, the Maine Professional Guides Association is proud to be the largest, oldest organization of Maine Guides, with more than 1,000 members and a 41-year history. Our members provide great recreational opportunities from the remotest parts of the state to the most populated. From sea kayaking to fly-fishing to bear hunting, we have something for everyone.
Code of Ethics
All of our members agree to abide by the MPGA’s Code of Ethics:
advertising. I will at all times conduct my operation and services in an ethical and businesslike manner.
I will fully cooperate with state and federal wildlife officials and will abide by and advise my clients of all applicable conservation and game laws, statutes and regulations and will not condone their violation.
I will honestly advise my clients of fish and game populations in the area, and I will make no “guarantees� as to the potential success of a fishing or hunting trip.
Christi Holmes
I will maintain serviceable equipment and gear in good working condition. When providing bedding or other personal equipment, it will be clean and sufficient for weather conditions likely to be encountered. I will employ well-trained, courteous and sufficient personnel to adequately care for guests and facilitate rendering the services offered. I will maintain a neat and orderly camp at all times. Rates, accommodations and services will be clearly defined for prospective clients prior to booking and acceptance of down payment. I will not misrepresent rates or service accommodations or otherwise mislead prospective clients through false or fictitious
I will make every effort to fully acquaint my clients with all the conditions of weather, terrain, equipment, travel and housing they may expect on the trip and advise them as to guns, equipment, clothing and other gear they must furnish as well as the approximate degree of physical endurance, agility, strength and skill required to enhance their experience afield. I will at all times cooperate fully with private landowners and public-land-management agencies and will respect their rights and privileges. I will at all times provide for the safety and well-being of my clients and all other individuals who I may encounter in the course of my guiding experiences.
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Mission
The overall mission of the Maine Professional Guides Association (MPGA) is to protect and enhance the profession, incomes and outdoor heritage of Maine Guides and to maintain the natural resources they and their customers depend upon. The Maine Professional Guides Association’s Mission: Through cooperation with other groups, political action and public education, the Maine Professional Guides Association aims to preserve natural resources and the traditions of guiding and outdoor recreation. We work with other groups, such as federal agencies, industry, agricultural interests and other sporting and conservation organizations, to solve problems involving natural-resource conservation and outdoor recreation. The MPGA also actively sponsors or opposes legislation that affects Maine Guides or the natural resources they depend on. Additionally,
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we work to preserve good relationships between sportsmen and landowners, and we support education to promote good sportsmanship and ethics, firearm safety and responsible use of natural resources. The Maine Professional Guides Association’s stated purposes are to: •
Work cooperatively with the Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, the Department of Conservation, the Department of Marine Resources and other state and federal agencies on issues that will improve or promote the interests of professional Maine Guides, enhance the image of Maine Guides, encourage the wise use of renewable natural resources and ensure the future of traditional forms of outdoor recreation.
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Work cooperatively with industry, agricultural interests, government, and sporting and conservation groups whose overall objectives are not inconsistent with those of the Corporation
Dave Conley- Canoe the Wild
Higher Purpose:
respect of the rights of others insofar as they relate to the ownership or management of property, the enjoyment and lawful use of natural resources, and the enforcement of laws and regulations.
to arrive at workable and logical solutions to problems related to guiding, outdoor recreation and the use of natural resources. •
Actively participate in writing, sponsoring and supporting legislation or regulation at state and federal levels that promote or enhance the interests of professional Maine Guides and to conserve the natural resources that are essential to the future of the guiding profession.
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Vigorously oppose legislation or regulation that would be harmful to professional Maine Guides or the guiding profession or that would directly and negatively impact natural resources that are essential to the future of guiding or that would unnecessarily restrict hunting, fishing or related activities that traditionally have involved the use of Maine Guides.
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Cultivate a feeling of good will and mutual understanding through proper recognition and
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Protect, support, encourage and promote the safe and legal ownership and use of firearms through education, training, demonstration, dissemination of information and support of appropriate legislation.
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Encourage by education, training, demonstration, dissemination of information and support of appropriate legislation a high level of sportsmanship, ethical behavior and respect for the rights of others when using firearms or participating in any form of outdoor activity or sport that is directly or otherwise reasonably related to the interests of the Corporation.
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What to ask before you make a reservation: •
What exactly does this trip involve? How exactly will we be fishing, hunting and/or traveling? Am I (or others in my party) physically capable of this trip? What changes can be made if the trip is too difficult?
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How likely are we to be successful? (A guarantee of success should be viewed with caution.)
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How many others will be in camp? How many will be with the guide?
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Who will be the guide?
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What can we expect for weather conditions? What will happen if the weather conditions prevent our trip from happening as expected? Is there an alternative trip? Will we receive a refund?
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What is the price? Exactly what is included in the price? Are there any other costs? Are tips included in the price?
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Is a deposit required and, if so, what is the policy on refunds? (These things may be clearly stated on the website or in printed material.) What are the expected terms of payment?
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Are meals included? If so, what sort of meals will be served? (If you have special dietary requirements, make sure that you let your guide know.)
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Is transportation included? If so, from where to where?
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Are licenses required? If so, are they included in the price? Greg B / Flickr
What to Ask
or fishing trip. If you clash with your guide, your trip can go from fun to sour in short order. If appropriate, be sure that you will enjoy sharing multiple days with the guide. Keep in mind that a guided trip is a personal experience; take some time getting to know your guide and determine if you are a good match. Also be sure that you and your guide have the same goals for the trip. For example, are you more interested in a quality vacation experience or pursuing a trophy?
You may also want to . . . •
Discuss with the prospective guide everything that will be included in the package price. Make sure that you both are clear on every detail and are in firm agreement on the price and services offered and expected.
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Ask for a list of past-client references. References can be an invaluable source for gaining an understanding of the guide’s demeanor and skills as well as for investigating hunting or fishing successes and results. Be sure to contact a number of references in order to get the “big picture.” Be wary of prospective guides who will not provide a list of references.
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Verify that your guide is fully licensed in Maine and in the category of activity you plan on doing. Many guides are licensed in one area specifically, such as fishing, hunting or recreation. Also, be sure to verify that your prospective guide has the proper federal licenses, if required, and insurance. Have a few conversations with a prospective guide to see whether your personalities mesh. If possible, meet with the guide in person prior to booking the hunting
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Be realistic, and have attainable goals. Realize that many factors can affect hunting or fishing trips, including things like inclement weather, that are beyond the control of the guide. Be sure that you are not asking your prospective guide for something unreasonable, unobtainable or unsafe.
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We recommend that you have a written confirmation of what is included when booking a trip that outlines each detail offered, promised or expected on the excursion. It is recommended that the confirmation also include the method of payment and terms of payment. Terms for cancelations or refunds should be outlined in the agreement. Be wary of cash-only deals with no paperwork. It is also advisable to request a written receipt once the trip is completed.
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Big-Game Hunting 12
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Maine’s most iconic game animal, without a doubt, is the moose. Maine has the highest concentration of moose of any state in the Lower 48. You are especially likely to find one of these majestic animals in the northern and western regions of the state grazing in a secluded mountain pond or trotting alongside a logging road. Weighing up to 1,000 pounds with antlers up to five feet across, a mature bull moose is the ultimate trophy. Maine is home to other big-game species as well. Whitetail deer are most abundant in central and southern regions of the state. Maine also has the highest black bear population in the Eastern US. Bears can be found almost statewide foraging on berries in clear-cuts in the late summer or feasting on beechnuts in the fall.
The wild turkey is another popular game species. With populations having made a dramatic comeback, these birds now can be found in most areas, and there are hunting seasons in both the spring and fall. If you are interested in a challenge, a bobcat hunt might be just what you’re looking for. Spending a crisp winter day hunting with hounds, following tracks in the fresh snow, can be strenuous; but it is extremely rewarding when you finally catch sight of that bobcat you’ve been pursuing.
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Big-Game Hunting
The Guided Experience
Trophy whitetail bucks are another draw in the Pine Tree State, and Maine’s big woods are home to larger-thanaverage deer. Sure, you could wander about looking for deer sign or find some public land and erect a tree stand or ground blind (if allowed), but a guide can put the odds in your favor—either setting up a stand or blind in a productive area or taking you to a spot where you might get on a good buck track in the snow. And when you’ve succeeded in dropping that buck of a lifetime, a guide will help get the animal out of the woods. Another popular big-game species is the black bear. With these animals, unless you have a lot of time to invest, you likely won’t enjoy success without a guide. Bear hunting requires a serious amount of
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scouting and habitat knowledge, and guides will set up stands near known food sources or establish laborintensive bait sites that draw bears out of thick cover. One of the most exciting ways to hunt bears is with hounds—a method that requires plenty of effort and expertise. Put your trust in someone who knows the country and habits of these elusive animals, and you may find yourself placing a tag on a trophy bruin. Not only that, but bear meat is also delicious; so in addition to ending up with a beautiful bear rug you will be filling the freezer with nutritious meat. Many hunters consider wild turkeys big game, although you are allowed to hunt them with a small-game license and turkey permit. Guides know where to find these big birds and can set you up in an area the birds frequent or call them within shotgun range. The other big-game species in Maine is the bobcat, which can lead you on a merry chase with hounds. And then there are exotic species, such as boars, red stags and even fallow deer, which are hunted on preserves. A guide can be the key to providing an enjoyable, safe and productive experience. —JOE HEALY
Paul Cyr
The big show in Maine is big-game hunting—where the state seems to super-size many animal species. Moose, you say? Maine has one of the largest moose populations in the US and, if luck is on your side and you draw a permit, you may find yourself shopping for a larger freezer or being a host for game dinners. Hiring a guide is often the catalyst to success, as a guide will do the scouting, take you to the most likely places to find moose, do the calling, and help you field-dress and get that big animal to a check station.
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KENNETH CARLE III 11 Debeck Dr Holden, ME 04429 207-745-6246 ken@taxpro1.net DON LAVOIE ROSS LAKE CAMPS Fire Lane 37 #3 Ross Lake, ME 04732 603-320-3208 info@rosslakecamps.com www.rosslakecamps.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 21 LEONARD COOVER GOD’S COUNTRY GUIDE SERVICE 469 Barnard Rd Barnard Twp, ME 04414 207-965-8139 godscountryguideservice@hotmail.com www.godscountryguideservice.com ROBERT DORE WABANAKI WILDERNESS ADVENTURES 243 Old Eastport Rd Perry, ME 04667 207-853-0949 rdore4@roadrunner.com JUSTIN MORSE EAGLE LODGE & CAMPS PO Box 686 Lincoln, ME 04457 207-794-2181 info@eaglelodgemaine.com www.eaglelodgemaine.com MICHAEL OBERLANDER FRYE MT GUIDE SERVICE 16 Pineview St Lewiston, ME 04240 207-841-2378 dpmoberlander@gmail.com JASON FARRIS MAINE EXPERIENCE GUIDE SERVICE PO Box 824 Gardiner, ME 04345 207-215-3828 maineexperience@yahoo.com www.maineexperienceguideservice.com
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5 Valley View Rangeley, ME 04970 617-510-6154 kopesetter@gmail.com
TENLEY SKOLFIELD AS THE CROW FLIES GUIDE SERVICE
JEFF FAY SPAULDING LAKE OUTFITTERS
PO Box 292 Yarmouth Port, MA 02675 207-316-9037 tenley.skolfield@gmail.com
1243A Oxbow Rd Oxbow, ME 04764 207-841-0508 spauldinglakeoutfitters@yahoo.com www.spauldinglakeoutfitters.com
154 Lakeview Ln Crawford, ME 04694 207-454-8133 fdaktoa1@hotmail.com www.meadowmountainguideservice.com
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JAYSON LUCARELLI MAINE WHITETAIL ADVENTURES
CASEY MOWERS REDDOG GUIDE SERVICE 1272 River Rd Bowdoinham, ME 04008 207-737-4029 caseymowers@reddogguideservice.com www.reddogguideservice.com RONALD GRECO BULL MOOSE WILDERNESS ADVENTURES 43 Sturbridge Ln Cumberland Center, ME 04021 207-740-0200 ron@moosemaine.com www.moosemaine.com MICHAEL TUMINARO MAINE UPLAND GUIDE SERVICE 19 Pine Cone Trl, PO Box 102 South China, ME 04358 207-215-1690 blackrockmaine@gmail.com www.maineupland.com DARWIN WEBSTER
PO Box 958 Millinocket, ME 04462 207-723-5535 masterguide@myfairpoint.net
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CURT ENCK NORTHERN HIDEAWAY OUTFITTERS
THOMAS WOLTERS
30 N Ridge Rd Reinholds, PA 17569 717-575-0990 curtenck@aol.com www.northernhideawayoutfitters.com LOWELL WOODMAN NORTHEAST WILDERNESS OUTFITTERS 296 Cressey Rd Monmouth, ME 04259 207-557-2423 nwomaine@gmail.com www.northeastwildernessoutfiters.com WALLY DEVOE MT. DIMMOCK GUIDE SERVICE
PO Box 397 Sabattus, ME 04280 207-449-6867 darwin.webster83@gmail.com
209 Lewiston Rd Gray, ME 04039 207-999-9157 wdevoe1@me.com
SOREN SIREN
KEVIN TIBERI BIGELOW MOUNTAIN GUIDE SERVICE
62 Woodcock Ln Skowhegan, ME 04976 207-858-5809 sorensiren@gmail.com
MARYANNE JANUSZ MEADOW MOUNTAIN GUIDE SERVICE
124 Central St Millville, MA 01529 774-270-0977 katguide@comcast.net www.bigelowmountainguideservice.com
727 E Lincoln Ave Zeeland, MI 49464 615-403-1973 tlwolters@yahoo.com JEFFREY BELLMORE GEORGES RIVER OUTFITTERS 36 Kenny Ln Owls Head, ME 04854 207-701-9811 grtrips2015@gmail.com www.jbellmore.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 28 TIMOTHY CORBIN BARREN MOUNTAIN GUIDE SERVICE PO Box 207 St. Albans, ME 04971 207-671-4121 tim_corbin@hotmail.com www.facebook.com/barren-mountainguide-service-193839587316152 JEFF LAMB SWAMP FOX GUIDE SERVICE 96 Fox Hill Rd Harmony, ME 04942 207-462-1338 strongholdfarm@live.com
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JIM CLOUTIER CLOUTIER GUIDE SERVICE 308 Merrill Hill Rd Greene, ME 04236 207-713-9461 cloutierguideservice@gmail.com
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TOM DUBE MAINE WILD ADVENTURES
STEPHEN PHILBRICK BALD MOUNTAIN CAMPS
440 Sawyer Rd Greene, ME 04236 207-754-3770 dube440@hotmail.com
PO Box 332 Oquossoc, ME 04964 207-864-3671 baldmtcamp@aol.com www.baldmountaincamps.com
KEVIN DORR TRAPPER’S GUIDE SERVICE
JOHN GRAVES DIRIGO NORTH CUSTOM GUIDING AND TRANSPORTATION
1495 Elm St Florence, VT 05744 802-236-4552 trapperstaxidermyvt@yahoo.com
417 Houlton Rd Presque Isle, ME 04769 207-592-2223 jgraves1@maine.rr.com www.facebook.com/dirigonorth
ROBB COTIAUX 91 Tufts Rd New Gloucester, ME 04260 207-572-3057 dedbird0@gmail.com WAYNE DILLON 304 Stickney Hill Rd Brownville, ME 04414 207-965-8875 shootme@gunsmokelodge.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 29 PATRICK LONG P & T GUIDE SERVICE 118 Bridgham St Ashland, ME 04732 207-435-6852 plong117218@gmail.com Find Us on Facebook DALE TOBEY DALE TOBEY GUIDE SERVICE 198 Milford Rd Grand Lake Stream, ME 04637 207-796-2884 daletobey@gmail.com RANDY SWAFFORD MAINE PROFESSIONAL HUNTER 1136 Carson Rd Woodland, ME 04736 207-768-1549 rswafmph@gmail.com www.maineprofessionalhunter.com
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JOHN DYKSTRA TRAIL’S END GUIDE SERVICE 260 Tannery Rd Alton, ME 04468 207-394-2031 jrdnortax@aol.com www.northlandtaxidermyshop.com JESSE DERR BOGGY BROOK OUTFITTERS, LLC PO Box 981 Ellsworth, ME 04605 207-331-4245 jdcon@yahoo.com www.boggybrookoutfitters.com DON BURNETT #9 LAKE OUTFITTERS 174 Boundary Line Rd Bridgewater, ME 04735 802-738-9777 etcvmame@yahoo.com www.9lakeoutfitters.com TONY KARIOTIS GUIDESOFMAINE.COM 15 Majestic Way New Gloucester, ME 04260 207-650-2822 tony@kariotis.net www.guidesofmaine.com PAUL LANEY LANEY’S GUIDE SERVICE 165 Milford Rd Grand Lake Stream, ME 04668 207-796-5068 laneyplott@aol.com www.laneysguideservice.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 29
DON DUDLEY MATAGAMON GUIDE SERVICE PO Box 676 Patten, ME 04765 207-538-5173 ddudley@hughes.net www.matagamonguideservice.com
DON HAZELTON 625 Stetson Rd Newport, ME 04953 207-341-1356 hezzie46@gmail.com MICHAEL CARRIER 3 Victory Ln Biddeford, ME 04005 207-229-6996 mcarrier52@maine.rr.com CHRIS COLLIGAN CHRISCO GUIDE SERVICE
BRETT PATTEN GHOST OF THE WOODS OUTFITTERS
372 Lake Rd Levant, ME 04456 207-227-5657 chriscolly@live.com
108 Palmyra Rd St. Albans, ME 04971 207-431-2798 adc108work@gmail.com
DAVID WEYMOUTH DOWNRIGGERS & TRIGGERS GUIDE SERVICE LLC
BRANDON SYLVESTER
5 Kennard Rd Windham, ME 04062 207-892-0267 theweymouths@roadrunner.com
132 Chandler Rd Belgrade, ME 04917 207-446-3403 bsylvester405@ymail.com BOB PARKER SUNSET VIEW LODGE 55 Morrison Hill Rd Wilton, ME 04294 207-778-4077 stonybrooklodge@hotmail.com www.stonybrookoutfitters.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 55 JOSEPH WHITNEY 138 Whitney St Jonesboro, ME 04648 207-263-5591 josephwhitney60@gmail.com PAUL POTVIN 136 Old Webster Rd Lewiston, ME 04240 207-576-9673 taunto159@yahoo.com
ADAM JANDREAU PO Box 691 Caribou, ME 04736 207-231-1105 apjandreau@gmail.com SAM YODER 336 Day Rd Brewer, ME 04412 207-478-3438 splryoder@aol.com DOUG MORIN BIG PINE GUIDE SERVICE 165 Brown St Westbrook, ME 04092 207-671-5169 bigpineguideservice@gmail.com www.facebook.com/ bigpineguideservicellc THOMAS RAMSAY SIRIUS HUNTS GUIDE SERVICE 3 Spruce Pond Rd Lexington, ME 04961 207-400-6730 tramsay@fairpoint.com
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RONALD PARLIN STATE OF MAINE GUIDE SERVICE
MICHAEL FOSTER MOUNTAIN VIEW GUIDES
JOEL VAIL NANOQ GUIDE SERVICES
PAUL HUTCHINS TRACKER GUIDE SERVICE
89 Ohio Hill Rd Fairfield, ME 04937 207-453-2266 rparlinguide@yahoo.com
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35 River Rd Sebago, ME 04029 207-317-0220 hutchtracker@hotmail.com
WILLIAM GILBOE SPECIALISTS GUIDE SERVICE
CHRIS KRUKOWSKI
JAMES WEBBER GRAND SLAM GUIDE SERVICE
86 Pleasant St Moose River, ME 04945 207-668-4440 stonybrook94@hotmail.com
PO Box 306 Springvale, ME 04083 207-636-3689 SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 48
GERARD ST. CYR BACKYARD ADVENTURES GUIDE SERVICE
STEPHEN WOOD J & S GUIDE SERVICE
BRANDON LANE ALLAGASH GUIDE SERVICE 928 Allagash Rd Allagash, ME 04774 207-398-3418 allaguide@gmail.com www.allagashguideservice.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 28 JEAN LEBLANC CAMEL BROOK CAMPS, LLC 447 Violette Settlement Rd Fort Kent, ME 04743 207-316-8324 camelbcamps@yahoo.com www.camelbrookcamps.com BRIAN BADGER GRINDSTONE BEAR & MOOSE LODGE
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125 Old Orchard Rd Dillsburg, PA 17019 717-319-2181 bbltts@comcast.net www.grindstonelodge.com
647 US Rte 1, Ste 14 York, ME 03909 207-738-3708 almanacmountainoutfitters@msn.com
CLINT THOMPSON
DAVID CONLEY CANOE THE WILD
3 Range Rd Brunswick, ME 04011 207-841-7633 brunswickmeoutdoors@gmail.com MILT BASTON PO Box 211 Strong, ME 04983 207-684-4429 milt@twc.com CRAIG STODDARD CARDINAL POINTS GUIDE SERVICE 1860 Lily Bay Rd Lily Bay Twp, ME 04441 207-838-5610 guiding1860@gmail.com
15 Loop Rd Chester, ME 04457 207-745-0358 stcyrllc@gmail.com JEFF REESE JR GUIDE SERVICE 4 N Elderberry Ln Rochester, NH 03867 603-312-0683 jeffreese1@yahoo.com www.jrguideservicemaine.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 92 BRENDA WHITE MID-MAINE OUTFITTERS
588 US Rte 1 Weston, ME 04424 207-551-8729 dave@canoethewild.com www.canoethewild.com
13 White Rd Lagrange, ME 04453 207-745-1725 brenda@themidmaineoutfitters.com www.themidmaineoutfitters.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 28
CRAIG GERRY WILD WINGS GUIDE SERVICE
MARK DONAGHY EPIC ADVENTURES
22 McQuilkin Rd Solon, ME 04979 207-643-2203 maineguide04979@gmail.com www.wildwingsguideservice.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 92
PO Box 65 Unity, ME 04988 207-314-9979 eaguides@yahoo.com www.eaguides.com
DAVID PREVOST HIGH LANDING CAMPS 68 Goodell Ave Swanzey, NH 03446 603-381-0080 highlandingcamps@gmail.com www.highlandingcamps.com
TOM PELLETIER 1951 Sly Brook Rd Eagle Lake, ME 04739 207-444-6667 tpelletier@fairpoint.net
576 Sawyer Rd Greene, ME 04236 207-740-3723 woodysnavy@aol.com www.jsguides.com H. LLOYD MAY JR PO Box 235 New Gloucester, ME 04260 207-657-3680 lmelectrical@aol.com BRANDON LEBLANC 12 Highland Ave Dixfield, ME 04224 207-357-7091 leblancb89@gmail.com DONALD BRYANT 29 Moose Point Ln Arrowsic, ME 04530 207-522-5184 donbarbbryant@yahoo.com ARTHUR HAINES DELTA INSTITUTE OF NATURAL HISTORY 167 Thorne Mountain Rd Canton, ME 04221 207-837-4920 arthurhaines@wildblue.net www.arthurhaines.com
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JOSEPH CHRISTIANSON MATAGAMON WILDERNESS
IGOR SIKORSKY BRADFORD CAMPS
ROBERT JACOBS DEPOT GUIDE SERVICE
2821 Grand Lake Rd T6 R8 WELS, ME 04765 207-444-6463 matagamon@hughes.net www.mainebearhunts.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 21
Munsungan Lake T8-R10, ME 04732 207-433-0660 maine@bradfordcamps.com www.bradfordcamps.com
1339 Bottle Lake Rd Lakeville, ME 04487 207-403-0448 bjacobs@bottlelake.com
MERT BUZZELL LANGTOWN OUTFITTERS & GUIDE SERVICE PO Box 661 Canton, ME 04221 207-402-8824 langtowncamp@aol.com www.langtownoutfitters.com MIKE MARTIN 232 Barleyville Rd Patten, ME 04765 207-528-2948 mmmj@fairpoint.net TOBY MONTGOMERY ABOUT THE MAINE WOODS 250 Hamm Rd Frankfort, ME 04438 207-223-5934 tlm3006@aol.com STEPHEN VOSE 551 Ridge Dr Hermon, ME 04401 207-745-1219 svose@rocketmail.com STEVE HOPKINS MAINE EVENT GUIDE SERVICE PO Box 204 Portage Lake, ME 04768 207-435-8232 hmaineevent@aol.com www.maineeventguideservice.com NELSON COLE NELSON L. COLE & SON 216 Palmer Rd Thorndike, ME 04986 ihunt4u@uninets.net
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CLIFTON AMES TEN MILE GUIDE SERVICE 15 Red Oak Dr West Rockport, ME 04865 207-542-8777 tenmile@midcoast.com www.tenmileguideservice.com TROY WHITE MID-MAINE OUTFITTERS 13 White Rd Lagrange, ME 04453 207-745-8012 troy@themidmaineoutfitters.com www.themidmaineoutfitters.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 28 JOHN POOLE ROCKIN’ P GUIDE SERVICE 66 Ross Rd Brownville, ME 04414 207-965-9292 jcsixgun@gmail.com www.rockinpguideservice.com MICHAEL KALINOWSKI 7 Penny Ln Waterville, ME 04901 207-897-8034 mikekalin757@gmail.com CORY RIDER REDIRECTED WILDERNESS ADVENTURES 7 Moccasin Ave Grand Isle, VT 05458 802-338-7076 coryryder88@gmail.com www.redirectedwilderness.com
DON LEWIS D&D OUTFITTERS & GUIDE SERVICE
JASON CYR WILDERNESS ADVENTURES GUIDE SERVICE 746 Pond Rd Sidney, ME 04330 207-660-7130 wildernessadventures.me@gmail.com JEFFREY WATTS MOOSE LOOK OUTFITTERS
PO Box 55 Rockwood, ME 04478 207-951-5003 don@danddoutfitters.com www.danddoutfitters.com
PO Box 56 Hanover, ME 04237 207-369-0669 jeff@mooselookoutfitters.com www.mooselookoutfitters.com
BOB HUMPHREY SPORT-VENTURES
JOHN FASSAK DIRIGO GUIDE SERVICES
727 Poland Range Rd Pownal, ME 04069 207-688-4966 bob@bobhumphrey.com www.bobhumphrey.com
31 Lantern Ln Mansfield, MA 02048 508-339-5108 john.fassak@gmail.com
JEREMY LUCAS WOODS WISE GUIDE SERVICE 5 Brightree Rd Nobleboro, ME 04555 207-330-1423 kjlucas@tidewater.net PAUL SANNICANDRO MOOSE WOODS GUIDE SERVICE, LLC PO Box 83 Millinocket, ME 04462 207-723-1009 paul@moosewoodsguideservice.com www.moosewoodsguideservice.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 49 STEVEN SMITH 24 Birch St East Millinocket, ME 04430 207-745-1179 brooktrt@hotmail.com
RANDY PETRIN LONG POND CAMPS & GUIDE SERVICE
JAYSON ALLAIN THE OUTDOOR ADVENTURE COMPANY
12 Loop Rd Jackman, ME 04945 207-668-4872 longpondcamps@gmail.com www.mainebearoutfitters.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 48
1250 W Main St Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426 207-564-0007 jaysonallain@yahoo.com www.outdooradventurecompany.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 37
MICHAEL YENCHA ALLAGASH CAMP CARE PO Box 25 Millinocket, ME 04462 207-261-0040 allagashcampcare@gmail.com www.allagashcampcare.com RICHARD HESCOCK BIRCHWOOD COTTAGES & GUIDE SERVICE 50 Picnic Point Rd Brookton, ME 04413 207-448-2276 birchwoodcottages@yahoo.com www.birchwoodcottages.com CHRISTI HOLMES MAINE WOMEN HUNTERS, LLC 24 Pine Cove Rd Gray, ME 04039 207-263-7263 christiholmes87@gmail.com www.facebook.com/groups/ mainewomenhunters DANIEL MOORS MOORS OUTDOORS GUIDE SERVICE 782 Enfield Rd Lincoln, ME 04457 207-290-2097 me.guide55@gmail.com www.moorsoutdoors.com
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DAN HATCH RODS & RACKS GUIDE SERVICE
BRENDA COLE SPRUCE MOUNTAIN LODGE
4 Mills Rd PMB 85 Newcastle, ME 04553 207-592-6803 rodsandracks@yahoo.com www.rodsandracks.com
20 Windy Hill Ln Thorndike, ME 04986 207-948-2908 brenda@sprucemtn.com www.sprucemtn.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 29
ROLAND TILTON MAINE GUIDE OUTFITTER PO Box 324 South China, ME 04358 207-446-8980 mpipro52@gmail.com www.maineguideoutfitter.com JEFF CASH SACRED HUNT GUIDE SERVICE 55 Hancock St Ellsworth, ME 04605 207-812-5032 sacredhuntguideservice@gmail.com www.facebook.com/sacred-hunt-guideservice-348281482544676 ROBERT “GLEN” HORNE JR COYOTE RIDGE GUIDE SERVICE AND OUTFITTING 278 Highland Ave Millinocket, ME 04462 603-387-8007 seaplane31@gmail.com www.coyoteridgeguides.com JOE BOWEN TOMAH MOUNTAIN OUTFITTERS
DANIEL A. MACHADO JAWS, CLAWS & FINS GUIDE SERVICE 63 Short St Taunton, MA 02780 508-930-3354 jcfguide@comcast.net STEVE WILCOX BIRCH HILL CAMPS 519 Main St Wytopitlock, ME 04497 207-557-9321 birchhillcamps@yahoo.com TERENCE ROBICHAUD ANIMAL INSTINCT GUIDE SERVICE 234 Patten Rd Greene, ME 04236 207-689-5205 terryrobi@yahoo.com RICKY JEWELL MAINELY MOOSE GUIDE SERVICE
1152 Lakeview Rd Topsfield, ME 04490 919-820-2424 tomahmountain@nc.rr.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 37
211 North Hill Rd Buckfield, ME 04220 207-345-8501 bracket@megalink.net www.mainelymooseguide.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 28
TODD JACKSON PENOBSCOT BAY OUTFITTERS
SCOT MAXWELL FRYE MOUNTAIN GUIDE SERVICE
118 Nickerson Rd Searsport, ME 04974 207-322-7919 info@seaduck.net www.seaduck.net SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 49
142 Leeds Rd Livermore Falls, ME 04254 207-577-1104 scotmaxwell@reenergyholdings.com
FRANK JANUSZ MEADOW MOUNTAIN GUIDE SERVICE 154 Lakeview Ln Crawford, ME 04694 207-454-8133 fdaktoa@aol.com www.meadowmountainguideservice.com
KEVIN CASSIDY 31 Merrill Ln Durham, ME 04222 207-841-6101 cassidykk@me.com
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MATTHEW BAILEY MAINE GUIDE AND OUTFITTER SERVICES
THOMAS CHASE KATAHDIN REGION WILDERNESS GUIDE SERVICE
PO Box 1 West Farmington, ME 04992 207-491-5360 mlbailey09@gmail.com www.maineguideandoutfitterservices.com
74 Dearborn St Patten, ME 04765 207-267-4166 tchase1946@twc.com www.katahdinoutdoors.com/guiding
DOUG BROWN BROWN’S BACKCOUNTRY GUIDE SERVICE
JOHN ARCARO JR CANALSIDE CABINS
119 Hammond Hill Rd Peru, ME 04290 207-418-1926 dbrown76@roadrunner.com RON GERARD POSSUM LODGE GROUP, LLC 92 Hatchcove Rd Nobleboro, ME 04555 207-653-6834 andiamo42@hotmail.com www.maineguideforbass.com CHIP WOODMAN NORTHEAST WILDERNESS OUTFITTERS
31 Canal St Grand Lake Stream, ME 04668 207-796-2796 canalside@midmaine.com www.canalsidecabins.com GARY SWEENEY 157 School St Stockholm, ME 04783 207-896-7975 gary.sweeney@yahoo.com DANIEL JOSLYN 280 Head Tide Rd Whitefield, ME 04353 207-549-7305 svwindsorchairs@yahoo.com
296 Cressey Rd Monmouth, ME 04259 207-557-2423 nwomaine@gmail.com www.northeastwildernessoutfitters.com
AARON GENTRY DEER POND OUTFITTERS
DONALD MERCHANT POLE & PADDLE CANOE
57 Brookside Dr East Waterboro, ME 04030 207-651-6707 aaron_gentry1@yahoo.com
680 Deerwander Rd Hollis Center, ME 04042 207-468-2512 don@poleandpaddle.com www.poleandpaddle.com JOHN TUCKER 281 Maple Rd Atkinson, ME 04426 207-564-7977 jgtjft@gmail.com DANIEL NEIN 443 Quaker Ridge Rd Leeds, ME 04263 207-240-3530 dnein@bates.edu
ED WALSH MAINE STREAM GUIDES PO Box 208 Columbia Falls, ME 04623 207-712-5625 walshmsg@gmail.com www.mainestreamguides.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 37 BRANDON BISHOP FOGGY MOUNTAIN GUIDE SERVICE 139 Charleston Rd Charleston, ME 04422 207-564-3404 info@foggymountain.com www.foggymountain.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 21
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DARREN SAVAGE BULLDOG CAMPS & LODGE PO Box 152 Jackman, ME 04945 207-243-2853 bulldogcamps@gmail.com www.bulldogcamp.com ELAINE REESE JR GUIDE SERVICE
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THOMAS HEBERT THE BERTS FLIES AND GUIDE SERVICE 1564 Bangor Rd Clinton, ME 04927 207-299-0700 thebertsflies@gmail.com www.thebertsfliesandguide.com JOHN MARTIN MOOSE POINT CAMPS
4 N Elderberry Ln Rochester, NH 03867 603-312-0683 jrguideservice@comcast.net www.jrguideservicemaine.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 92
PO Box 250 Eagle Lake, ME 04739 207-444-5589 moosecamps@yahoo.com www.moosepointcamps.com
ERIK FRIGON LAKE PARLIN OUTFITTERS
THOMAS SCALA JR BOWLIN CAMPS LODGE
7 Cotton Dr Gorham, ME 04038 207-650-8114 efrigon@maine.rr.com www.lakeparlinlodge.com
203 Stephens Rd West Milford, NJ 07480 207-267-0884 info@bowlincamps.com www.bowlincamps.com
TIM COX NINE MILE OUTFITTERS
JEFF GIROUARD MAINE WILD ADVENTURES
166 Allen Ave Portland, ME 04103 207-831-5917 tcox@9milemaine.com www.facebook.com/9mileoutfitters
PO Box 434 Greene, ME 04236 207-754-9122 jhg202@pivot.net www.mainewildadventures.com
MARK STRUCK STRUCK GUIDE SERVICE
MARK COTE M J COTE GUIDE SERVICE
49 North Gayton Ln Winthrop, ME 04364 207-441-8779 strucktheguide@gmail.com
PO Box 96 Rumford, ME 04276 207-364-8293 thecotes@yahoo.com
TIM CASEY THE LAST RESORT SPORTING CAMPS PO Box 777 Jackman, ME 04945 207-668-5091 caseytimj@gmail.com www.lastresortmaine.com BLAINE MILLER ALLAGASH GUIDE, INC. 292 River Rd Norridgewock, ME 04957 207-634-3748 bmiller@allagashguide.com www.allagashguide.com BRIAN JOHNSON JOHNSON SPORTING CAMP, LLC 63 Lords Ln Lyman, ME 04002 207-468-8077 johnsonsportingcamp@icloud.com www.johnsonsportingcamp.com ANDREA FOLEY ROSS LAKE CAMPS PO Box 140 Ashland, ME 04732 207-227-7766 rosslakeandrea@gmail.com www.rosslakecamps.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 21 R. MICHAEL BUTLER BUTLER BOYS ADVENTURES OUTDOORS 22 Twin Birch Ln Sunapee, NH 03782 603-763-2592 mikebuck1952@gmail.com
DOLOR TAQUINTO PO Box 623 Brownville, ME 04414 207-279-9649 d.taquinto@myfairpoint.net ROGER AVERY 350 Call Rd Milford, ME 04462 207-478-0916 raverysrmasterg@aol.com
GARY SMITH ALL SEASONS CAMPS
BOB PARKER STONY BROOK OUTFITTERS
PO Box 516 Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426 207-270-1100 smithcamps@gmail.com www.allseasonscamprentals.webstarts.com
55 Morrison Hill Rd Wilton, ME 04294 207-778-4077 info@stonybrookoutfitters.com www.stonybrookoutfitters.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 55
ROLLIE BROWN BROWNS LANDING 207-314-4986 brownslanding@hotmail.com
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JACOB STAPLES 1142 Middle Rd North Waterboro, ME 04061 207-432-4008 st8pes_22@outlook.com LEE SCHANZ JR SCHANZ’S GUIDE SERVICE 46 Thurston Rd Cornville, ME 04976 207-474-0356 leeguides@gmail.com www.schanzsguideservice.com MATTHEW EWING CARIBOU BOG OUTFITTERS 883 Forest Ave Orono, ME 04473 207-944-9974 molunkusmatt@gmail.com DAN GLIDDEN NORTHERN HIDEAWAY SPORTING CAMPS PO Box 351 Ashland, ME 04732 207-227-0079 gliddend@yahoo.com www.northernhideawaysportingcamps.com
We specialize in trophy black bear, moose, white-tailed deer, coyote and roughed grouse hunts. We also have great fly fishing for native brook trout and landlocked salmon. 2821 Grand Lake Road, T6-R8, ME 04765 PO Box 220, Patten, ME 04765 207-446-4635 · matagamon@hughes.net
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Millions of acres of excellent habitat provide for large populations of small game in Maine, and there is exciting hunting for a variety of species. For example, you can spend a fast-paced day hunting snowshoe hares behind hounds, hurrying to position yourself as the hares run large circles in the woods. There are few experiences as exhilarating as listening to the bawling of hounds as they run almost out of hearing, and then slowly get louder as they bring the hare around—you watching intently for the movement of your snow-white quarry ghosting through the woods. This is a great opportunity for hunters of all ages and a fun way to spend a crisp winter day.
often use bait and calls to attract the animals, but coyotes also can be hunted with hounds. If you are a squirrel hunter, Maine offers long seasons and abundant opportunities. Sneak along an oak or beechnut flat, and you likely will spot a gray or red squirrel foraging on mast. Then it’s a matter of sneaking close enough and connecting on such a challenging target.
Coyote hunting offers a range of possibilities as well. The season is open year-round, and there is even night hunting at certain times. Hunters
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The Pine Tree State has diverse habitat supporting all manner of small-game species. Snowshoe hares are found in blowdowns in mature forests and in successional growth (cleared forests that have grown back to open fields or agricultural tracts). Raccoons and coyotes thrive in the understory of wooded areas, with gray squirrels in the treetops. Foxes, opossums, skunks, porcupines, woodchucks and red squirrels are also considered small game in Maine. (Note: Although cottontail rabbits, spruce grouse and lynx live in Maine, they cannot be legally hunted.)
If coyotes are the intended quarry, there is no closed season, and from mid-December to the end of August they can be hunted at night. Harvesting a few “song dogs” will help small-game and deer populations by curtailing predation. Many guides are experts at using predator calls or baiting— both of which can draw in coyotes—and some use hounds. Few things are as thrilling as listening to the hounds baying on a hot track and following their progress from ridge to ridge as they bring the coyote around to a spot where you can intercept it.
Hunting snowshoe hares and raccoons often requires the help of hounds, which make for an exciting pursuit, as the dogs bay when on the trail of game. Snowshoes tend to circle when chased, so hunters can take a stand and wait for the racing hare to pass by. Hiring a Maine Guide with a kennelful of dogs is a huge advantage in chasing these white ghosts of the uplands.
Maine has almost 20 million acres of commercial forestland available for public hunting, and a guide can take you to the most productive spots and teach you the most productive techniques. In the process you’ll likely get some fast shooting, learn to identify animal tracks and perhaps even pick up some woodsmanship skills. —JOE HEALY
Stalking gray squirrels can be an excellent way to introduce youngsters to hunting and, with a season that stretches from the beginning of October until year’s end, there are opportunities to hunt in a variety of conditions. A guide can set you up on a productive oak or beech flat and greatly increase your odds of success.
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NELSON COLE NELSON L. COLE & SON
MICHAEL OBERLANDER FRYE MT GUIDE SERVICE
216 Palmer Rd Thorndike, ME 04986 ihunt4u@uninets.net
16 Pineview St Lewiston, ME 04240 207-841-2378 dpmoberlander@gmail.com
JEFF REESE JR GUIDE SERVICE
JEAN LEBLANC CAMEL BROOK CAMPS, LLC
4 N Elderberry Ln Rochester, NH 03867 603-312-0683 jeffreese1@yahoo.com www.jrguideservicemaine.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 92
447 Violette Settlement Rd Fort Kent, ME 04743 207-316-8324 camelbcamps@yahoo.com www.camelbrookcamps.com
DON LAVOIE ROSS LAKE CAMPS
CHRISTI HOLMES MAINE WOMEN HUNTERS, LLC
Fire Lane 37 #3 Ross Lake, ME 04732 603-320-3208 info@rosslakecamps.com www.rosslakecamps.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 21
24 Pine Cove Rd Gray, ME 04039 207-263-7263 christiholmes87@gmail.com www.facebook.com/groups/ mainewomenhunters
JOE BOWEN TOMAH MOUNTAIN OUTFITTERS
MICHAEL KOPANON GROUSE TAIL SETTERS & GUIDE SERVICE
1152 Lakeview Rd Topsfield, ME 04490 919-820-2424 tomahmountain@nc.rr.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 37 ERIK FRIGON LAKE PARLIN OUTFITTERS 7 Cotton Dr Gorham, ME 04038 207-650-8114 efrigon@maine.rr.com www.lakeparlinlodge.com KENNETH CARLE III 11 Debeck Dr Holden, ME 04429 207-745-6246 ken@taxpro1.net ROBERT JACOBS DEPOT GUIDE SERVICE 1339 Bottle Lake Rd Lakeville, ME 04487 207-403-0448 bjacobs@bottlelake.com
5 Valley View Rangeley, ME 04970 617-510-6154 kopesetter@gmail.com CHRIS KRUKOWSKI 86 Pleasant St Moose River, ME 04945 207-668-4440 stonybrook94@hotmail.com
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RONALD GRECO BULL MOOSE WILDERNESS ADVENTURES
RICHARD THERIAULT MOUNTAIN VIEW DRIFTER LODGE & OUTFITTERS
43 Sturbridge Ln Cumberland Center, ME 04021 207-740-0200 ron@moosemaine.com www.moosemaine.com
PO Box 958 Millinocket, ME 04462 207-723-5535 masterguide@myfairpoint.net
ADAM JANDREAU
MIKE KERR ALMANAC MOUNTAIN OUTFITTERS
PO Box 691 Caribou, ME 04736 207-231-1105 apjandreau@gmail.com BLAINE MILLER ALLAGASH GUIDE, INC. 292 River Rd Norridgewock, ME 04957 207-634-3748 bmiller@allagashguide.com www.allagashguide.com JASON CYR WILDERNESS ADVENTURES GUIDE SERVICE 746 Pond Rd Sidney, ME 04330 207-660-7130 wildernessadventures.me@gmail.com DARREN SAVAGE BULLDOG CAMPS & LODGE PO Box 152 Jackman, ME 04945 207-243-2853 bulldogcamps@gmail.com www.bulldogcamp.com
BRETT PATTEN GHOST OF THE WOODS OUTFITTERS
ROBERT “GLEN” HORNE JR COYOTE RIDGE GUIDE SERVICE AND OUTFITTING
108 Palmyra Rd St. Albans, ME 04971 207-431-2798 adc108work@gmail.com
278 Highland Ave Millinocket, ME 04462 603-387-8007 seaplane31@gmail.com www.coyoteridgeguides.com
DAN GLIDDEN NORTHERN HIDEAWAY SPORTING CAMPS
PAUL LANEY LANEY’S GUIDE SERVICE
PO Box 351 Ashland, ME 04732 207-227-0079 gliddend@yahoo.com www.northernhideawaysportingcamps.com
165 Milford Rd Grand Lake Stream, ME 04668 207-796-5068 laneyplott@aol.com www.laneysguideservice.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 29
647 US Rte 1, Ste 14 York, ME 03909 207-738-3708 almanacmountainoutfitters@msn.com JOHN MARTIN MOOSE POINT CAMPS PO Box 250 Eagle Lake, ME 04739 207-444-5589 moosecamps@yahoo.com www.moosepointcamps.com DANIEL MOORS MOORS OUTDOORS GUIDE SERVICE 782 Enfield Rd Lincoln, ME 04457 207-290-2097 me.guide55@gmail.com www.moorsoutdoors.com SOREN SIREN 62 Woodcock Ln Skowhegan, ME 04976 207-858-5809 sorensiren@gmail.com RONALD PARLIN STATE OF MAINE GUIDE SERVICE 89 Ohio Hill Rd Fairfield, ME 04937 207-453-2266 rparlinguide@yahoo.com WAYNE PLUMMER NORTHERN PRIDE LODGE 3405 Lily Bay Rd Frenchtown Twp, ME 04441 207-695-2890 whpjr1@gmail.com www.northernpridelodge.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 29
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Small-Game Hunting SNOWSHOE HARE
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JOHN POOLE ROCKIN’ P GUIDE SERVICE
RANDY SWAFFORD MAINE PROFESSIONAL HUNTER
JOEL VAIL NANOQ GUIDE SERVICES
STEVE HOPKINS MAINE EVENT GUIDE SERVICE
66 Ross Rd Brownville, ME 04414 207-965-9292 jcsixgun@gmail.com www.rockinpguideservice.com
1136 Carson Rd Woodland, ME 04736 207-768-1549 rswafmph@gmail.com www.maineprofessionalhunter.com
3 High St Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426 207-717-8510 joel.b.vail@gmail.com www.facebook.com/nanoqguides
PO Box 204 Portage Lake, ME 04768 207-435-8232 hmaineevent@aol.com www.maineeventguideservice.com
JOSEPH WHITNEY
JOSEPH CHRISTIANSON MATAGAMON WILDERNESS
MATTHEW EWING CARIBOU BOG OUTFITTERS
2821 Grand Lake Rd T6 R8 WELS, ME 04765 207-444-6463 matagamon@hughes.net www.mainebearhunts.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 21
883 Forest Ave Orono, ME 04473 207-944-9974 molunkusmatt@gmail.com
138 Whitney St Jonesboro, ME 04648 207-263-5591 josephwhitney60@gmail.com BRANDON BISHOP FOGGY MOUNTAIN GUIDE SERVICE 139 Charleston Rd Charleston, ME 04422 207-564-3404 info@foggymountain.com www.foggymountain.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 21 ARTHUR HAINES DELTA INSTITUTE OF NATURAL HISTORY 167 Thorne Mountain Rd Canton, ME 04221 207-837-4920 arthurhaines@wildblue.net www.arthurhaines.com JEFF FAY SPAULDING LAKE OUTFITTERS 1243A Oxbow Rd Oxbow, ME 04764 207-841-0508 spauldinglakeoutfitters@yahoo.com www.spauldinglakeoutfitters.com ELAINE REESE JR GUIDE SERVICE 4 N Elderberry Ln Rochester, NH 03867 603-312-0683 jrguideservice@comcast.net www.jrguideservicemaine.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 92 ANDREA FOLEY ROSS LAKE CAMPS PO Box 140 Ashland, ME 04732 207-227-7766 rosslakeandrea@gmail.com www.rosslakecamps.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 21
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RANDY PETRIN LONG POND CAMPS & GUIDE SERVICE 12 Loop Rd Jackman, ME 04945 207-668-4872 longpondcamps@gmail.com www.mainebearoutfitters.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 48 WAYNE DILLON 304 Stickney Hill Rd Brownville, ME 04414 207-965-8875 shootme@gunsmokelodge.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 29 TODD JACKSON PENOBSCOT BAY OUTFITTERS 118 Nickerson Rd Searsport, ME 04974 207-322-7919 info@seaduck.net www.seaduck.net SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 49 ROLAND TILTON MAINE GUIDE OUTFITTER PO Box 324 South China, ME 04358 207-446-8980 mpipro52@gmail.com www.maineguideoutfitter.com
THOMAS SCALA JR BOWLIN CAMPS LODGE 203 Stephens Rd West Milford, NJ 07480 207-267-0884 info@bowlincamps.com www.bowlincamps.com
TROY WHITE MID-MAINE OUTFITTERS 13 White Rd Lagrange, ME 04453 207-745-8012 troy@themidmaineoutfitters.com www.themidmaineoutfitters.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 28 THOMAS RAMSAY SIRIUS HUNTS GUIDE SERVICE 3 Spruce Pond Rd Lexington, ME 04961 207-400-6730 tramsay@fairpoint.com
CHIP WOODMAN NORTHEAST WILDERNESS OUTFITTERS
IGOR SIKORSKY BRADFORD CAMPS
296 Cressey Rd Monmouth, ME 04259 207-557-2423 nwomaine@gmail.com www.northeastwildernessoutfitters.com
Munsungan Lake T8-R10, ME 04732 207-433-0660 maine@bradfordcamps.com www.bradfordcamps.com
AARON GENTRY DEER POND OUTFITTERS
DON LEWIS D&D OUTFITTERS & GUIDE SERVICE
57 Brookside Dr East Waterboro, ME 04030 207-651-6707 aaron_gentry1@yahoo.com
PO Box 55 Rockwood, ME 04478 207-951-5003 don@danddoutfitters.com www.danddoutfitters.com
JAYSON ALLAIN THE OUTDOOR ADVENTURE COMPANY
STEPHEN PHILBRICK BALD MOUNTAIN CAMPS
1250 W Main St Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426 207-564-0007 jaysonallain@yahoo.com www.outdooradventurecompany.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 37 JEFF LAMB SWAMP FOX GUIDE SERVICE 96 Fox Hill Rd Harmony, ME 04942 207-462-1338 strongholdfarm@live.com
PO Box 332 Oquossoc, ME 04964 207-864-3671 baldmtcamp@aol.com www.baldmountaincamps.com DAVID PREVOST HIGH LANDING CAMPS 68 Goodell Ave Swanzey, NH 03446 603-381-0080 highlandingcamps@gmail.com www.highlandingcamps.com
Small-Game Hunting SNOWSHOE HARE
ROBB COTIAUX 91 Tufts Rd New Gloucester, ME 04260 207-572-3057 dedbird0@gmail.com TERENCE ROBICHAUD ANIMAL INSTINCT GUIDE SERVICE 234 Patten Rd Greene, ME 04236 207-689-5205 terryrobi@yahoo.com
DOUG BROWN BROWN’S BACKCOUNTRY GUIDE SERVICE 119 Hammond Hill Rd Peru, ME 04290 207-418-1926 dbrown76@roadrunner.com
MICHAEL KALINOWSKI DON HAZELTON 7 Penny Ln Waterville, ME 04901 207-897-8034 mikekalin757@gmail.com CRAIG GERRY WILD WINGS GUIDE SERVICE 22 McQuilkin Rd Solon, ME 04979 207-643-2203 maineguide04979@gmail.com www.wildwingsguideservice.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 92 WILLIAM GILBOE SPECIALISTS GUIDE SERVICE PO Box 611 Jackman, ME 04945 207-399-1081 wgilboe64@myfairpoint.net www.maineguides-specialists.net SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 55 PAUL SANNICANDRO MOOSE WOODS GUIDE SERVICE, LLC PO Box 83 Millinocket, ME 04462 207-723-1009 paul@moosewoodsguideservice.com www.moosewoodsguideservice.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 49 GERARD ST. CYR BACKYARD ADVENTURES GUIDE SERVICE 15 Loop Rd Chester, ME 04457 207-745-0358 stcyrllc@gmail.com
625 Stetson Rd Newport, ME 04953 207-341-1356 hezzie46@gmail.com
SQUIRREL RACCOON
FAMILY FRIENDLY
STEVE WILCOX BIRCH HILL CAMPS
JIM CLOUTIER CLOUTIER GUIDE SERVICE
519 Main St Wytopitlock, ME 04497 207-557-9321 birchhillcamps@yahoo.com
308 Merrill Hill Rd Greene, ME 04236 207-713-9461 cloutierguideservice@gmail.com
DANIEL NEIN
LEONARD COOVER GOD’S COUNTRY GUIDE SERVICE
JACOB STAPLES 1142 Middle Rd North Waterboro, ME 04061 207-432-4008 st8pes_22@outlook.com
COYOTE
443 Quaker Ridge Rd Leeds, ME 04263 207-240-3530 dnein@bates.edu JAYSON LUCARELLI MAINE WHITETAIL ADVENTURES PO Box 224 Millinocket, ME 04462 207-265-6250 info@mainewhitetailadventures.com www.mainewhitetailadventures.com
LOWELL WOODMAN NORTHEAST WILDERNESS OUTFITTERS
JESSE DERR BOGGY BROOK OUTFITTERS, LLC
296 Cressey Rd Monmouth, ME 04259 207-557-2423 nwomaine@gmail.com www.northeastwildernessoutfiters.com
PO Box 981 Ellsworth, ME 04605 207-331-4245 jdcon@yahoo.com www.boggybrookoutfitters.com
MICHAEL FOSTER MOUNTAIN VIEW GUIDES
BRANDON LANE ALLAGASH GUIDE SERVICE
31 McQuilkin Rd Solon, ME 04979 904-233-2457 mjfoster963@hotmail.com www.mountainviewguides.com
928 Allagash Rd Allagash, ME 04774 207-398-3418 allaguide@gmail.com www.allagashguideservice.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 28
469 Barnard Rd Barnard Twp, ME 04414 207-965-8139 godscountryguideservice@hotmail.com www.godscountryguideservice.com BRIAN BADGER GRINDSTONE BEAR & MOOSE LODGE 125 Old Orchard Rd Dillsburg, PA 17019 717-319-2181 bbltts@comcast.net www.grindstonelodge.com BRENDA WHITE MID-MAINE OUTFITTERS 13 White Rd Lagrange, ME 04453 207-745-1725 brenda@themidmaineoutfitters.com www.themidmaineoutfitters.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 28
BRANDON SYLVESTER 132 Chandler Rd Belgrade, ME 04917 207-446-3403 bsylvester405@ymail.com
ROLLIE BROWN BROWNS LANDING 207-314-4986 brownslanding@hotmail.com
TENLEY SKOLFIELD AS THE CROW FLIES GUIDE SERVICE
TONY KARIOTIS GUIDESOFMAINE.COM
PO Box 292 Yarmouth Port, MA 02675 207-316-9037 tenley.skolfield@gmail.com
15 Majestic Way New Gloucester, ME 04260 207-650-2822 tony@kariotis.net www.guidesofmaine.com
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AGS will provide you everything from guided and Allagash rivers, to year-round lodging, and has been doing so for over 30 years.
MAINELY MOOSE GU IDE SERV ICE
Offering quality moose hunts with just one pair of hunters per week. Hunts are off the beaten paths whenever possible. Photo hunts and summertime guided Allagash trips also available.
928 Allagash Road, Allagash, Maine 04774 207-398-3418 allaguide@gmail.com www.allagashguideservice.com www.facebook.com/AllagashGuideService
RICK JEWELL - MAINE MASTER GUIDE 211 North Hill Rd., Buckfield, ME 04220 207-754-1530 • bracket@megalink.net • mainelymooseguide.com
Fish & Hunt in Maine with
Master Maine Guide Jeff Bellmore UPLAND WOODCOCK & GROUSE
jbellmore.com 207-701-9811 grtrips2015@gmail.com
FISH FLY & SPIN
Maine Bear Hunts - Spring & Fall
Maine Bear Hunts - Spring & Fall • Over 100,000 acres of exclusive, privately owned hunting territory • Meals, lodging & license included in package • ALSO offering a great SPRING HUNT on Penobscot Nations Territory! • Over 30 years of bear guiding experience!
MID-MAINE OUTFITTERS
207-943-2511 - Troy@themidmaineoutfitters.com www.TheMidMaineOutfitters.com
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WAYNE DILLON
MASTER GUIDE
Northern Pride Lodge Wayne and Barbara Plummer
Grand Lake Stream’s premier hunting and fishing outfitter. Specializing in bear and bobcat hunts. Also whitetail, coyotes, grouse and woodcock hunts. Salmon, trout, smallmouth fishing. Family-friendly, private lakeside cabins. Paul Laney Laney’s Guide Service 165 Milford Rd. Grand Lake Stream, ME 04668 207-796-5068 Cell 207-215-5065 laneyplott@aol.com laneysguideservice.com
Personalized service River, stream and small ponds for wild trout. Fly fishing. 2 bear hunts per week, 1 moose hunt per week and 2–3 deer hunts per week.
CONTACT ME ON FACEBOOK
Welcome to Maine bear hunting at Spruce Mountain Lodge. Our lodge and camps are modern, clean and comfortable. Master Maine Guide Steve Cole and Brenda Cole, Registered Maine Guide, have over 35 years of experience. Together we deliver our hunting knowledge and personal attention to ensure each sportsman a rewarding hunting experience. Come join us for some terrific hunting in Maine. We are 100% family owned and operated
Steve and Brenda Cole 20 Windy Hill Lane, Thorndike, Maine 04986 207-948-2908 - brenda@sprucemtn.com www.sprucemtn.com
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Upland-Game & Waterfowl Hunting 30
Tom Fowlks
With millions of acres of excellent habitat, Maine has healthy populations of gamebirds throughout the state. Upland birds such as grouse and woodcock are especially abundant in mixed-age forests in the northeast and west and the reverting farmlands closer to the coast. These are wild birds offering great shooting opportunities, and many guides employ either pointing or flushing dogs. Pheasants are stocked in some areas, and a few guides offer hunts on their own stocked shooting areas. As for waterfowl, Maine has plenty of lakes, ponds, rivers and streams that hold ducks. Common dabbling ducks include wood ducks, mallards, teal and black ducks, with common diving ducks being ring-necked ducks, goldeneyes, buffleheads and mergansers.
There is also good field shooting for Canada geese, with early seasons for mostly resident birds. A morning on the rugged coast hunting sea ducks is another unforgettable experience. Imagine being perched on a ledge or bobbing in a boat with sea smoke all around while eiders, scoters and long-tailed ducks buzz the decoys. Whether you prefer to spend a crisp fall day with dogs chasing grouse or get up early to set decoys and blinds in time to catch ducks or geese moving at sunrise, Maine offers some of the best wingshooting anywhere.
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Upland-Game & Waterfowl Hunting
The Guided Experience
Many hunters consider Maine one of the country’s last best places for upland birds. The vast tracts of land in the northern part of the state hold ruffed grouse and migratory woodcock. Of course, the hunting isn’t easy, as birds often are found in and around grown-up clear-cuts, old orchards and farm fields, requiring that hunters log many miles while busting brush and pushing through alder swales. With a limited fall season—the month of October and half of November for woodcock and October through December for grouse—hunters want to
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maximize their opportunities, and guides know the best coverts and habitat types to explore. (Just don’t be surprised if you are asked to put on a blindfold before being led to their favorite spots . . . .) Similarly with ducks and geese, guides know the places that have produced consistently through the years, and they will have scouted to make sure the birds are in. There’s no better feeling than to be relaxing with a steaming cup of coffee and a limit of black or wood ducks as you watch the sun creep higher in the sky and birds continue to pour into the decoys. If it’s a classic Maine sea-duck hunt you’re after, hiring a guide is really the only way to go. Not only will a guide have the specialized equipment (such as a boat and strings of eider, scoter and/or long-tailed-duck decoys) but also the necessary knowledge of tides, navigation and how to set up on or around the islands and ledges birds frequent. The ocean during the late season can be unforgiving, and you want to put your trust in someone with the expertise and experience to take you out and get you back safely. Just bring your coldweather gear and a thirst for adventure. —JOE HEALY
Christi Holmes
With either upland-bird or waterfowl hunts, the common catalysts to these pursuits are canine companions—which makes a great case for hiring a guide with dogs that can point or flush ruffed grouse and woodcock or retrieve ducks and geese. A classic upland-bird hunt in Maine, similar to hunting pheasants in the Midwest, quail in the South or mountain grouse in the West, involves a dog finding the game followed by the hunter being afforded a shot at the flushed bird . . . and hopefully by the bird being slipped into a game pouch. When waterfowling on Maine’s countless bodies of water or along the coast, a guide may call birds within range, and then, assuming the shot is true, a dog will retrieve the quarry to hand.
Upland & Waterfowl Hunting DUCK
DANIEL MOORS MOORS OUTDOORS GUIDE SERVICE 782 Enfield Rd Lincoln, ME 04457 207-290-2097 me.guide55@gmail.com www.moorsoutdoors.com DON LAVOIE ROSS LAKE CAMPS Fire Lane 37 #3 Ross Lake, ME 04732 603-320-3208 info@rosslakecamps.com www.rosslakecamps.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 21 JAYSON ALLAIN THE OUTDOOR ADVENTURE COMPANY
GARY SWEENEY 157 School St Stockholm, ME 04783 207-896-7975 gary.sweeney@yahoo.com CLIFTON AMES TEN MILE GUIDE SERVICE 15 Red Oak Dr West Rockport, ME 04865 207-542-8777 tenmile@midcoast.com www.tenmileguideservice.com KURT SPEAR MAINE BIRD DOG ADVENTURES
GOOSE
GROUSE
QUAIL
TIM CASEY THE LAST RESORT SPORTING CAMPS
440 Sawyer Rd Greene, ME 04236 207-754-3770 dube440@hotmail.com
PO Box 777 Jackman, ME 04945 207-668-5091 caseytimj@gmail.com www.lastresortmaine.com
BILL LAFLAMME FIN AND FEATHER SEEKERS GUIDE SERVICE 253 Pond Rd Sidney, ME 04330 207-547-3185 laflafam@roadrunner.com www.finandfeatherseekers.com ERIK FRIGON LAKE PARLIN OUTFITTERS 7 Cotton Dr Gorham, ME 04038 207-650-8114 efrigon@maine.rr.com www.lakeparlinlodge.com
BRENDA WHITE MID-MAINE OUTFITTERS
BRANDON BISHOP FOGGY MOUNTAIN GUIDE SERVICE
PO Box 824 Gardiner, ME 04345 207-215-3828 maineexperience@yahoo.com www.maineexperienceguideservice.com
13 White Rd Lagrange, ME 04453 207-745-1725 brenda@themidmaineoutfitters.com www.themidmaineoutfitters.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 28
139 Charleston Rd Charleston, ME 04422 207-564-3404 info@foggymountain.com www.foggymountain.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 21
BRIAN JOHNSON JOHNSON SPORTING CAMP, LLC
ROLLIE BROWN BROWNS LANDING
ANDREA FOLEY ROSS LAKE CAMPS
63 Lords Ln Lyman, ME 04002 207-468-8077 johnsonsportingcamp@icloud.com www.johnsonsportingcamp.com
207-314-4986 brownslanding@hotmail.com
PO Box 140 Ashland, ME 04732 207-227-7766 rosslakeandrea@gmail.com www.rosslakecamps.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 21
JASON FARRIS MAINE EXPERIENCE GUIDE SERVICE
JEFFREY BELLMORE GEORGES RIVER OUTFITTERS 36 Kenny Ln Owls Head, ME 04854 207-701-9811 grtrips2015@gmail.com www.jbellmore.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 28 JOE BOWEN TOMAH MOUNTAIN OUTFITTERS 1152 Lakeview Rd Topsfield, ME 04490 919-820-2424 tomahmountain@nc.rr.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 37
ROLAND TILTON MAINE GUIDE OUTFITTER PO Box 324 South China, ME 04358 207-446-8980 mpipro52@gmail.com www.maineguideoutfitter.com THOMAS WOLTERS 727 E Lincoln Ave Zeeland, MI 49464 615-403-1973 tlwolters@yahoo.com
FAMILY FRIENDLY
TOM DUBE MAINE WILD ADVENTURES
156 Lewiston Rd Gray, ME 04039 207-329-2898 kurt@mainebirddogadventures.com www.mainebirddogadventures.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 48
1250 W Main St Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426 207-564-0007 jaysonallain@yahoo.com www.outdooradventurecompany.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 37
SEA DUCK PHEASANT WOODCOCK
JOHN FASSAK DIRIGO GUIDE SERVICES
CASEY MOWERS REDDOG GUIDE SERVICE 1272 River Rd Bowdoinham, ME 04008 207-737-4029 caseymowers@reddogguideservice.com www.reddogguideservice.com TROY WHITE MID-MAINE OUTFITTERS 13 White Rd Lagrange, ME 04453 207-745-8012 troy@themidmaineoutfitters.com www.themidmaineoutfitters.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 28 MATTHEW BAILEY MAINE GUIDE AND OUTFITTER SERVICES PO Box 1 West Farmington, ME 04992 207-491-5360 mlbailey09@gmail.com www.maineguideandoutfitterservices.com ROBB COTIAUX 91 Tufts Rd New Gloucester, ME 04260 207-572-3057 dedbird0@gmail.com DAVID PREVOST HIGH LANDING CAMPS
31 Lantern Ln Mansfield, MA 02048 508-339-5108 john.fassak@gmail.com
68 Goodell Ave Swanzey, NH 03446 603-381-0080 highlandingcamps@gmail.com www.highlandingcamps.com
MICHAEL YENCHA ALLAGASH CAMP CARE
JOEL VAIL NANOQ GUIDE SERVICES
PO Box 25 Millinocket, ME 04462 207-261-0040 allagashcampcare@gmail.com www.allagashcampcare.com
3 High St Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426 207-717-8510 joel.b.vail@gmail.com www.facebook.com/nanoqguides
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Upland & Waterfowl Hunting DUCK
GOOSE
GROUSE
QUAIL
CAPT. MIKE ANDREOTTI MAINE BASS FISHING & THORNEHEAD GUIDE SERVICES 541 River Rd Brunswick, ME 04011 207-725-1336 info@thornehead.com www.mainebassfishingguide.com GARY SMITH ALL SEASONS CAMPS PO Box 516 Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426 207-270-1100 smithcamps@gmail.com www.allseasonscamprentals.webstarts.com RONALD GRECO BULL MOOSE WILDERNESS ADVENTURES 43 Sturbridge Ln Cumberland Center, ME 04021 207-740-0200 ron@moosemaine.com www.moosemaine.com JEFF FAY SPAULDING LAKE OUTFITTERS 1243A Oxbow Rd Oxbow, ME 04764 207-841-0508 spauldinglakeoutfitters@yahoo.com www.spauldinglakeoutfitters.com KENNETH CARLE III
SEA DUCK PHEASANT WOODCOCK
FAMILY FRIENDLY
LARRY BERBERICH HOOK & GUN GUIDE SERVICE 25 Palmer St Brunswick, ME 04011 207-725-8436 larryberberich@comcast.net STEVE WILCOX BIRCH HILL CAMPS
JOHN GASKINS JOHN’S GUIDE SERVICE 2499 Forest City Rd Forest City Twp, ME 04413 207-448-2477 johngsetters1@gmail.com JEFFREY WATTS MOOSE LOOK OUTFITTERS PO Box 56 Hanover, ME 04237 207-369-0669 jeff@mooselookoutfitters.com www.mooselookoutfitters.com
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304 Stickney Hill Rd Brownville, ME 04414 207-965-8875 shootme@gunsmokelodge.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 29
STEPHEN WOOD J & S GUIDE SERVICE 576 Sawyer Rd Greene, ME 04236 207-740-3723 woodysnavy@aol.com www.jsguides.com
BOB LAWRENCE LAWRENCE’S LAKESIDE CABINS & GUIDE SERVICE
STEPHEN PHILBRICK BALD MOUNTAIN CAMPS
Box 101 Rockwood, ME 04478 207-534-7709 cabins101@aol.com www.lawrencescabins.com
PO Box 332 Oquossoc, ME 04964 207-864-3671 baldmtcamp@aol.com www.baldmountaincamps.com
FRANK LEPORE FRANK A. LEPORE GUIDE, LLC
JEAN LEBLANC CAMEL BROOK CAMPS, LLC
DARWIN WEBSTER
PO Box 752 Alfred, ME 04002 207-850-9027 frankylepore@gmail.com
PO Box 397 Sabattus, ME 04280 207-449-6867 darwin.webster83@gmail.com
447 Violette Settlement Rd Fort Kent, ME 04743 207-316-8324 camelbcamps@yahoo.com www.camelbrookcamps.com
DANIEL A. MACHADO JAWS, CLAWS & FINS GUIDE SERVICE
519 Main St Wytopitlock, ME 04497 207-557-9321 birchhillcamps@yahoo.com AARON GENTRY DEER POND OUTFITTERS 57 Brookside Dr East Waterboro, ME 04030 207-651-6707 aaron_gentry1@yahoo.com
JOSEPH CHRISTIANSON MATAGAMON WILDERNESS 2821 Grand Lake Rd T6 R8 WELS, ME 04765 207-444-6463 matagamon@hughes.net www.mainebearhunts.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 21 MICHAEL KALINOWSKI
11 Debeck Dr Holden, ME 04429 207-745-6246 ken@taxpro1.net
WAYNE DILLON
7 Penny Ln Waterville, ME 04901 207-897-8034 mikekalin757@gmail.com CLINT THOMPSON 3 Range Rd Brunswick, ME 04011 207-841-7633 brunswickmeoutdoors@gmail.com MERT BUZZELL LANGTOWN OUTFITTERS & GUIDE SERVICE PO Box 661 Canton, ME 04221 207-402-8824 langtowncamp@aol.com www.langtownoutfitters.com
63 Short St Taunton, MA 02780 508-930-3354 jcfguide@comcast.net RONALD PARLIN STATE OF MAINE GUIDE SERVICE 89 Ohio Hill Rd Fairfield, ME 04937 207-453-2266 rparlinguide@yahoo.com PAUL SANNICANDRO MOOSE WOODS GUIDE SERVICE, LLC PO Box 83 Millinocket, ME 04462 207-723-1009 paul@moosewoodsguideservice.com www.moosewoodsguideservice.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 49 DANIEL AUCOIN PO Box 205 Henniker, NH 03242 603-731-4459 dannysautonh@gmail.com
JOHN ARCARO JR CANALSIDE CABINS 31 Canal St Grand Lake Stream, ME 04668 207-796-2796 canalside@midmaine.com www.canalsidecabins.com RANDY PETRIN LONG POND CAMPS & GUIDE SERVICE 12 Loop Rd Jackman, ME 04945 207-668-4872 longpondcamps@gmail.com www.mainebearoutfitters.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 48 DANIEL NEIN 443 Quaker Ridge Rd Leeds, ME 04263 207-240-3530 dnein@bates.edu LEE SCHANZ JR SCHANZ’S GUIDE SERVICE 46 Thurston Rd Cornville, ME 04976 207-474-0356 leeguides@gmail.com www.schanzsguideservice.com
Upland & Waterfowl Hunting DUCK
GOOSE
GROUSE
QUAIL
JAYSON LUCARELLI MAINE WHITETAIL ADVENTURES
THOMAS RAMSAY SIRIUS HUNTS GUIDE SERVICE
PO Box 224 Millinocket, ME 04462 207-265-6250 info@mainewhitetailadventures.com www.mainewhitetailadventures.com
3 Spruce Pond Rd Lexington, ME 04961 207-400-6730 tramsay@fairpoint.com
JASON CYR WILDERNESS ADVENTURES GUIDE SERVICE
IGOR SIKORSKY BRADFORD CAMPS
THOMAS HEBERT THE BERTS FLIES AND GUIDE SERVICE
Munsungan Lake T8-R10, ME 04732 207-433-0660 maine@bradfordcamps.com www.bradfordcamps.com
1564 Bangor Rd Clinton, ME 04927 207-299-0700 thebertsflies@gmail.com www.thebertsfliesandguide.com
JEFF REESE JR GUIDE SERVICE
BRETT PATTEN GHOST OF THE WOODS OUTFITTERS
4 N Elderberry Ln Rochester, NH 03867 603-312-0683 jeffreese1@yahoo.com www.jrguideservicemaine.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 92
108 Palmyra Rd St. Albans, ME 04971 207-431-2798 adc108work@gmail.com
746 Pond Rd Sidney, ME 04330 207-660-7130 wildernessadventures.me@gmail.com GERARD ST. CYR BACKYARD ADVENTURES GUIDE SERVICE 15 Loop Rd Chester, ME 04457 207-745-0358 stcyrllc@gmail.com DON BURNETT #9 LAKE OUTFITTERS 174 Boundary Line Rd Bridgewater, ME 04735 802-738-9777 etcvmame@yahoo.com www.9lakeoutfitters.com WAYNE PLUMMER NORTHERN PRIDE LODGE 3405 Lily Bay Rd Frenchtown Twp, ME 04441 207-695-2890 whpjr1@gmail.com www.northernpridelodge.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 29 LOWELL WOODMAN NORTHEAST WILDERNESS OUTFITTERS 296 Cressey Rd Monmouth, ME 04259 207-557-2423 nwomaine@gmail.com www.northeastwildernessoutfiters.com RICHARD THERIAULT MOUNTAIN VIEW DRIFTER LODGE & OUTFITTERS PO Box 958 Millinocket, ME 04462 207-723-5535 masterguide@myfairpoint.net
TONY KARIOTIS GUIDESOFMAINE.COM 15 Majestic Way New Gloucester, ME 04260 207-650-2822 tony@kariotis.net www.guidesofmaine.com GREGORY FRIEL MOUNTAIN MAN GUIDE SERVICE
STEVEN SMITH 24 Birch St East Millinocket, ME 04430 207-745-1179 brooktrt@hotmail.com
CORY RIDER REDIRECTED WILDERNESS ADVENTURES 7 Moccasin Ave Grand Isle, VT 05458 802-338-7076 coryryder88@gmail.com www.redirectedwilderness.com JESSE DERR BOGGY BROOK OUTFITTERS, LLC
101 Lincoln St Millinocket, ME 04462 207-723-8500 mtnman11@myfairpoint.net
PO Box 981 Ellsworth, ME 04605 207-331-4245 jdcon@yahoo.com www.boggybrookoutfitters.com
JOHN MARTIN MOOSE POINT CAMPS
MIKE KERR ALMANAC MOUNTAIN OUTFITTERS
PO Box 250 Eagle Lake, ME 04739 207-444-5589 moosecamps@yahoo.com www.moosepointcamps.com
647 US Rte 1, Ste 14 York, ME 03909 207-738-3708 almanacmountainoutfitters@msn.com SOREN SIREN
DARREN SAVAGE BULLDOG CAMPS & LODGE PO Box 152 Jackman, ME 04945 207-243-2853 bulldogcamps@gmail.com www.bulldogcamp.com
62 Woodcock Ln Skowhegan, ME 04976 207-858-5809 sorensiren@gmail.com
SEA DUCK PHEASANT WOODCOCK
FAMILY FRIENDLY
TIM COX NINE MILE OUTFITTERS 166 Allen Ave Portland, ME 04103 207-831-5917 tcox@9milemaine.com www.facebook.com/9mileoutfitters TIMOTHY CORBIN BARREN MOUNTAIN GUIDE SERVICE PO Box 207 St. Albans, ME 04971 207-671-4121 tim_corbin@hotmail.com www.facebook.com/barren-mountainguide-service-193839587316152 TERENCE ROBICHAUD ANIMAL INSTINCT GUIDE SERVICE 234 Patten Rd Greene, ME 04236 207-689-5205 terryrobi@yahoo.com WILLIAM GILBOE SPECIALISTS GUIDE SERVICE PO Box 611 Jackman, ME 04945 207-399-1081 wgilboe64@myfairpoint.net www.maineguides-specialists.net SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 55 CHRIS KRUKOWSKI 86 Pleasant St Moose River, ME 04945 207-668-4440 stonybrook94@hotmail.com JOHN GRAVES DIRIGO NORTH CUSTOM GUIDING AND TRANSPORTATION 417 Houlton Rd Presque Isle, ME 04769 207-592-2223 jgraves1@maine.rr.com www.facebook.com/dirigonorth MIKE HEGARTY CHICK HILL GUIDE SERVICE 110 Chick Hill Rd Clifton, ME 04428 207-356-6773 navyduckman@gmail.com www.chickhillguideservice.com
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Upland & Waterfowl Hunting DUCK
GOOSE
GROUSE
QUAIL
MICHAEL KOPANON GROUSE TAIL SETTERS & GUIDE SERVICE 5 Valley View Rangeley, ME 04970 617-510-6154 kopesetter@gmail.com ARTHUR HAINES DELTA INSTITUTE OF NATURAL HISTORY 167 Thorne Mountain Rd Canton, ME 04221 207-837-4920 arthurhaines@wildblue.net www.arthurhaines.com DON KLEINER MAINE OUTDOORS
SEA DUCK PHEASANT WOODCOCK
CRAIG GERRY WILD WINGS GUIDE SERVICE 22 McQuilkin Rd Solon, ME 04979 207-643-2203 maineguide04979@gmail.com www.wildwingsguideservice.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 92 PAUL LANEY LANEY’S GUIDE SERVICE 165 Milford Rd Grand Lake Stream, ME 04668 207-796-5068 laneyplott@aol.com www.laneysguideservice.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 29 MICHAEL TUMINARO MAINE UPLAND GUIDE SERVICE
69 Beote Rd Union, ME 04862-5423 207-785-4496 donk@maineoutdoors.biz www.maineoutdoors.biz SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 49
19 Pine Cone Trl, PO Box 102 South China, ME 04358 207-215-1690 blackrockmaine@gmail.com www.maineupland.com
SAM YODER
BRANDON LANE ALLAGASH GUIDE SERVICE
336 Day Rd Brewer, ME 04412 207-478-3438 splryoder@aol.com TOM SMARRELLA MEMORY MAKERS GUIDE SERVICE 202 Long St Limerick, ME 04048 207-651-5628 quackersmacker@roadrunner.com CHIP WOODMAN NORTHEAST WILDERNESS OUTFITTERS 296 Cressey Rd Monmouth, ME 04259 207-557-2423 nwomaine@gmail.com www.northeastwildernessoutfitters.com MICHAEL FOSTER MOUNTAIN VIEW GUIDES 31 McQuilkin Rd Solon, ME 04979 904-233-2457 mjfoster963@hotmail.com www.mountainviewguides.com
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928 Allagash Rd Allagash, ME 04774 207-398-3418 allaguide@gmail.com www.allagashguideservice.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 28 DAVID TYROL MAINE UPLAND GUIDE SERVICE 3 Dore Rd Vassalboro, ME 04989 207-314-1816 maineuplandguides@gmail.com STEVE HOPKINS MAINE EVENT GUIDE SERVICE PO Box 204 Portage Lake, ME 04768 207-435-8232 hmaineevent@aol.com www.maineeventguideservice.com KEVIN CASSIDY 31 Merrill Ln Durham, ME 04222 207-841-6101 cassidykk@me.com
FAMILY FRIENDLY
TOM PELLETIER
MIKE MARTIN
1951 Sly Brook Rd Eagle Lake, ME 04739 207-444-6667 tpelletier@fairpoint.net
232 Barleyville Rd Patten, ME 04765 207-528-2948 mmmj@fairpoint.net
THOMAS SCALA JR BOWLIN CAMPS LODGE
BLAINE MILLER ALLAGASH GUIDE, INC.
203 Stephens Rd West Milford, NJ 07480 207-267-0884 info@bowlincamps.com www.bowlincamps.com
292 River Rd Norridgewock, ME 04957 207-634-3748 bmiller@allagashguide.com www.allagashguide.com
TODD JACKSON PENOBSCOT BAY OUTFITTERS
TENLEY SKOLFIELD AS THE CROW FLIES GUIDE SERVICE
118 Nickerson Rd Searsport, ME 04974 207-322-7919 info@seaduck.net www.seaduck.net SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 49
PO Box 292 Yarmouth Port, MA 02675 207-316-9037 tenley.skolfield@gmail.com
R. MICHAEL BUTLER BUTLER BOYS ADVENTURES OUTDOORS 22 Twin Birch Ln Sunapee, NH 03782 603-763-2592 mikebuck1952@gmail.com
JOHN POOLE ROCKIN’ P GUIDE SERVICE 66 Ross Rd Brownville, ME 04414 207-965-9292 jcsixgun@gmail.com www.rockinpguideservice.com
JOSEPH WHITNEY
DOUG BROWN BROWN’S BACKCOUNTRY GUIDE SERVICE
138 Whitney St Jonesboro, ME 04648 207-263-5591 josephwhitney60@gmail.com
119 Hammond Hill Rd Peru, ME 04290 207-418-1926 dbrown76@roadrunner.com
CHRISTI HOLMES MAINE WOMEN HUNTERS, LLC
ELAINE REESE JR GUIDE SERVICE
24 Pine Cove Rd Gray, ME 04039 207-263-7263 christiholmes87@gmail.com www.facebook.com/groups/ mainewomenhunters
4 N Elderberry Ln Rochester, NH 03867 603-312-0683 jrguideservice@comcast.net www.jrguideservicemaine.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 92
DON LEWIS D&D OUTFITTERS & GUIDE SERVICE PO Box 55 Rockwood, ME 04478 207-951-5003 don@danddoutfitters.com www.danddoutfitters.com
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Whether you are deep in the big wild forest of Maine, New Brunswick or Ontario, on top of a mountain, canoeing down a river or boating along the Atlantic coast, the OAC staff of professionals can make your adventure one you will never forget.
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Washington County offers some of the least publicized and best fishing in Maine.
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If you like freshwater fishing, Maine is the place to be. In fact, more than 90 percent of all remaining wild brook trout in the US are found in Maine. Brookies are fun to catch with a fly rod, and you can spend a glorious day wading in small streams or casting from a boat for them.
Christi Holmes
Maine is a great place to find other varieties of trout as well. Brown and rainbow trout are most abundant in the southern part of the state, and they also are found in two of Maine’s largest rivers: the Kennebec and Penobscot. Lake trout, also known as togue, can be found throughout the state.
salmon populations, while many others are stocked. Maine is nationally known for its excellent bass fishing. Largemouth bass lurk along the weedy shores of shallow lakes and ponds, while smallmouths tend to hide along the rocky shorelines of clear ponds and rivers. The lakes and ponds of Maine are home to yellow and white perch as well. These smaller, spiny fish are great for family fishing trips or first-time anglers.
Landlocked salmon swim in more than a hundred lakes in Maine. Several of these lakes—Sebago, West Grand, Sebec and Green—also harbor native landlocked
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The Guided Experience
“Did you see that?” the guide asks her client of the vanished hopper. The client nods. He readies his line, and then tosses a popping bug toward the grassy shore. On the first pause the smallmouth inhales the fly. After a short fight, the bass is landed, cradled for a photograph and released. Just then a mature bald eagle drops from its riverside perch, soaring out over the river and over the boat. The human observers watch in awe until the bird disappears. Maine waters hold stories. Generations of anglers and guides have fished here, returning season after season, keeping the stories alive. Open a Maine Atlas & Gazetteer, and you’ll find on every page numerous bodies of fresh water: rivers snaking south, highelevation ponds, expansive lakes. It is cliché but also true that you could spend two lifetimes fishing
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Maine waters and still not fish them all. The state’s freshwater fishing options are that diverse. Maine Guides are famous for their work ethic, their meticulously prepared shore lunches as well as their knowledge of the waters they fish and the species that they catch. To guide in Maine is to carry a certain responsibility: The best guides want to catch fish just as much, if not more, than you do. They also want to share their knowledge: to show you the best knots, give casting suggestions, help identify wildlife and point out historic landmarks you otherwise might miss. Often what you remember most from a guided trip is the unexpected. Sure, you recall that bragging-size brook trout or leaping salmon. What you might remember most clearly, though, is the bull moose wading in the pond at dusk, or the close-up loon encounter or the swimming-hole dip at the end of a hot day. You might remember the brief rainstorm spent huddled but dry beneath the guide’s tarp or the sharing of fish stories. In the future you may return because of the fishing, but most likely it will be for the unexpected and for the bond you’ve created on the water. —RYAN BROD
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In a pool on the Magalloway River, in Maine’s northwest corner, a large brook trout sips a mayfly from the surface. Farther east, on Moosehead Lake, a fat landlocked salmon slashes a school of smelt 20 feet down in the thermocline. Along the bank of the Penobscot River a grasshopper skitters crosscurrent and vanishes in the flushing swirl of a four-pound smallmouth.
Freshwater Fishing TROUT
DON DUDLEY MATAGAMON GUIDE SERVICE PO Box 676 Patten, ME 04765 207-538-5173 ddudley@hughes.net www.matagamonguideservice.com JESSE DERR BOGGY BROOK OUTFITTERS, LLC
PO Box 981 Ellsworth, ME 04605 207-331-4245 jdcon@yahoo.com www.boggybrookoutfitters.com MARK STRUCK STRUCK GUIDE SERVICE
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JAYSON ALLAIN THE OUTDOOR ADVENTURE COMPANY
1250 W Main St Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426 207-564-0007 jaysonallain@yahoo.com www.outdooradventurecompany.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 37
BRIAN JOHNSON JOHNSON SPORTING CAMP, LLC 63 Lords Ln Lyman, ME 04002 207-468-8077 johnsonsportingcamp@icloud.com www.johnsonsportingcamp.com JON PETERSON PETERSON’S GUIDE SERVICE OF MAINE
11 Homestead Ave Portland, ME 04103 207-730-3384 troutpete@hotmail.com www.petersonguideme.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 49 GREGORY FRIEL MOUNTAIN MAN GUIDE SERVICE 101 Lincoln St Millinocket, ME 04462 207-723-8500 mtnman11@myfairpoint.net
NOTHERN SMALLMOUTH LARGEMOUTH PIKE BASS BASS
5 Brightree Rd Nobleboro, ME 04555 207-330-1423 kjlucas@tidewater.net MALCOLM RUBEL ACADIA GUIDE SERVICE
BOB PARKER STONY BROOK OUTFITTERS
42 Wingate Dr Portland, ME 04102 207-871-7019 firstclassangling@gmail.com www.firstclassangling.com JOHN GASKINS JOHN’S GUIDE SERVICE 2499 Forest City Rd Forest City Twp, ME 04413 207-448-2477 johngsetters1@gmail.com TOM DUBE MAINE WILD ADVENTURES 440 Sawyer Rd Greene, ME 04236 207-754-3770 dube440@hotmail.com
SMELT
69 Beote Rd Union, ME 04862 207-785-4496 donk@maineoutdoors.biz www.maineoutdoors.biz SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 49
3 Gibbon Rd Hopkinton, MA 01748 508-259-6675 jonathan.schuster33@gmail.com
JOHN FERRY FIRST CLASS ANGLING
ICE FISHING
DON KLEINER MAINE OUTDOORS
14 Albert Meadow Bar Harbor, ME 04609 207-669-8236 mac@rubel.net www.acadiaguideservice.com
30 N Ridge Rd Reinholds, PA 17569 717-575-0990 curtenck@aol.com www.northernhideawayoutfitters.com
FLYFISHING
JEREMY LUCAS WOODS WISE GUIDE SERVICE
JONATHAN SCHUSTER SCHUSTER FLYFISHING & CASTING
CURT ENCK NORTHERN HIDEAWAY OUTFITTERS 49 North Gayton Ln Winthrop, ME 04364 207-441-8779 strucktheguide@gmail.com
MUSKIE
55 Morrison Hill Rd Wilton, ME 04294 207-778-4077 info@stonybrookoutfitters.com www.stonybrookoutfitters.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 55 KEVIN CURRY 161 Shepard Hill Rd Union, ME 04862 207-629-8390 currk60@aol.com JOEL VAIL NANOQ GUIDE SERVICES
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MIKE HEGARTY CHICK HILL GUIDE SERVICE 110 Chick Hill Rd Clifton, ME 04428 207-356-6773 navyduckman@gmail.com www.chickhillguideservice.com STEVE WILCOX BIRCH HILL CAMPS 519 Main St Wytopitlock, ME 04497 207-557-9321 birchhillcamps@yahoo.com LARRY BERBERICH HOOK & GUN GUIDE SERVICE 25 Palmer St Brunswick, ME 04011 207-725-8436 larryberberich@comcast.net CLIFTON AMES TEN MILE GUIDE SERVICE
3 High St Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426 207-717-8510 joel.b.vail@gmail.com www.facebook.com/nanoqguides
15 Red Oak Dr West Rockport, ME 04865 207-542-8777 tenmile@midcoast.com www.tenmileguideservice.com
JOE BOWEN TOMAH MOUNTAIN OUTFITTERS
WALLY DEVOE MT. DIMMOCK GUIDE SERVICE
1152 Lakeview Rd Topsfield, ME 04490 919-820-2424 tomahmountain@nc.rr.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 37
209 Lewiston Rd Gray, ME 04039 207-999-9157 wdevoe1@me.com
ALAN LANGBURD 79 Loon Point Ln Poland, ME 04274 207-998-2477 alangburd@yahoo.com
MARK COTE M J COTE GUIDE SERVICE PO Box 96 Rumford, ME 04276 207-364-8293 thecotes@yahoo.com
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PETER MCPHETERS
DARWIN WEBSTER
CHRIS KRUKOWSKI
31 Michigan St Millinocket, ME 04462 207-723-9154 peterw12@live.com
PO Box 397 Sabattus, ME 04280 207-449-6867 darwin.webster83@gmail.com
86 Pleasant St Moose River, ME 04945 207-668-4440 stonybrook94@hotmail.com
BILL MCCLELLAN MCCLELLAN’S MAINE GUIDED TRIPS
TIM COX NINE MILE OUTFITTERS
IGOR SIKORSKY BRADFORD CAMPS
13 Summer St Rockport, ME 04856 207-542-6744 wsmcc2@gmail.com www.maineguidedtrips.com
166 Allen Ave Portland, ME 04103 207-831-5917 tcox@9milemaine.com www.facebook.com/9mileoutfitters
Munsungan Lake T8-R10, ME 04732 207-433-0660 maine@bradfordcamps.com www.bradfordcamps.com
DARREN SAVAGE BULLDOG CAMPS & LODGE
BRANDON LANE ALLAGASH GUIDE SERVICE
PO Box 152 Jackman, ME 04945 207-243-2853 bulldogcamps@gmail.com www.bulldogcamp.com
928 Allagash Rd Allagash, ME 04774 207-398-3418 allaguide@gmail.com www.allagashguideservice.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 28
JEFFREY BELLMORE GEORGES RIVER OUTFITTERS 36 Kenny Ln Owls Head, ME 04854 207-701-9811 grtrips2015@gmail.com www.jbellmore.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 28 THOMAS WOLTERS 727 E Lincoln Ave Zeeland, MI 49464 615-403-1973 tlwolters@yahoo.com JOHN POOLE ROCKIN’ P GUIDE SERVICE 66 Ross Rd Brownville, ME 04414 207-965-9292 jcsixgun@gmail.com www.rockinpguideservice.com DAVID PULLEN DOWNTACAMP LIMITED GUIDE SERVICE 129 Little Boyd Lake Rd Orneville Twp, ME 04463 207-942-2524 downtacamp@yahoo.com
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BRENT BASSO BASSO GUIDE SERVICES
19 Northwood Dr Portland, ME 04103 207-615-4455 bbasso2033@gmail.com www.facebook.com/basso-guideservices-1680869372176611 WIL LIBBY EVERGREEN OUTDOOR EDUCATION 1355 Federal Rd Turner, ME 04282 207-754-9216 evergreenoutdoored@gmail.com ELAINE REESE JR GUIDE SERVICE 4 N Elderberry Ln Rochester, NH 03867 603-312-0683 jrguideservice@comcast.net www.jrguideservicemaine.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 92
ROLAND TILTON MAINE GUIDE OUTFITTER
OLIVER DOMINICK ABKENOC GUIDING 132 Capt John Parker Rd, PO Box 219 Phippsburg, ME 04562 207-607-2561 osdom@pipeline.com www.abkenoc.com CASEY MOWERS REDDOG GUIDE SERVICE 1272 River Rd Bowdoinham, ME 04008 207-737-4029 caseymowers@reddogguideservice.com www.reddogguideservice.com BENJAMIN NYCE NYCE GUIDE SERVICE, LLC
PO Box 324 South China, ME 04358 207-446-8980 mpipro52@gmail.com www.maineguideoutfitter.com DANIEL BOLDUC TONDE GUIDE SERVICE, INC.
832 Rome Rd Mercer, ME 04957 207-397-4972 tondee2@wildblue.net www.tondeguideserviceinc.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 37 BOB HARKINS WESTERN MAINE GUIDE SERVICE 14 Park St Bethel, ME 04217 207-381-0151 bharkins177@gmail.com www.westermaineguideservice.com JEAN LEBLANC CAMEL BROOK CAMPS, LLC 447 Violette Settlement Rd Fort Kent, ME 04743 207-316-8324 camelbcamps@yahoo.com www.camelbrookcamps.com CRAIG STODDARD CARDINAL POINTS GUIDE SERVICE 1860 Lily Bay Rd Lily Bay Twp, ME 04441 207-838-5610 guiding1860@gmail.com
671 Durham Bridge Rd Newport, ME 04953 207-355-5568 bencnyce@gmail.com www.nyceguideservice.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 55 ED WALSH MAINE STREAM GUIDES
PO Box 208 Columbia Falls, ME 04623 207-712-5625 walshmsg@gmail.com www.mainestreamguides.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 37 THOMAS CHASE KATAHDIN REGION WILDERNESS GUIDE SERVICE 74 Dearborn St Patten, ME 04765 207-267-4166 tchase1946@twc.com www.katahdinoutdoors.com/guiding MONA BREWER 10 Annies Way Kennebunk, ME 04043 305-394-2240 mona@monabrewer.com www.flyfisher.me
Freshwater Fishing TROUT
JOSEPH CHRISTIANSON MATAGAMON WILDERNESS 2821 Grand Lake Rd T6 R8 WELS, ME 04765 207-444-6463 matagamon@hughes.net www.mainebearhunts.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 21 DALE TOBEY DALE TOBEY GUIDE SERVICE 198 Milford Rd Grand Lake Stream, ME 04637 207-796-2884 daletobey@gmail.com
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ROBERT TINER SHANNON GUIDE SERVICE
7 Shannon Ln Poland Spring, ME 04274 207-740-1100 shannonguide@fairpoint.net CHRIS BEGIN SWEETWATER GUIDE SERVICE
488 Bailey Hill Rd Farmington, ME 04938 207-491-5101 mtrcrb@myfairpoint.net
CHAD STANLEY 129 Abbott Dr Enfield, ME 04493 207-447-2952 chad.stanley86@yahoo.com RICHARD WALTHERS
PO Box 332 Oquossoc, ME 04964 207-864-3671 baldmtcamp@aol.com www.baldmountaincamps.com RICHARD THERIAULT MOUNTAIN VIEW DRIFTER LODGE & OUTFITTERS
STEVE HOPKINS MAINE EVENT GUIDE SERVICE
PO Box 958 Millinocket, ME 04462 207-723-5535 masterguide@myfairpoint.net
ANDREA FOLEY ROSS LAKE CAMPS PO Box 140 Ashland, ME 04732 207-227-7766 rosslakeandrea@gmail.com www.rosslakecamps.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 21 DAVID VOLIN PRAXES GROUP 80 Ruritan Ridge Ln Scottsville, VA 24590 207-415-9899 dvolin@praxesgroup.com
NOTHERN SMALLMOUTH LARGEMOUTH PIKE BASS BASS
ROBERT JACOBS DEPOT GUIDE SERVICE 1339 Bottle Lake Rd Lakeville, ME 04487 207-403-0448 bjacobs@bottlelake.com RYAN GORMAN MAINE POINTS GUIDE SERVICE 2 Miranda Cir Saco, ME 04072 207-200-1896 mainepoints@gmail.com www.mpguides.com DAVID WEBB WICKED MAINE ADVENTURES
STEPHEN PHILBRICK BALD MOUNTAIN CAMPS
5 Bow St Otisfield, ME 04270 207-743-2193 d.walthers@live.com
PO Box 204 Portage Lake, ME 04768 207-435-8232 hmaineevent@aol.com www.maineeventguideservice.com
MUSKIE
EVELYN KING EVELYN KING GUIDE SERVICE 36 Lish’s Cove Rd Harpswell, ME 04079 207-751-6294 evelyn@evelynking.net DANIEL MOORS MOORS OUTDOORS GUIDE SERVICE 782 Enfield Rd Lincoln, ME 04457 207-290-2097 me.guide55@gmail.com www.moorsoutdoors.com THOMAS RAMSAY SIRIUS HUNTS GUIDE SERVICE 3 Spruce Pond Rd Lexington, ME 04961 207-400-6730 tramsay@fairpoint.com
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CAPT. MIKE ANDREOTTI MAINE BASS FISHING & THORNEHEAD GUIDE SERVICES
541 River Rd Brunswick, ME 04011 207-725-1336 info@thornehead.com www.mainebassfishingguide.com JAYSON LUCARELLI MAINE WHITETAIL ADVENTURES PO Box 224 Millinocket, ME 04462 207-265-6250 info@mainewhitetailadventures.com www.mainewhitetailadventures.com KENNETH CARLE III
855 A Main St Sanford, ME 04073 207-459-6375 dave_webb71@yahoo.com www.wickedmaineadventures.com SAM YODER 336 Day Rd Brewer, ME 04412 207-478-3438 splryoder@aol.com JEFF LAMB SWAMP FOX GUIDE SERVICE 96 Fox Hill Rd Harmony, ME 04942 207-462-1338 strongholdfarm@live.com JOHN FASSAK DIRIGO GUIDE SERVICES 31 Lantern Ln Mansfield, MA 02048 508-339-5108 john.fassak@gmail.com JASON FARRIS MAINE EXPERIENCE GUIDE SERVICE PO Box 824 Gardiner, ME 04345 207-215-3828 maineexperience@yahoo.com www.maineexperienceguideservice.com
11 Debeck Dr Holden, ME 04429 207-745-6246 ken@taxpro1.net R. MICHAEL BUTLER BUTLER BOYS ADVENTURES OUTDOORS 22 Twin Birch Ln Sunapee, NH 03782 603-763-2592 mikebuck1952@gmail.com DANIEL A. MACHADO JAWS, CLAWS & FINS GUIDE SERVICE 63 Short St Taunton, MA 02780 508-930-3354 jcfguide@comcast.net WAYNE DILLON 304 Stickney Hill Rd Brownville, ME 04414 207-965-8875 shootme@gunsmokelodge.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 29 MARC W. SMITH SMITH GUIDE SERVICE OF MAINE 6 Meserve Ln Kennebunkport, ME 04046 207-776-9136 marcsmith@roadrunner.com
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BLAINE MILLER ALLAGASH GUIDE, INC. 292 River Rd Norridgewock, ME 04957 207-634-3748 bmiller@allagashguide.com www.allagashguide.com PATRICK O’SHEA GO FISH GUIDE SERVICE 1 Meadow Crossing Dr Gorham, ME 04038 207-415-5107 gofishmaine@gmail.com www.goflyfishmaine.com ROBB COTIAUX 91 Tufts Rd New Gloucester, ME 04260 207-572-3057 dedbird0@gmail.com
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MICHAEL TUMINARO MAINE UPLAND GUIDE SERVICE
19 Pine Cone Trl, PO Box 102 South China, ME 04358 207-215-1690 blackrockmaine@gmail.com www.maineupland.com ARTHUR HAINES DELTA INSTITUTE OF NATURAL HISTORY
167 Thorne Mountain Rd Canton, ME 04221 207-837-4920 arthurhaines@wildblue.net www.arthurhaines.com BRANDON SYLVESTER
ROLLIE BROWN BROWNS LANDING
132 Chandler Rd Belgrade, ME 04917 207-446-3403 bsylvester405@ymail.com
207-314-4986 brownslanding@hotmail.com
MATTHEW EWING CARIBOU BOG OUTFITTERS
CRAIG GERRY WILD WINGS GUIDE SERVICE
22 McQuilkin Rd Solon, ME 04979 207-643-2203 maineguide04979@gmail.com www.wildwingsguideservice.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 92 JOHN MARTIN MOOSE POINT CAMPS PO Box 250 Eagle Lake, ME 04739 207-444-5589 moosecamps@yahoo.com www.moosepointcamps.com TIMOTHY SMITH JACK MOUNTAIN BUSHCRAFT SCHOOL PO Box 77 Ashland, ME 04732 207-518-8804 jmbushcraft@gmail.com www.jackmtn.com
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883 Forest Ave Orono, ME 04473 207-944-9974 molunkusmatt@gmail.com ART WHEATON WHEATON’S LODGE 47 Grove Rd Forest City, ME 04413 207-448-2234 art.wheaton@gmail.com www.wheatonslodge.com STEPHEN WOOD J & S GUIDE SERVICE 576 Sawyer Rd Greene, ME 04236 207-740-3723 woodysnavy@aol.com www.jsguides.com
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RON GERARD POSSUM LODGE GROUP, LLC
BOB PARKER SUNSET VIEW LODGE
92 Hatchcove Rd Nobleboro, ME 04555 207-653-6834 andiamo42@hotmail.com www.maineguideforbass.com
55 Morrison Hill Rd Wilton, ME 04294 207-778-4077 stonybrooklodge@hotmail.com www.stonybrookoutfitters.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 55
TENLEY SKOLFIELD AS THE CROW FLIES GUIDE SERVICE PO Box 292 Yarmouth Port, MA 02675 207-316-9037 tenley.skolfield@gmail.com CRAIG DICKSTEIN TAMARACK PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, LLC
MICHAEL BOUTIN NORTHWOODS OUTFITTERS 5 Lily Bay Rd, Box 160 Greenville, ME 04441 207-695-3288 mike@maineoutfitter.com www.maineoutfitter.com TOM PELLETIER
PO Box 128 Caratunk, ME 04925 207-672-4983 tamarack.llc@myfairpoint.net
1951 Sly Brook Rd Eagle Lake, ME 04739 207-444-6667 tpelletier@fairpoint.net
CHRISTI HOLMES MAINE WOMEN HUNTERS, LLC
MILT BASTON
24 Pine Cove Rd Gray, ME 04039 207-263-7263 christiholmes87@gmail.com www.facebook.com/groups/ mainewomenhunters STEPHEN PARISI MAINE WILDERNESS ADVENTURES 177 Mill Rd North Yarmouth, ME 04097 207-807-8602 canoemwa@aol.com
PO Box 211 Strong, ME 04983 207-684-4429 milt@twc.com BOB LAWRENCE LAWRENCE’S LAKESIDE CABINS & GUIDE SERVICE Box 101 Rockwood, ME 04478 207-534-7709 cabins101@aol.com www.lawrencescabins.com
MICHAEL CARRIER
LEO FREEMAN PERCEPTION OF AROOSTOOK
3 Victory Ln Biddeford, ME 04005 207-229-6996 mcarrier52@maine.rr.com
US Rte 1, 14 Coburn Ave Presque Isle, ME 04769 207-764-5506 perceptionofaroostook@gmail.com
DAN HATCH RODS & RACKS GUIDE SERVICE
DAVID CONLEY CANOE THE WILD
4 Mills Rd PMB 85 Newcastle, ME 04553 207-592-6803 rodsandracks@yahoo.com www.rodsandracks.com
588 US Rte 1 Weston, ME 04424 207-551-8729 dave@canoethewild.com www.canoethewild.com
Freshwater Fishing TROUT
PAUL HUTCHINS TRACKER GUIDE SERVICE 35 River Rd Sebago, ME 04029 207-317-0220 hutchtracker@hotmail.com CHIP WOODMAN NORTHEAST WILDERNESS OUTFITTERS
296 Cressey Rd Monmouth, ME 04259 207-557-2423 nwomaine@gmail.com www.northeastwildernessoutfitters.com DOUG LEPAGE BRONZEBACK ADVENTURES 33 Ferry Rd Lewiston, ME 04240 207-513-0871 bronzebackadventures@gmail.com www.bronzebackadventures.com CORY RIDER REDIRECTED WILDERNESS ADVENTURES 7 Moccasin Ave Grand Isle, VT 05458 802-338-7076 coryryder88@gmail.com www.redirectedwilderness.com DAREN TURNER PO Box 865 Skowhegan, ME 04976 207-474-7338 kvforestry@roadrunner.com TIM CASEY THE LAST RESORT SPORTING CAMPS
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CHARLES MCGEE BUCKS BASS AND BEYOND
33 Church St Gorham, ME 04038 207-749-8419 college4mcgee@yahoo.com www.bucksbassandbeyond.com RANDY PETRIN LONG POND CAMPS & GUIDE SERVICE 12 Loop Rd Jackman, ME 04945 207-668-4872 longpondcamps@gmail.com www.mainebearoutfitters.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 48 RICHARD HESCOCK BIRCHWOOD COTTAGES & GUIDE SERVICE 50 Picnic Point Rd Brookton, ME 04413 207-448-2276 birchwoodcottages@yahoo.com www.birchwoodcottages.com LEE SCHANZ JR SCHANZ’S GUIDE SERVICE 46 Thurston Rd Cornville, ME 04976 207-474-0356 leeguides@gmail.com www.schanzsguideservice.com GERARD NADEAU WAVE WALKER CHARTER & GUIDE SERVICE 398 Franklin Rd Jay, ME 04239 207-931-8657 gerardandtanyanadeau@hotmail.com DON HAZELTON
PO Box 777 Jackman, ME 04945 207-668-5091 caseytimj@gmail.com www.lastresortmaine.com
625 Stetson Rd Newport, ME 04953 207-341-1356 hezzie46@gmail.com STEVE SCHAEFER 47 Tough End Grand Lake Stream, ME 04668 207-796-5561 stevenlara1@gmail.com
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MEGANN EXLEY EXLEY EXCURSIONS
AVERY BROTT LOCAL KNOWLEDGE GUIDE SERVICE
4 Sunny Brook Cir North Waterboro, ME 04061 207-899-8910 megexley85@gmail.com www.exleyexcursions.com
51 Evergreen Ln Camden, ME 04843 207-323-2148 avery.brott@gmail.com
TROY WHITE MID-MAINE OUTFITTERS 13 White Rd Lagrange, ME 04453 207-745-8012 troy@themidmaineoutfitters.com www.themidmaineoutfitters.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 28
DAVID TYROL MAINE UPLAND GUIDE SERVICE 3 Dore Rd Vassalboro, ME 04989 207-314-1816 maineuplandguides@gmail.com RICKY JEWELL MAINELY MOOSE GUIDE SERVICE
AL WEST 160 Kansas Rd Milbridge, ME 04658 207-632-7267 aldime04658@gmail.com THOMAS SCALA JR BOWLIN CAMPS LODGE
211 North Hill Rd Buckfield, ME 04220 207-345-8501 bracket@megalink.net www.mainelymooseguide.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 28 ADAM JANDREAU
203 Stephens Rd West Milford, NJ 07480 207-267-0884 info@bowlincamps.com www.bowlincamps.com
PO Box 691 Caribou, ME 04736 207-231-1105 apjandreau@gmail.com
JEFF REESE JR GUIDE SERVICE
JOSEPH WHITNEY
4 N Elderberry Ln Rochester, NH 03867 603-312-0683 jeffreese1@yahoo.com www.jrguideservicemaine.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 92 GLEN GISEL SEBAGO SPORT FISHING 179 Depot Rd Gray, ME 04039 207-329-2505 glen@sebagosportfishing.com www.sebagosportfishing.com DON LAVOIE ROSS LAKE CAMPS Fire Lane 37 #3 Ross Lake, ME 04732 603-320-3208 info@rosslakecamps.com www.rosslakecamps.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 21
138 Whitney St Jonesboro, ME 04648 207-263-5591 josephwhitney60@gmail.com ANDY ROWE HARDSCRABBLE GUIDE SERVICE 539 White School House Rd Madison, ME 04950 207-696-3804 happyfisherman959@hotmail.com JUSTIN MORSE EAGLE LODGE & CAMPS PO Box 686 Lincoln, ME 04457 207-794-2181 info@eaglelodgemaine.com www.eaglelodgemaine.com
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ANTHONY FELDPAUSCH 680 Rome Rd Rome, ME 04963 207-975-3431 anthony.feldpausch@gmail.com CHARLES TYBURSKI POCASSET GUIDE SERVICE PO Box 268 Wayne, ME 04284 973-476-7065 ctyburski@aol.com STEVEN SMITH 24 Birch St East Millinocket, ME 04430 207-745-1179 brooktrt@hotmail.com MEGAN HESS 12 Hunts Ct Old Town, ME 04468 608-797-3278 hess.megan93@gmail.com TIM VERNON VERNON’S GUIDE SERVICE, LLC 49 Longview Dr Presque Isle, ME 04769 207-768-8448 vernonsguideservice@gmail.com TOBY MONTGOMERY ABOUT THE MAINE WOODS 250 Hamm Rd Frankfort, ME 04438 207-223-5934 tlm3006@aol.com TONY KARIOTIS GUIDESOFMAINE.COM 15 Majestic Way New Gloucester, ME 04260 207-650-2822 tony@kariotis.net www.guidesofmaine.com
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SCOT MAXWELL FRYE MOUNTAIN GUIDE SERVICE
142 Leeds Rd Livermore Falls, ME 04254 207-577-1104 scotmaxwell@reenergyholdings.com WILLIAM GILBOE SPECIALISTS GUIDE SERVICE PO Box 611 Jackman, ME 04945 207-399-1081 wgilboe64@myfairpoint.net www.maineguides-specialists.net SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 55 PAUL SANNICANDRO MOOSE WOODS GUIDE SERVICE, LLC PO Box 83 Millinocket, ME 04462 207-723-1009 paul@moosewoodsguideservice.com www.moosewoodsguideservice.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 49 GEORGE RACE 1202 Washington St Bath, ME 04530 207-443-6389 glrace@comcast.net LOWELL WOODMAN NORTHEAST WILDERNESS OUTFITTERS
296 Cressey Rd Monmouth, ME 04259 207-557-2423 nwomaine@gmail.com www.northeastwildernessoutfiters.com PAUL LANEY LANEY’S GUIDE SERVICE
165 Milford Rd Grand Lake Stream, ME 04668 207-796-5068 laneyplott@aol.com www.laneysguideservice.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 29
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THOMAS HEBERT THE BERTS FLIES AND GUIDE SERVICE 1564 Bangor Rd Clinton, ME 04927 207-299-0700 thebertsflies@gmail.com www.thebertsfliesandguide.com JOHN ROGERS MAINE’S OUTDOOR LEARNING CENTER 93 Thurlow Rd Lincolnville, ME 04849 207-290-2738 captjohnarogers@gmail.com www.mainesoutdoorlearningcenter.com DAN LEGERE MAINE GUIDE FLY SHOP & GUIDE SERVICE PO Box 1193 Greenville, ME 04441 207-695-2266 info@maineguideflyshop.com www.maineguideflyshop.com MIKE STILLMAN MISTY MOUNTAIN ROD WORKS AND GUIDE SERVICE 191 Howard Ln Farmington, ME 04938 207-860-9365 mmrodworksandguideservice@gmail.com www.mmrodworksandguideservice.com
BRETT PATTEN GHOST OF THE WOODS OUTFITTERS 108 Palmyra Rd St. Albans, ME 04971 207-431-2798 adc108work@gmail.com DAVID WEYMOUTH DOWNRIGGERS & TRIGGERS GUIDE SERVICE, LLC 5 Kennard Rd Windham, ME 04062 207-892-0267 theweymouths@roadrunner.com JEFFREY WATTS MOOSE LOOK OUTFITTERS PO Box 56 Hanover, ME 04237 207-369-0669 jeff@mooselookoutfitters.com www.mooselookoutfitters.com LES MORSE 98 Bayview St Belfast, ME 04915 207-323-2991 lmorse53@gmail.com BILL LAFLAMME FIN AND FEATHER SEEKERS GUIDE SERVICE
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253 Pond Rd Sidney, ME 04330 207-547-3185 laflafam@roadrunner.com www.finandfeatherseekers.com
232 Barleyville Rd Patten, ME 04765 207-528-2948 mmmj@fairpoint.net
JOHN ARCARO JR CANALSIDE CABINS
WAYNE PLUMMER NORTHERN PRIDE LODGE 3405 Lily Bay Rd Frenchtown Twp, ME 04441 207-695-2890 whpjr1@gmail.com www.northernpridelodge.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 29
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STEPHEN VOSE 551 Ridge Dr Hermon, ME 04401 207-745-1219 svose@rocketmail.com JOHN WEYMOUTH WEYMOUTH GUIDE SERVICE 9 Grove Way Ellsworth, ME 04605 207-749-8207 jsweymouth@gmail.com www.weymouthguideservice.com TOM SMARRELLA MEMORY MAKERS GUIDE SERVICE 202 Long St Limerick, ME 04048 207-651-5628 quackersmacker@roadrunner.com RONALD PARLIN STATE OF MAINE GUIDE SERVICE 89 Ohio Hill Rd Fairfield, ME 04937 207-453-2266 rparlinguide@yahoo.com THOMAS WELCH MAGALLOWAY GUIDE SERVICE
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BENJAMIN REDMOND FISH TALES GUIDE SERVICE, LLC
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39 Snow Rd Durham, ME 04222 207-514-4941 benjamin.redmond@gmail.com
PO Box 752 Alfred, ME 04002 207-850-9027 frankylepore@gmail.com
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MICHAEL YENCHA ALLAGASH CAMP CARE
TIMOTHY CORBIN BARREN MOUNTAIN GUIDE SERVICE PO Box 207 St. Albans, ME 04971 207-671-4121 tim_corbin@hotmail.com www.facebook.com/barren-mountainguide-service-193839587316152 TOM ROTH SEBAGO LAKE GUIDE SERVICES 36 Papoose Island Rd Raymond, ME 04071 207-807-8028 outdrwrtr1966@yahoo.com www.sebagolakeguideservices.com MIKE KERR ALMANAC MOUNTAIN OUTFITTERS 647 US Rte 1, Ste 14 York, ME 03909 207-738-3708 almanacmountainoutfitters@msn.com
PO Box 491 South Freeport, ME 04078 207-776-8376 eugenie.francine@gmail.com JEFF FAY SPAULDING LAKE OUTFITTERS 1243A Oxbow Rd Oxbow, ME 04764 207-841-0508 spauldinglakeoutfitters@yahoo.com www.spauldinglakeoutfitters.com DAN GLIDDEN NORTHERN HIDEAWAY SPORTING CAMPS PO Box 351 Ashland, ME 04732 207-227-0079 gliddend@yahoo.com www.northernhideawaysportingcamps.com
PO Box 25 Millinocket, ME 04462 207-261-0040 allagashcampcare@gmail.com www.allagashcampcare.com CLINT THOMPSON
3 Range Rd Brunswick, ME 04011 207-841-7633 brunswickmeoutdoors@gmail.com ROBERT “GLEN” HORNE JR COYOTE RIDGE GUIDE SERVICE AND OUTFITTING 278 Highland Ave Millinocket, ME 04462 603-387-8007 seaplane31@gmail.com www.coyoteridgeguides.com
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"Contact me if you'd like to experience the unique thrill of hunting upland birds over welltrained, ready & enthusiastic Llewellyn Setters!! There's nothing quite like hunting over bird-dogs!" Kurt@MaineBirdDogAdventures.com or 207-329-2898
LONG POND CAMPS Full housekeeping cabins on Long Pond. Open yearround. Deer, moose and bear (bait or our specialty hound) hunts available. Great rates. Give us a try . . . Randy and Debbie Petrin PO Box 815, Jackman, ME 04945 207-668-4872 longpondcamps@gmail.com longpondcamps.com
GRAND SLAM GUIDE SERVICE
Grand Slam Guide Service holds the record for taking the largest boar (669 lbs) and the largest sow (355 lbs) in the state of Maine. We offer bear, moose and deer hunts. All our hunts are done behind gates. Sites are located in zone 14. Space is limited: We only take 4 to 6 hunters per year for bear, and no more than 3 hunters per week, so book your reservation today.
James Webber - 207-432-0271 - PO Box 306, Springvale, ME 04083
PADDLE MAINE WITH SEASPRAY KAYAKING! Guiding and Instructing individuals, families & groups for over 25 years in Sea Kayaks, Canoes & Paddleboards.
CUSTOMIZED TRIPS: ISLAND OVERNIGHTS, KAYAK FISHING, & SUNSET LOBSTERBAKES! SCOTT SHEA, MASTER MAINE GUIDE Seaspray Kayaking and Paddleboarding 209 Pleasant St, Brunswick ME 04011, 207-404-1100 info@seaspraykayaking.com www.seaspraykayaking.com 48
PETER SON’S
Guide Service of Maine Come fish the Sebago Region and beyond with me to experience some of the best fishing in Maine. Call to book today! Jon Peterson · 207-730-3384 · guides@petersonguideme.com
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Come hunt in Maine with Penobscot Bay Outfitters for sea ducks, black bear, turkeys and whitetail deer. We also offer saltwater fishing for striped bass in the summer.
PENOBSCOT BAY OUTFITTERS Captain Todd Jackson 118 Nickerson Rd Searsport, ME 04974 207-322-7919 www.seaduck.net penbayoutfitters@gmail.com
Your first choice for four seasons of recreation and adventure in the Katahdin Region! Fishing - Canoe Tripping - Backpacking Moose Safari - Custom Trips Paul Sannicandro - Master Maine Guide Moose Woods Guide Service, LLC P.O. Box 83, Millinocket, ME 04462 (207) 723-1009 www.moosewoodsguideservice.com
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Maine’s rocky coast and tidal waters offer a variety of fishing options, from striped bass and mackerel to tuna and bluefish. Stripers spend time along the coast from late spring to early fall. You are likely to find these fish in the early morning or evening when the light is low. Hungry for whatever comes their way, they can be caught with flies, lures or live bait. Mackerel provide a great “can’t fail” experience. Inhabiting Maine waters from May to October, they can be found almost anywhere the water is more than 10 feet deep. These small fish are a great option for beginning anglers as well as those looking for a fun day catching lots of fish or a family outing with young kids.
south of Penobscot Bay in mid-summer. Fiercefighting fish, they will eagerly grab a bait or lure and put up an exhilarating battle. Just watch those teeth when they get into the boat! For the ultimate deep-sea sportfishing experience, there is nothing like a tuna-fishing adventure. Tuna can grow to be huge, and one fish caught in Maine weighed more than 800 pounds. Imagine reeling in something like that!
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Each spring around Mother’s Day striped bass appear, seemingly overnight, along the southernmost shore. As they’ve been doing for eons, stripers push farther north to Casco Bay, Harpswell Peninsula, the mouth of the Kennebec River and beyond. “Schoolies”—fish less than 20 inches long—show first. They are happy to take a lure or small fly. By early June their larger brethren arrive. Some mature stripers exceed 40 inches—trophy fish—and until mid-October they haunt river mouths, beaches, tidal marshes and bays. They push baitfish against rocks, sip sand eels and suck up crabs flushed on the tide. They occupy the minds of spinfishermen and fly-casters alike. Maine Guides who pursue stripers have the knowledge of tidal patterns and forage food that often determine an angler’s success. They know the best baits, lures, flies, knots and terminal tackle based on the month, time of day and location. They also
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are trained, astute navigators familiar with unseen hazards, even when fog banks diminish visibility. There is something comforting stepping aboard a guide’s boat first thing in the morning. Rods are rigged and ready, and the air is full of possibilities. Perhaps you’ll start the day tossing plugs for stripers. Or maybe you’ll head offshore to chase tuna or cast to blue sharks in a chum slick. Or you’ve brought your children for a day of rod-bending action on mackerel. Your guide takes one of the small mackerel, threads a hook through it, and then free-lines it into the tide. Soon the rod doubles over. A big striper has found the bait and is now heading for deeper water. You take turns reeling it in. Once the striper is released, your guide fires up the outboard. You circle small rocky islands where harbor seals are sunning themselves in small groups. Lobstermen in orange bibs wave a greeting as they haul traps near the ledges. Atop a far island sits a small lighthouse. Your guide tells a story of a shipwreck centuries ago. You realize it’s different out here on the water. It’s more than just fishing . . . and the day is just getting started. —RYAN BROD
Christi Holmes
Lighthouses, brightly colored lobster buoys, fishing boats, dramatic cliffs: You’ve seen the images of Maine’s coastline in glossy magazines. Perhaps you’ve driven north along Route 1, hugging the Atlantic, wondering what kind of angling opportunities await outside the breakwater . . . .
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25 Palmer St Brunswick, ME 04011 207-725-8436 larryberberich@comcast.net STEVE SPENCER LAUGHING GULL BOAT CHARTERS M
442 Howe Rd Whitefield, ME 04353 207-462-2747 swspencer1@gmail.com www.lgboatcharters.com JONATHAN SCHUSTER SCHUSTER FLYFISHING & CASTING 3 Gibbon Rd Hopkinton, MA 01748 508-259-6675 jonathan.schuster33@gmail.com BRIAN JOHNSON JOHNSON SPORTING CAMP, LLC M
DANIEL A. MACHADO JAWS, CLAWS & FINS GUIDE SERVICE 63 Short St Taunton, MA 02780 508-930-3354 jcfguide@comcast.net JOHN CATERINA CASCO BAY ADVENTURES M
26 Washington Ave South Portland, ME 04106 207-838-2542 john.caterina@gmail.com www.cascobayadventures.com AVERY BROTT LOCAL KNOWLEDGE GUIDE SERVICE 51 Evergreen Ln Camden, ME 04843 207-323-2148 avery.brott@gmail.com
63 Lords Ln Lyman, ME 04002 207-468-8077 johnsonsportingcamp@icloud.com www.johnsonsportingcamp.com SHELDON MORSE MORSE’S CRIBSTONE GRILL M
59 Morse Shore Rd Harpswell, ME 04079 207-841-2986 smorsejr13@gmail.com DANIEL BOLDUC TONDE GUIDE SERVICE, INC. M
832 Rome Rd Mercer, ME 04957 207-397-4972 tondee2@wildblue.net www.tondeguideserviceinc.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 37
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118 Nickerson Rd Searsport, ME 04974 207-322-7919 info@seaduck.net www.seaduck.net SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 49 OLIVER DOMINICK ABKENOC GUIDING 132 Capt John Parker Rd, PO Box 219 Phippsburg, ME 04562 207-607-2561 osdom@pipeline.com www.abkenoc.com
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264 Gun Point Rd Harpswell, ME 04079 207-576-1211 jack@bigbites.us
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7 Shannon Ln Poland Spring, ME 04274 207-740-1100 shannonguide@fairpoint.net
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GUIDING FOR TROPHY BIG GAME IS OUR PASSION!
Specialists Guide Service I run a small, personalized guide service specializing in personal hunts and fishing trips. I live in the area and can provide you with a quality trip. Give Specialists Guide Service a try . . .
BILL GILBOE 207-399-1081 207-668-5051 maineguides-specialists.net P.O. Box 611 Jackman, ME 04945
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A L L I NCLUSI V E REGISTERED MASTER MAINE GUIDE SPECIALIZING IN BEAR, DEER, MOOSE, AND BOBCAT HUNTS VISA & MASTERCARD ACCEPTED
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Sunset View Lodge
Specializing in smallmouth and largemouth bass fishing trips throughout central Maine. Fish comfortably from an 18-ft. jet boat while we explore Maine’s beautiful lakes and rivers.
Sunset View Lodge is located in New Brunswick, Canada, the heart of BIG GAME Country on the shores of Palfrey Lake. Enjoy all-inclusive trips at affordable rates. In addition to great spring bear hunting and fishing — bring your ATV. You can ride hundreds of miles on unrestricted trails right from your camp door! BOB PARKER 55 Morrison Hill Rd., Wilton ME 04294 207-778-4077 Cell: 207-491-8765 info@stonybrookoutfitters.com www.stonybrookoutfitters.com
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To be surrounded by Maine’s gorgeous landscape and get that view from a canoe or kayak can be a truly transformational experience. And whether you prefer kayaking the numerous bays along Maine’s coast or a pristine inland lake like Rangeley or Moosehead, you can do so to your heart’s—and mind’s—content. Maine Professional Guides Association members offer a wide range of guided small-boat activities— from traditional multi-day canoe camping trips on rivers as well known as the Allagash and Saint John to afternoon getaways on quiet coastal waters to paddleboard outings on warm summer days.
a loon as it dives for dinner. Or picture paddling along the rocky coast, observing the myriad sea birds and perhaps spying a harbor seal sunning itself on a ledge. You don’t have to be an experienced paddler to partake in such adventures, as most guides welcome beginners and will supply not only the watercraft, paddles and life preservers, but also the knowhow to get you drawing water with confidence. Many of these trips provide excellent chances for the entire family to share an adventure and create memories for a lifetime.
Imagine gliding through the waters of a remote pond, slipping up on a feeding moose or cruising alongside
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The Guided Experience With paddle in hand, your outdoor-recreation options expand on Maine lakes, rivers, ponds and streams as well as along coastal bays and coves. You’ll have a water-surface view of the surroundings—the tranquil water bounding lush forests, mountains, rocky coastline or wildflower meadows. Trips range from placid paddles to headier rapid descents.
waterway or near shore will have you using your core muscles to propel the board while you’re standing and balancing. Get on the board, find your balance point and stroke, and you’ll be covering water in no time. And don’t forget to take time to admire the beauty all around you. A guide can help make this possiblee. —JOE HEALY
You can fish, lay back and relax, or view wildlife such as bald eagles and deer. Perhaps you’ll learn a better way to paddle in calm waters or negotiate rapids. Maybe you’ll even be taught the technique of poling a canoe. Then you may be treated to a traditional shore lunch— one that may even include your catch of the day! Want to experience an interesting form of exercise in a natural setting? Stand-up paddleboarding on an inland
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Whatever your pace and speed, a guide can take you to new vistas inland or off the coast via canoe, freshwater kayak, sea kayak or stand-up paddleboard (SUP). Guides relish the opportunity to show off Maine’s natural beauty from a perspective not typically enjoyed. Gliding quietly through the water allows you to take in the sights and sounds of the pristine environment and observe undisturbed wildlife.
Canoeing & Kayaking CANOEING FRESHWATER SEA KAYAKING KAYAKING
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ROB SCRIBNER SUNRISE CANOE AND KAYAK
MIKE HONSINGER SLEDHEAD VENTURES, LLC
STEPHEN WOOD J & S GUIDE SERVICE
1243A Oxbow Rd Oxbow, ME 04764 207-841-0508 spauldinglakeoutfitters@yahoo.com www.spauldinglakeoutfitters.com
168 Main St Machias, ME 04654 207-255-3375 rob@sunrisecanoeandkayak.com www.sunrisecanoeandkayak.com
40211 Roundup Rd Magnolia, TX 77354 281-923-4969 mike@sledheadventures.com www.sledheadventures.com
576 Sawyer Rd Greene, ME 04236 207-740-3723 woodysnavy@aol.com www.jsguides.com
JASON CYR WILDERNESS ADVENTURES GUIDE SERVICE
STEPHEN PARISI MAINE WILDERNESS ADVENTURES
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CRAIG BAILEY MAINE ADVENTURES, LLC
177 Mill Rd North Yarmouth, ME 04097 207-807-8602 canoemwa@aol.com
69 Beote Rd Union, ME 04862 207-785-4496 donk@maineoutdoors.biz www.maineoutdoors.biz SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 49
19 Papoose Island Rd Raymond, ME 04071 207-370-4235 cbailey372@gmail.com www.maineadventuresllc.com
MICHAEL BOUTIN NORTHWOODS OUTFITTERS
TERENCE ROBICHAUD ANIMAL INSTINCT GUIDE SERVICE
5 Lily Bay Rd, Box 160 Greenville, ME 04441 207-695-3288 mike@maineoutfitter.com www.maineoutfitter.com
234 Patten Rd Greene, ME 04236 207-689-5205 terryrobi@yahoo.com
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CHARLES MCGEE BUCKS BASS AND BEYOND
746 Pond Rd Sidney, ME 04330 207-660-7130 wildernessadventures.me@gmail.com GEORGE RACE
AVERY BROTT LOCAL KNOWLEDGE GUIDE SERVICE
1202 Washington St Bath, ME 04530 207-443-6389 glrace@comcast.net
51 Evergreen Ln Camden, ME 04843 207-323-2148 avery.brott@gmail.com
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207-314-4986 brownslanding@hotmail.com
PO Box 485 Millinocket, ME 04462 207-723-1740 katahdinoasis@gmail.com
CHRIS KRUKOWSKI 86 Pleasant St Moose River, ME 04945 207-668-4440 stonybrook94@hotmail.com RONALD PARLIN STATE OF MAINE GUIDE SERVICE 89 Ohio Hill Rd Fairfield, ME 04937 207-453-2266 rparlinguide@yahoo.com GERARD ST. CYR BACKYARD ADVENTURES GUIDE SERVICE 15 Loop Rd Chester, ME 04457 207-745-0358 stcyrllc@gmail.com
DANIEL MOORS MOORS OUTDOORS GUIDE SERVICE 782 Enfield Rd Lincoln, ME 04457 207-290-2097 me.guide55@gmail.com www.moorsoutdoors.com LOWELL WOODMAN NORTHEAST WILDERNESS OUTFITTERS 296 Cressey Rd Monmouth, ME 04259 207-557-2423 nwomaine@gmail.com www.northeastwildernessoutfiters.com THOMAS SCALA JR BOWLIN CAMPS LODGE 203 Stephens Rd West Milford, NJ 07480 207-267-0884 info@bowlincamps.com www.bowlincamps.com
232 Barleyville Rd Patten, ME 04765 207-528-2948 mmmj@fairpoint.net MIKE KERR ALMANAC MOUNTAIN OUTFITTERS 647 US Rte 1, Ste 14 York, ME 03909 207-738-3708 almanacmountainoutfitters@msn.com JEFF BROGAN MAINE COAST EXPLORERS, LLC 141 Libby Ln Wells, ME 04090 207-251-5226 mainecoastexplorers@yahoo.com www.mainecoastexplorers.com SCOTT SHEA SEASPRAY KAYAKING AND PADDLEBOARDING 78 Desert Rd Freeport, ME 04032 207-404-1100 info@seaspraykayaking.com www.seaspraykayaking.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 48
33 Church St Gorham, ME 04038 207-749-8419 college4mcgee@yahoo.com www.bucksbassandbeyond.com OLIVER DOMINICK ABKENOC GUIDING 132 Capt John Parker Rd, PO Box 219 Phippsburg, ME 04562 207-607-2561 osdom@pipeline.com www.abkenoc.com TENLEY SKOLFIELD AS THE CROW FLIES GUIDE SERVICE PO Box 292 Yarmouth Port, MA 02675 207-316-9037 tenley.skolfield@gmail.com DANIEL A. MACHADO JAWS, CLAWS & FINS GUIDE SERVICE 63 Short St Taunton, MA 02780 508-930-3354 jcfguide@comcast.net
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Canoeing & Kayaking CANOEING FRESHWATER SEA KAYAKING KAYAKING
POLING
PADDLE FAMILY BOARDING FRIENDLY
MARIANNE ARCHARD BRANCHINGOUT GUIDES
STEVE WILCOX BIRCH HILL CAMPS
GARY SMITH ALL SEASONS CAMPS
197 Davis Rd Vienna, ME 04360 207-293-2674 maarchard@gmail.com
519 Main St Wytopitlock, ME 04497 207-557-9321 birchhillcamps@yahoo.com
JAYSON LUCARELLI MAINE WHITETAIL ADVENTURES
PAUL LANEY LANEY’S GUIDE SERVICE
PO Box 516 Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426 207-270-1100 smithcamps@gmail.com www.allseasonscamprentals.webstarts. com
PO Box 224 Millinocket, ME 04462 207-265-6250 info@mainewhitetailadventures.com www.mainewhitetailadventures.com
165 Milford Rd Grand Lake Stream, ME 04668 207-796-5068 laneyplott@aol.com www.laneysguideservice.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 29
JEFF REESE JR GUIDE SERVICE
BRANDON LANE ALLAGASH GUIDE SERVICE
4 N Elderberry Ln Rochester, NH 03867 603-312-0683 jeffreese1@yahoo.com www.jrguideservicemaine.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 92
928 Allagash Rd Allagash, ME 04774 207-398-3418 allaguide@gmail.com www.allagashguideservice.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 28
ERIC CHAMBERLAIN WALK IN THE SPIRIT GUIDE SERVICE
DARREN SAVAGE BULLDOG CAMPS & LODGE
PO Box 1184 Wolfeboro Falls, NH 03896 603-569-2867 ericchamberlain@gmail.com
PO Box 152 Jackman, ME 04945 207-243-2853 bulldogcamps@gmail.com www.bulldogcamp.com
DAVID VOLIN PRAXES GROUP 80 Ruritan Ridge Ln Scottsville, VA 24590 207-415-9899 dvolin@praxesgroup.com CRAIG GERRY WILD WINGS GUIDE SERVICE 22 McQuilkin Rd Solon, ME 04979 207-643-2203 maineguide04979@gmail.com www.wildwingsguideservice.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 92 PAUL HUTCHINS TRACKER GUIDE SERVICE 35 River Rd Sebago, ME 04029 207-317-0220 hutchtracker@hotmail.com
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JOHN MARTIN MOOSE POINT CAMPS
JEFFREY WATTS MOOSE LOOK OUTFITTERS PO Box 56 Hanover, ME 04237 207-369-0669 jeff@mooselookoutfitters.com www.mooselookoutfitters.com STEVE AND MARIE KEANE WILD RIVER ADVENTURES GUIDE SERVICE 288 Vernon St, PO Box 754 Bethel, ME 04217 207-577-7417 keanem@sad44.org JASON FARRIS MAINE EXPERIENCE GUIDE SERVICE PO Box 824 Gardiner, ME 04345 207-215-3828 maineexperience@yahoo.com www.maineexperienceguideservice.com DOUG LELAND
PO Box 250 Eagle Lake, ME 04739 207-444-5589 moosecamps@yahoo.com www.moosepointcamps.com
29 Cushing Briggs Rd Freeport, ME 04032 207-522-7620 doug@dougleland.com
STEVE SCHAEFER
MIKE HEGARTY CHICK HILL GUIDE SERVICE
47 Tough End Grand Lake Stream, ME 04668 207-796-5561 stevenlara1@gmail.com BRENT BASSO BASSO GUIDE SERVICES 19 Northwood Dr Portland, ME 04103 207-615-4455 bbasso2033@gmail.com www.facebook.com/basso-guideservices-1680869372176611
110 Chick Hill Rd Clifton, ME 04428 207-356-6773 navyduckman@gmail.com www.chickhillguideservice.com ROBERT JACOBS DEPOT GUIDE SERVICE 1339 Bottle Lake Rd Lakeville, ME 04487 207-403-0448 bjacobs@bottlelake.com
CORY RIDER REDIRECTED WILDERNESS ADVENTURES 7 Moccasin Ave Grand Isle, VT 05458 802-338-7076 coryryder88@gmail.com www.redirectedwilderness.com LES MORSE 98 Bayview St Belfast, ME 04915 207-323-2991 lmorse53@gmail.com JEREMY LUCAS WOODS WISE GUIDE SERVICE 5 Brightree Rd Nobleboro, ME 04555 207-330-1423 kjlucas@tidewater.net BILL MCCLELLAN MCCLELLAN’S MAINE GUIDED TRIPS 13 Summer St Rockport, ME 04856 207-542-6744 wsmcc2@gmail.com www.maineguidedtrips.com CARL BLONDELL BLONDELL ASSOCIATES PO Box 256 Rangeley, ME 04970 207-592-1328 carlblondell@gmail.com TROY WHITE MID-MAINE OUTFITTERS 13 White Rd Lagrange, ME 04453 207-745-8012 troy@themidmaineoutfitters.com www.themidmaineoutfitters.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 28 IGOR SIKORSKY BRADFORD CAMPS Munsungan Lake T8-R10, ME 04732 207-433-0660 maine@bradfordcamps.com www.bradfordcamps.com
Canoeing & Kayaking CANOEING FRESHWATER SEA KAYAKING KAYAKING
SCOTT LEIGHTON
ROBERT CONSTABLE
255 Spring St, Apt 7 Portland, ME 04102 207-310-3239 scott.eugene.leighton@gmail.com
PO Box 154 Unity, ME 04988 207-745-2932 wilderness.bob1@gmail.com
TOM PELLETIER
STEVEN SMITH
1951 Sly Brook Rd Eagle Lake, ME 04739 207-444-6667 tpelletier@fairpoint.net
24 Birch St East Millinocket, ME 04430 207-745-1179 brooktrt@hotmail.com
TOMAS DUNDZILA
KEVIN CURRY
Eliot, ME 03903 703-507-3040 tomasmya@gmail.com
161 Shepard Hill Rd Union, ME 04862 207-629-8390 currk60@aol.com
MICHAEL FOSTER MOUNTAIN VIEW GUIDES 31 McQuilkin Rd Solon, ME 04979 904-233-2457 mjfoster963@hotmail.com www.mountainviewguides.com TIMOTHY SMITH JACK MOUNTAIN BUSHCRAFT SCHOOL PO Box 77 Ashland, ME 04732 207-518-8804 jmbushcraft@gmail.com www.jackmtn.com
PAUL JOYCE 20 Amanda Dr Topsham, ME 04086 207-373-0569 pfjoyce1830@gmail.com ARTHUR HAINES DELTA INSTITUTE OF NATURAL HISTORY 167 Thorne Mountain Rd Canton, ME 04221 207-837-4920 arthurhaines@wildblue.net www.arthurhaines.com CHRISTAL SIREN
THOMAS RAMSAY SIRIUS HUNTS GUIDE SERVICE 3 Spruce Pond Rd Lexington, ME 04961 207-400-6730 tramsay@fairpoint.com R. MICHAEL BUTLER BUTLER BOYS ADVENTURES OUTDOORS 22 Twin Birch Ln Sunapee, NH 03782 603-763-2592 mikebuck1952@gmail.com
62 Woodcock Ln Skowhegan, ME 04976 207-431-0666 csiren@msad54.org JON PETERSON PETERSON’S GUIDE SERVICE OF MAINE 11 Homestead Ave Portland, ME 04103 207-730-3384 troutpete@hotmail.com www.petersonguideme.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 49
POLING
PADDLE FAMILY BOARDING FRIENDLY
STEVE HOPKINS MAINE EVENT GUIDE SERVICE
STEPHEN PHILBRICK BALD MOUNTAIN CAMPS
PO Box 204 Portage Lake, ME 04768 207-435-8232 hmaineevent@aol.com www.maineeventguideservice.com
PO Box 332 Oquossoc, ME 04964 207-864-3671 baldmtcamp@aol.com www.baldmountaincamps.com
JOSEPH CHRISTIANSON MATAGAMON WILDERNESS
ANDREW STURGEON
2821 Grand Lake Rd T6 R8 WELS, ME 04765 207-444-6463 matagamon@hughes.net www.mainebearhunts.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 21
42 Tourmaline Dr Topsham, ME 04086 207-852-0973 aesturg@gmail.com
CRAIG DICKSTEIN TAMARACK PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, LLC PO Box 128 Caratunk, ME 04925 207-672-4983 tamarack.llc@myfairpoint.net JONATHAN SCHUSTER SCHUSTER FLYFISHING & CASTING 3 Gibbon Rd Hopkinton, MA 01748 508-259-6675 jonathan.schuster33@gmail.com RYAN GORMAN MAINE POINTS GUIDE SERVICE 2 Miranda Cir Saco, ME 04072 207-200-1896 mainepoints@gmail.com www.mpguides.com DAVID CONLEY CANOE THE WILD
THOMAS JAMROG UNCLE TOM’S GUIDED ADVENTURES 290 High St Lincolnville, ME 04849 207-763-3406 thomasjamrog@me.com www.tjamrog.wordpress.com ROBERT “GLEN” HORNE JR COYOTE RIDGE GUIDE SERVICE AND OUTFITTING 278 Highland Ave Millinocket, ME 04462 603-387-8007 seaplane31@gmail.com www.coyoteridgeguides.com JESSE DERR BOGGY BROOK OUTFITTERS, LLC PO Box 981 Ellsworth, ME 04605 207-331-4245 jdcon@yahoo.com www.boggybrookoutfitters.com WIL LIBBY EVERGREEN OUTDOOR EDUCATION
588 US Rte 1 Weston, ME 04424 207-551-8729 dave@canoethewild.com www.canoethewild.com
1355 Federal Rd Turner, ME 04282 207-754-9216 evergreenoutdoored@gmail.com
ED WALSH MAINE STREAM GUIDES
HENRY BORNTRAEGER UNTAMED MAINE GUIDE SERVICES, LLC
PO Box 208 Columbia Falls, ME 04623 207-712-5625 walshmsg@gmail.com www.mainestreamguides.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 37
8 Hardys Hill Rd Deer Isle, ME 04627 207-300-3028 mainesguide@gmail.com www.untamedmaineguideservice.com
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STAN KRUSZEWSKI 2212 Commonwealth Ave Newton, MA 02466 617-965-5455 ironpan@verizon.net BARBARA PINEAU RED’S GUIDE SERVICE 361 Beaulieu Rd Saint David, ME 04773 207-728-3950 barbrob@outlook.com DARCY STARRETT MAINE CAMPING GEAR RENTALS 1024 Washington Ave, Unit 7 Portland, ME 04103 207-210-4942 darcystarrett@gmail.com www.mainecampinggear.com JOEL VAIL NANOQ GUIDE SERVICES 3 High St Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426 207-717-8510 joel.b.vail@gmail.com www.facebook.com/nanoqguides RANDY PETRIN LONG POND CAMPS & GUIDE SERVICE 12 Loop Rd Jackman, ME 04945 207-668-4872 longpondcamps@gmail.com www.mainebearoutfitters.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 48 TOM ROTH SEBAGO LAKE GUIDE SERVICES 36 Papoose Island Rd Raymond, ME 04071 207-807-8028 outdrwrtr1966@yahoo.com www.sebagolakeguideservices.com MERT BUZZELL LANGTOWN OUTFITTERS & GUIDE SERVICE PO Box 661 Canton, ME 04221 207-402-8824 langtowncamp@aol.com www.langtownoutfitters.com
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PADDLE FAMILY BOARDING FRIENDLY
JOHN FASSAK DIRIGO GUIDE SERVICES
JEAN LEBLANC CAMEL BROOK CAMPS, LLC
DONALD MERCHANT POLE & PADDLE CANOE
31 Lantern Ln Mansfield, MA 02048 508-339-5108 john.fassak@gmail.com
447 Violette Settlement Rd Fort Kent, ME 04743 207-316-8324 camelbcamps@yahoo.com www.camelbrookcamps.com
680 Deerwander Rd Hollis Center, ME 04042 207-468-2512 don@poleandpaddle.com www.poleandpaddle.com
JEREMY HARGREAVES NORTHEAST WHITEWATER
SAM YODER
RICKY JEWELL MAINELY MOOSE GUIDE SERVICE 211 North Hill Rd Buckfield, ME 04220 207-345-8501 bracket@megalink.net www.mainelymooseguide.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 28
PO Box 1623 Greenville, ME 04441 207-695-0151 jeremy@northeastwhitewater.com www.northeastwhitewater.com
DELLA HEARD KNOWLEDGE UNLIMITED, INC
ELAINE REESE JR GUIDE SERVICE
7 Betty Jean Dr Monson, MA 01057 207-267-5656 heardd@comcast.net
4 N Elderberry Ln Rochester, NH 03867 603-312-0683 jrguideservice@comcast.net www.jrguideservicemaine.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 92
LEO FREEMAN PERCEPTION OF AROOSTOOK US Rte 1, 14 Coburn Ave Presque Isle, ME 04769 207-764-5506 perceptionofaroostook@gmail.com BLAINE MILLER ALLAGASH GUIDE, INC. 292 River Rd Norridgewock, ME 04957 207-634-3748 bmiller@allagashguide.com www.allagashguide.com BARBARA PLUMMER NORTHERN PRIDE LODGE 3405 Lily Bay Rd Frenchtown Twp, ME 04441 207-695-2890 northernpridelodge@gmail.com www.northernpridelodge.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 29
PAUL SANNICANDRO MOOSE WOODS GUIDE SERVICE, LLC PO Box 83 Millinocket, ME 04462 207-723-1009 paul@moosewoodsguideservice.com www.moosewoodsguideservice.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 49 SOREN SIREN 62 Woodcock Ln Skowhegan, ME 04976 207-858-5809 sorensiren@gmail.com KENNETH CARLE III 11 Debeck Dr Holden, ME 04429 207-745-6246 ken@taxpro1.net
GREGORY FRIEL MOUNTAIN MAN GUIDE SERVICE
CHIP WOODMAN NORTHEAST WILDERNESS OUTFITTERS
101 Lincoln St Millinocket, ME 04462 207-723-8500 mtnman11@myfairpoint.net
296 Cressey Rd Monmouth, ME 04259 207-557-2423 nwomaine@gmail.com www.northeastwildernessoutfitters.com
336 Day Rd Brewer, ME 04412 207-478-3438 splryoder@aol.com MICHAEL KALINOWSKI 7 Penny Ln Waterville, ME 04901 207-897-8034 mikekalin757@gmail.com JIM CLOUTIER CLOUTIER GUIDE SERVICE 308 Merrill Hill Rd Greene, ME 04236 207-713-9461 cloutierguideservice@gmail.com DAVID WEBB WICKED MAINE ADVENTURES 855 A Main St Sanford, ME 04073 207-459-6375 dave_webb71@yahoo.com www.wickedmaineadventures.com WAYNE PLUMMER NORTHERN PRIDE LODGE 3405 Lily Bay Rd Frenchtown Twp, ME 04441 207-695-2890 whpjr1@gmail.com www.northernpridelodge.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 29
Maine Guides Education Fund → Mission The Maine Guides Education Fund’s mission is to educate and advocate regarding outdoor recreation, public access, land conservation, land use policy, fish and wildlife management, and the sustainable use of natural resources, and to participate with Maine’s industry, land owners, land managers, agricultural interests, State and Federal governments, sporting and conservation groups, to ensure the future of Maine’s outdoor recreation heritage traditions including, hunting, fishing, camping, canoeing and snowmobiling.
→ Plea The Maine Guides Education Fund was founded by Maine Guides concerned about the future of Maine’s outdoor heritage and traditions. As a nonprofit 501 (c) 3 organization, we exist on donations and grants that are used to develop and distribute outdoor educational and safety materials, send kids to summer camp and produce many of the brochures and handouts used at sporting shows and by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. A portion of the educational material in this Directory was made possible by the MGEF. We depend on your funding to continue these efforts. Please consider a donation today! All contributions are tax deductible. We do very much need and thank you for your help! For Questions and Information, please contact: Pat Gross, MGEF Admin 207-367-5557 (H) 207-460-6315 (Cell) pgross@maineguides.org
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Maine offers millions of acres for outdoor recreation, and MPGA members offer a variety of opportunities to enjoy it. If you seek adventure in steep places, the state’s rock- and ice-climbing opportunities are well known. For those desiring a little less adrenaline, Maine offers nearly limitless hiking and backpacking—from the famed Appalachian Trail and the Hundred Mile Wilderness to day hikes along the coast and myriad offshore islands. Overnighting beneath the stars is a wonderful family activity, and what better way to do it than with a woods-savvy guide to help set up camp and start the fire? Memories of singalongs and roasting marshmallows will last a lifetime.
Wildlife watchers—whether they are looking to see a moose or check several bird species off their life list—will find Maine a bountiful destination. A guide who knows the habits and habitats of various animals can provide the local knowledge and understanding to make these experiences possible. Maine winters offer still more ways to experience the great outdoors: from cross-country skiing among snow-covered fir trees to trekking on snowshoes, enjoying the scenery and searching for animal tracks on the trail. You even can travel by dogsled, spending an afternoon skimming over the snow behind a team of enthusiastic huskies.
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The Guided Experience
You and your friends are canoeing and camping the Allagash Wilderness Waterway, more than 90 miles of backcountry rivers and lakes with dozens of campsites along the shore. Your guide has packed raingear, tarps, first-aid kits, fire-starting supplies, fishing gear, waterproof maps, bug spray . . . the list goes on. He has acted as trip supervisor, part-time chef, storyteller, comedian and full-time steward of the environment. You and your friends have learned the best way to build a fire, long-lined a canoe through rapids, found river rocks with fossils in them, and cleaned and cooked wild trout over an open fire. You’ve considered the cost of camping gear and
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transportation. There is relief and convenience in using the guide’s gear, trusting his preparedness so that you can enjoy camping without worry. You walk to the fire and warm your hands, looking over the map of the day’s journey with the guide. After nine days together you consider him a friend as well. Camping and hiking in Maine go together like lobster meat and melted butter. There’s Katahdin, the jewel of Baxter State Park. Perhaps Katahdin is on your bucket list, but you’re not sure which trail to take. Maybe you’ve dreamed of hiking the mountain in winter. Maybe you’ve traced your finger along a map, following the Hundred Mile Wilderness—a notoriously rugged tract of Appalachian Trail from Monson north to Abol Bridge. What’s the safest month to traverse it? How much gear do you need to bring and how much food? A guide knows. Rock climbing with an ocean backdrop at Acadia; searching for moose-antler sheds in the western mountains in spring; picking edible mushrooms on the floor of an old-growth forest; fire-tower views atop 4,000-foot peaks, with lakes and ponds shimmering in the distance. Maine holds hiking opportunities for all ages and abilities. —RYAN BROD
Dave Conley - Canoe the Wild
Imagine waking to a loon call and the slosh of a wading moose. You unzip your tent and peer out, the sun not yet up. The air is crisp; fog hangs over the Allagash River. Your guide is already up, and he has lit a riverside campfire, kindling crackling and snapping. Once your friends wake you’ll gather for coffee and breakfast; but they’re tired from paddling. You’re miles from the nearest town and, mercifully, any type of cell service. There is no text-message buzzing or email dinging. The only sounds you hear are those of wilderness. The air smells of cedar and firewood.
Hiking, Camping, Etc. HIKING
CAMPLING
ICE CLIMBING
ROCK CLIMBING
TERENCE ROBICHAUD ANIMAL INSTINCT GUIDE SERVICE
STEVE HOPKINS MAINE EVENT GUIDE SERVICE
BRENT BASSO BASSO GUIDE SERVICES
234 Patten Rd Greene, ME 04236 207-689-5205 terryrobi@yahoo.com
PO Box 204 Portage Lake, ME 04768 207-435-8232 hmaineevent@aol.com www.maineeventguideservice.com
19 Northwood Dr Portland, ME 04103 207-615-4455 bbasso2033@gmail.com www.facebook.com/basso-guideservices-1680869372176611
GERARD ST. CYR BACKYARD ADVENTURES GUIDE SERVICE
JEREMY LUCAS WOODS WISE GUIDE SERVICE
CARL BLONDELL BLONDELL ASSOCIATES PO Box 256 Rangeley, ME 04970 207-592-1328 carlblondell@gmail.com MIKE HEGARTY CHICK HILL GUIDE SERVICE 110 Chick Hill Rd Clifton, ME 04428 207-356-6773 navyduckman@gmail.com www.chickhillguideservice.com MICHAEL BOUTIN NORTHWOODS OUTFITTERS 5 Lily Bay Rd, Box 160 Greenville, ME 04441 207-695-3288 mike@maineoutfitter.com www.maineoutfitter.com GREGORY FRIEL MOUNTAIN MAN GUIDE SERVICE 101 Lincoln St Millinocket, ME 04462 207-723-8500 mtnman11@myfairpoint.net DAVID VOLIN PRAXES GROUP 80 Ruritan Ridge Ln Scottsville, VA 24590 207-415-9899 dvolin@praxesgroup.com PAUL JOYCE 20 Amanda Dr Topsham, ME 04086 207-373-0569 pfjoyce1830@gmail.com
15 Loop Rd Chester, ME 04457 207-745-0358 stcyrllc@gmail.com JEAN LEBLANC CAMEL BROOK CAMPS, LLC 447 Violette Settlement Rd Fort Kent, ME 04743 207-316-8324 camelbcamps@yahoo.com www.camelbrookcamps.com TIMOTHY SMITH JACK MOUNTAIN BUSHCRAFT SCHOOL PO Box 77 Ashland, ME 04732 207-518-8804 jmbushcraft@gmail.com www.jackmtn.com DELLA HEARD KNOWLEDGE UNLIMITED, INC 7 Betty Jean Dr Monson, MA 01057 207-267-5656 heardd@comcast.net MATTHEW BAILEY MAINE GUIDE AND OUTFITTER SERVICES PO Box 1 West Farmington, ME 04992 207-491-5360 mlbailey09@gmail.com www.maineguideandoutfitterservices. com
5 Brightree Rd Nobleboro, ME 04555 207-330-1423 kjlucas@tidewater.net TOM DUBE MAINE WILD ADVENTURES 440 Sawyer Rd Greene, ME 04236 207-754-3770 dube440@hotmail.com LES MORSE 98 Bayview St Belfast, ME 04915 207-323-2991 lmorse53@gmail.com FRANK LASETA 29 Oak Dr Northport, ME 04849 207-505-6190 frankie12543@gmail.com
BACKPACKING
WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY FAMILY FRIENDLY WATCHING
PAUL POTVIN 136 Old Webster Rd Lewiston, ME 04240 207-576-9673 taunto159@yahoo.com THOMAS SCALA JR BOWLIN CAMPS LODGE 203 Stephens Rd West Milford, NJ 07480 207-267-0884 info@bowlincamps.com www.bowlincamps.com JOEL VAIL NANOQ GUIDE SERVICES 3 High St Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426 207-717-8510 joel.b.vail@gmail.com www.facebook.com/nanoqguides THOMAS JAMROG UNCLE TOM’S GUIDED ADVENTURES 290 High St Lincolnville, ME 04849 207-763-3406 thomasjamrog@me.com www.tjamrog.wordpress.com WAYNE PLUMMER NORTHERN PRIDE LODGE
DANIEL A. MACHADO JAWS, CLAWS & FINS GUIDE SERVICE
3405 Lily Bay Rd Frenchtown Twp, ME 04441 207-695-2890 whpjr1@gmail.com www.northernpridelodge.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 29
63 Short St Taunton, MA 02780 508-930-3354 jcfguide@comcast.net
JAYSON LUCARELLI MAINE WHITETAIL ADVENTURES
DARWIN WEBSTER PO Box 397 Sabattus, ME 04280 207-449-6867 darwin.webster83@gmail.com HOLLY TODD PO Box 485 Millinocket, ME 04462 207-723-1740 katahdinoasis@gmail.com
PO Box 224 Millinocket, ME 04462 207-265-6250 info@mainewhitetailadventures.com www.mainewhitetailadventures.com MERT BUZZELL LANGTOWN OUTFITTERS & GUIDE SERVICE PO Box 661 Canton, ME 04221 207-402-8824 langtowncamp@aol.com www.langtownoutfitters.com
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CAMPLING
ICE CLIMBING
ROCK CLIMBING
CORY RIDER REDIRECTED WILDERNESS ADVENTURES 7 Moccasin Ave Grand Isle, VT 05458 802-338-7076 coryryder88@gmail.com www.redirectedwilderness.com PAUL LANEY LANEY’S GUIDE SERVICE 165 Milford Rd Grand Lake Stream, ME 04668 207-796-5068 laneyplott@aol.com www.laneysguideservice.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 29 JIM LINSCOTT PINE TREE SEARCH AND RESCUE 16 Webb Rd Windham, ME 04062 207-210-7504 jim.linscott@gmail.com DARCY STARRETT MAINE CAMPING GEAR RENTALS 1024 Washington Ave Unit 7 Portland, ME 04103 207-210-4942 darcystarrett@gmail.com www.mainecampinggear.com CRAIG DICKSTEIN TAMARACK PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, LLC PO Box 128 Caratunk, ME 04925 207-672-4983 tamarack.llc@myfairpoint.net JIM CLOUTIER CLOUTIER GUIDE SERVICE 308 Merrill Hill Rd Greene, ME 04236 207-713-9461 cloutierguideservice@gmail.com JEREMY HARGREAVES NORTHEAST WHITEWATER PO Box 1623 Greenville, ME 04441 207-695-0151 jeremy@northeastwhitewater.com www.northeastwhitewater.com
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WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY FAMILY FRIENDLY WATCHING
PAT GROSS SIMPLY SUMMITS
DAVID WEBB WICKED MAINE ADVENTURES
DON LAVOIE ROSS LAKE CAMPS
3 North Stonington Rd Stonington, ME 04681 207-367-5557 patgross100@gmail.com
855 A Main St Sanford, ME 04073 207-459-6375 dave_webb71@yahoo.com www.wickedmaineadventures.com
Fire Lane 37 #3 Ross Lake, ME 04732 603-320-3208 info@rosslakecamps.com www.rosslakecamps.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 21
BOB LAWRENCE LAWRENCE’S LAKESIDE CABINS & GUIDE SERVICE Box 101 Rockwood, ME 04478 207-534-7709 cabins101@aol.com www.lawrencescabins.com KEVIN CURRY 161 Shepard Hill Rd Union, ME 04862 207-629-8390 currk60@aol.com
ROLLIE BROWN BROWNS LANDING 207-314-4986 brownslanding@hotmail.com DAVID CONLEY CANOE THE WILD 588 US Rte 1 Weston, ME 04424 207-551-8729 dave@canoethewild.com www.canoethewild.com MICHAEL KALINOWSKI
CHRIS KRUKOWSKI 86 Pleasant St Moose River, ME 04945 207-668-4440 stonybrook94@hotmail.com
7 Penny Ln Waterville, ME 04901 207-897-8034 mikekalin757@gmail.com
SOREN SIREN
STEPHEN PARISI MAINE WILDERNESS ADVENTURES
62 Woodcock Ln Skowhegan, ME 04976 207-858-5809 sorensiren@gmail.com
177 Mill Rd North Yarmouth, ME 04097 207-807-8602 canoemwa@aol.com
FRANK LEPORE FRANK A. LEPORE GUIDE, LLC
ED WALSH MAINE STREAM GUIDES
PO Box 752 Alfred, ME 04002 207-850-9027 frankylepore@gmail.com
PO Box 208 Columbia Falls, ME 04623 207-712-5625 walshmsg@gmail.com www.mainestreamguides.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 37
WIL LIBBY EVERGREEN OUTDOOR EDUCATION 1355 Federal Rd Turner, ME 04282 207-754-9216 evergreenoutdoored@gmail.com
TOBY MONTGOMERY ABOUT THE MAINE WOODS 250 Hamm Rd Frankfort, ME 04438 207-223-5934 tlm3006@aol.com
BILL MCCLELLAN MCCLELLAN’S MAINE GUIDED TRIPS 13 Summer St Rockport, ME 04856 207-542-6744 wsmcc2@gmail.com www.maineguidedtrips.com ROBERT CONSTABLE PO Box 154 Unity, ME 04988 207-745-2932 wilderness.bob1@gmail.com JEFF FAY SPAULDING LAKE OUTFITTERS 1243A Oxbow Rd Oxbow, ME 04764 207-841-0508 spauldinglakeoutfitters@yahoo.com www.spauldinglakeoutfitters.com CHRIS BEGIN SWEETWATER GUIDE SERVICE 488 Bailey Hill Rd Farmington, ME 04938 207-491-5101 mtrcrb@myfairpoint.net BARBARA PLUMMER NORTHERN PRIDE LODGE 3405 Lily Bay Rd Frenchtown Twp, ME 04441 207-695-2890 northernpridelodge@gmail.com www.northernpridelodge.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 29 DARREN SAVAGE BULLDOG CAMPS & LODGE PO Box 152 Jackman, ME 04945 207-243-2853 bulldogcamps@gmail.com www.bulldogcamp.com
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BARBARA PINEAU RED’S GUIDE SERVICE
MIKE KERR ALMANAC MOUNTAIN OUTFITTERS
361 Beaulieu Rd Saint David, ME 04773 207-728-3950 barbrob@outlook.com
647 US Rte 1, Ste 14 York, ME 03909 207-738-3708 almanacmountainoutfitters@msn.com
CHRISTAL SIREN
MICHAEL FOSTER MOUNTAIN VIEW GUIDES
62 Woodcock Ln Skowhegan, ME 04976 207-431-0666 csiren@msad54.org RONALD PARLIN STATE OF MAINE GUIDE SERVICE 89 Ohio Hill Rd Fairfield, ME 04937 207-453-2266 rparlinguide@yahoo.com CHIP WOODMAN NORTHEAST WILDERNESS OUTFITTERS 296 Cressey Rd Monmouth, ME 04259 207-557-2423 nwomaine@gmail.com www.northeastwildernessoutfitters.com DOUG LELAND 29 Cushing Briggs Rd Freeport, ME 04032 207-522-7620 doug@dougleland.com AARON GENTRY DEER POND OUTFITTERS 57 Brookside Dr East Waterboro, ME 04030 207-651-6707 aaron_gentry1@yahoo.com ANDREW STURGEON 42 Tourmaline Dr Topsham, ME 04086 207-852-0973 aesturg@gmail.com
31 McQuilkin Rd Solon, ME 04979 904-233-2457 mjfoster963@hotmail.com www.mountainviewguides.com ARTHUR HAINES DELTA INSTITUTE OF NATURAL HISTORY 167 Thorne Mountain Rd Canton, ME 04221 207-837-4920 arthurhaines@wildblue.net www.arthurhaines.com ROLAND TILTON MAINE GUIDE OUTFITTER PO Box 324 South China, ME 04358 207-446-8980 mpipro52@gmail.com www.maineguideoutfitter.com
CAMPLING
ICE CLIMBING
ROCK CLIMBING
JASON CYR WILDERNESS ADVENTURES GUIDE SERVICE 746 Pond Rd Sidney, ME 04330 207-660-7130 wildernessadventures.me@gmail.com
168 Main St Machias, ME 04654 207-255-3375 rob@sunrisecanoeandkayak.com www.sunrisecanoeandkayak.com MARIANNE ARCHARD BRANCHINGOUT GUIDES 197 Davis Rd Vienna, ME 04360 207-293-2674 maarchard@gmail.com
WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY FAMILY FRIENDLY WATCHING
MARK STRUCK STRUCK GUIDE SERVICE 49 North Gayton Ln Winthrop, ME 04364 207-441-8779 strucktheguide@gmail.com TOMAS DUNDZILA
CRAIG BAILEY MAINE ADVENTURES, LLC 19 Papoose Island Rd Raymond, ME 04071 207-370-4235 cbailey372@gmail.com www.maineadventuresllc.com AVERY BROTT LOCAL KNOWLEDGE GUIDE SERVICE 51 Evergreen Ln Camden, ME 04843 207-323-2148 avery.brott@gmail.com TONY KARIOTIS GUIDESOFMAINE.COM 15 Majestic Way New Gloucester, ME 04260 207-650-2822 tony@kariotis.net www.guidesofmaine.com KENNETH CARLE III
ROB SCRIBNER SUNRISE CANOE AND KAYAK
BACKPACKING
11 Debeck Dr Holden, ME 04429 207-745-6246 ken@taxpro1.net LOWELL WOODMAN NORTHEAST WILDERNESS OUTFITTERS 296 Cressey Rd Monmouth, ME 04259 207-557-2423 nwomaine@gmail.com www.northeastwildernessoutfiters.com
JASON FARRIS MAINE EXPERIENCE GUIDE SERVICE
BRIAN MANNING SNOW WALKER OUTDOORS & GUIDE SERVICE, LLC
PO Box 824 Gardiner, ME 04345 207-215-3828 maineexperience@yahoo.com www.maineexperienceguideservice.com
PO Box 34 Westtown, NY 10998 845-742-0303 snowalkr1@yahoo.com www.snowwalkeroutdoors.weebly.com
Eliot, ME 03903 703-507-3040 tomasmya@gmail.com JEFF BROGAN MAINE COAST EXPLORERS, LLC 141 Libby Ln Wells, ME 04090 207-251-5226 mainecoastexplorers@yahoo.com www.mainecoastexplorers.com ROBERT JACOBS DEPOT GUIDE SERVICE 1339 Bottle Lake Rd Lakeville, ME 04487 207-403-0448 bjacobs@bottlelake.com IGOR SIKORSKY BRADFORD CAMPS Munsungan Lake T8-R10, ME 04732 207-433-0660 maine@bradfordcamps.com www.bradfordcamps.com STAN KRUSZEWSKI 2212 Commonwealth Ave Newton, MA 02466 617-965-5455 ironpan@verizon.net TENLEY SKOLFIELD AS THE CROW FLIES GUIDE SERVICE PO Box 292 Yarmouth Port, MA 02675 207-316-9037 tenley.skolfield@gmail.com
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CAMPLING
ICE CLIMBING
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HENRY BORNTRAEGER UNTAMED MAINE GUIDE SERVICES, LLC 8 Hardys Hill Rd Deer Isle, ME 04627 207-300-3028 mainesguide@gmail.com www.untamedmaineguideservice.com KEN GROSS RUSTBELT CARTOGRAPHY 13 Lincoln St Millinocket, ME 04462 207-320-5318 ken@rustbelt.com www.mapartist.studio BRANDON LANE ALLAGASH GUIDE SERVICE 928 Allagash Rd Allagash, ME 04774 207-398-3418 allaguide@gmail.com www.allagashguideservice.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 28 CRAIG STODDARD CARDINAL POINTS GUIDE SERVICE 1860 Lily Bay Rd Lily Bay Twp, ME 04441 207-838-5610 guiding1860@gmail.com ANDREA FOLEY ROSS LAKE CAMPS PO Box 140 Ashland, ME 04732 207-227-7766 rosslakeandrea@gmail.com www.rosslakecamps.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 21 RANDY PETRIN LONG POND CAMPS & GUIDE SERVICE 12 Loop Rd Jackman, ME 04945 207-668-4872 longpondcamps@gmail.com www.mainebearoutfitters.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 48 ERIC CHAMBERLAIN WALK IN THE SPIRIT GUIDE SERVICE PO Box 1184 Wolfeboro Falls, NH 03896 603-569-2867 ericchamberlain@gmail.com
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BACKPACKING
WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY FAMILY FRIENDLY WATCHING
MIKE MARTIN 232 Barleyville Rd Patten, ME 04765 207-528-2948 mmmj@fairpoint.net
PAUL HUTCHINS TRACKER GUIDE SERVICE
TIMOTHY CORBIN BARREN MOUNTAIN GUIDE SERVICE
35 River Rd Sebago, ME 04029 207-317-0220 hutchtracker@hotmail.com
PO Box 207 St. Albans, ME 04971 207-671-4121 tim_corbin@hotmail.com www.facebook.com/barren-mountainguide-service-193839587316152
GEORGE RACE 1202 Washington St Bath, ME 04530 207-443-6389 glrace@comcast.net ROBERT “GLEN” HORNE JR COYOTE RIDGE GUIDE SERVICE AND OUTFITTING 278 Highland Ave Millinocket, ME 04462 603-387-8007 seaplane31@gmail.com www.coyoteridgeguides.com STEPHEN PHILBRICK BALD MOUNTAIN CAMPS PO Box 332 Oquossoc, ME 04964 207-864-3671 baldmtcamp@aol.com www.baldmountaincamps.com CHRIS COLLIGAN CHRISCO GUIDE SERVICE 372 Lake Rd Levant, ME 04456 207-227-5657 chriscolly@live.com CRAIG GERRY WILD WINGS GUIDE SERVICE 22 McQuilkin Rd Solon, ME 04979 207-643-2203 maineguide04979@gmail.com www.wildwingsguideservice.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 92 RICKY JEWELL MAINELY MOOSE GUIDE SERVICE 211 North Hill Rd Buckfield, ME 04220 207-345-8501 bracket@megalink.net www.mainelymooseguide.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 28
THOMAS CHASE KATAHDIN REGION WILDERNESS GUIDE SERVICE 74 Dearborn St Patten, ME 04765 207-267-4166 tchase1946@twc.com www.katahdinoutdoors.com/guiding OLIVER DOMINICK ABKENOC GUIDING 132 Capt John Parker Rd, PO Box 219 Phippsburg, ME 04562 207-607-2561 osdom@pipeline.com www.abkenoc.com BILL LAFLAMME FIN AND FEATHER SEEKERS GUIDE SERVICE 253 Pond Rd Sidney, ME 04330 207-547-3185 laflafam@roadrunner.com www.finandfeatherseekers.com JOHN MARTIN MOOSE POINT CAMPS PO Box 250 Eagle Lake, ME 04739 207-444-5589 moosecamps@yahoo.com www.moosepointcamps.com THOMAS RAMSAY SIRIUS HUNTS GUIDE SERVICE 3 Spruce Pond Rd Lexington, ME 04961 207-400-6730 tramsay@fairpoint.com
SAM YODER 336 Day Rd Brewer, ME 04412 207-478-3438 splryoder@aol.com STEPHEN WOOD J & S GUIDE SERVICE 576 Sawyer Rd Greene, ME 04236 207-740-3723 woodysnavy@aol.com www.jsguides.com JESSE DERR BOGGY BROOK OUTFITTERS, LLC PO Box 981 Ellsworth, ME 04605 207-331-4245 jdcon@yahoo.com www.boggybrookoutfitters.com PAUL SANNICANDRO MOOSE WOODS GUIDE SERVICE, LLC PO Box 83 Millinocket, ME 04462 207-723-1009 paul@moosewoodsguideservice.com www.moosewoodsguideservice.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 49 LEO FREEMAN PERCEPTION OF AROOSTOOK US Rte 1, 14 Coburn Ave Presque Isle, ME 04769 207-764-5506 perceptionofaroostook@gmail.com
WAYNE DILLON
SCOTT SHEA SEASPRAY KAYAKING AND PADDLEBOARDING
304 Stickney Hill Rd Brownville, ME 04414 207-965-8875 shootme@gunsmokelodge.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 29
78 Desert Rd Freeport, ME 04032 207-404-1100 info@seaspraykayaking.com www.seaspraykayaking.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 48
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BLAINE MILLER ALLAGASH GUIDE, INC.
STEVE WILCOX BIRCH HILL CAMPS
292 River Rd Norridgewock, ME 04957 207-634-3748 bmiller@allagashguide.com www.allagashguide.com
519 Main St Wytopitlock, ME 04497 207-557-9321 birchhillcamps@yahoo.com
DANIEL BOLDUC TONDE GUIDE SERVICE, INC. 832 Rome Rd Mercer, ME 04957 207-397-4972 tondee2@wildblue.net www.tondeguideserviceinc.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 37 MIKE HONSINGER SLEDHEAD VENTURES, LLC 40211 Roundup Rd Magnolia, TX 77354 281-923-4969 mike@sledheadventures.com www.sledheadventures.com JOSEPH CHRISTIANSON MATAGAMON WILDERNESS
ICE CLIMBING
ROCK CLIMBING
BACKPACKING
WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY FAMILY FRIENDLY WATCHING
JON PETERSON PETERSON’S GUIDE SERVICE OF MAINE
JAYSON ALLAIN THE OUTDOOR ADVENTURE COMPANY
11 Homestead Ave Portland, ME 04103 207-730-3384 troutpete@hotmail.com www.petersonguideme.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 49
1250 W Main St Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426 207-564-0007 jaysonallain@yahoo.com www.outdooradventurecompany.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 37
RYAN GORMAN MAINE POINTS GUIDE SERVICE
JOHN GRAVES DIRIGO NORTH CUSTOM GUIDING AND TRANSPORTATION
2 Miranda Cir Saco, ME 04072 207-200-1896 mainepoints@gmail.com www.mpguides.com
417 Houlton Rd Presque Isle, ME 04769 207-592-2223 jgraves1@maine.rr.com www.facebook.com/dirigonorth
625 Stetson Rd Newport, ME 04953 207-341-1356 hezzie46@gmail.com
STEVE AND MARIE KEANE WILD RIVER ADVENTURES GUIDE SERVICE
DON BURNETT #9 LAKE OUTFITTERS
JOHN FASSAK DIRIGO GUIDE SERVICES
288 Vernon St, PO Box 754 Bethel, ME 04217 207-577-7417 keanem@sad44.org
174 Boundary Line Rd Bridgewater, ME 04735 802-738-9777 etcvmame@yahoo.com www.9lakeoutfitters.com
BRIAN BADGER GRINDSTONE BEAR & MOOSE LODGE
JOHN POOLE ROCKIN’ P GUIDE SERVICE
125 Old Orchard Rd Dillsburg, PA 17019 717-319-2181 bbltts@comcast.net www.grindstonelodge.com
66 Ross Rd Brownville, ME 04414 207-965-9292 jcsixgun@gmail.com www.rockinpguideservice.com
CLIFTON AMES TEN MILE GUIDE SERVICE 15 Red Oak Dr West Rockport, ME 04865 207-542-8777 tenmile@midcoast.com www.tenmileguideservice.com DON HAZELTON
31 Lantern Ln Mansfield, MA 02048 508-339-5108 john.fassak@gmail.com
Jerry Monkman
2821 Grand Lake Rd T6 R8 WELS, ME 04765 207-444-6463 matagamon@hughes.net www.mainebearhunts.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 21
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Snowmobiling & 4-Wheeling 72
Paul Cyr
Because of its diversity of terrain—from deep woods to mountains to open farm country—Maine is a premier destination for off-road enthusiasts. Networks of interconnected trails allow for exploring by ATV (all-terrain vehicle) or snowmobile. Such activities afford great opportunities for wildlife watching and are exciting ways to get to places that aren’t accessible by car and are difficult to reach on foot. In the winter Maine’s extensive network of snowmobile trails provides access to beautiful landscapes transformed by snow and ice and offers the excitement that comes with making the first tracks in freshly fallen powder. Many of these trails are groomed regularly and have clear signage.
Even if you don’t own a snowmobile, a number of guides can provide the machines, equipment and clothing—as well as the necessary instruction—to get you cruising with confidence. Of course, safety is of paramount importance, and snowmobilers need to exercise caution by sledding at safe speeds and watching for animals in the trail. So whether you choose to set out on an ATV or a snow machine, miles of adventure await. And don’t forget that few things are more enjoyable than ending a day on the trail by kicking back in a sauna or hot tub.
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Snowmobiling & 4-Wheeling
The Guided Experience
On a snowmobile or ATV, you’ll need specialized gear that you probably don’t have stored in your utility closet at home: a helmet with face shield or goggles; an insulated one-piece suit or insulated top and bottom; pack boots; and heavy gloves with articulated thumbs, so you can throttle up and apply the brake with the other hand. Many outfitters provide this gear as part of a package, so be sure to ask when booking a trip. Of course, you can bring your own machine or rent one from most guides or outfitters. Also know that riding a snowmobile or ATV, even on groomed trails, is a serious workout. You’ll be using muscles you probably didn’t know you had. To get the most out of your trip, be sure to work on some stretching and aerobic exercise beforehand. Odd as it may seem, being in proper condition is
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important as you shift your weight while turning and bumping over trails on a multi-mile trek. Speaking of exercise, you’ll need to exercise caution and courtesy on Maine’s trail network. You won’t be alone out there—sharing the byways with other riders as well as wildlife like moose, which sometimes use the groomed trails to navigate. A guide will help you learn the ins and outs of motorized riding and help you find your way through the intricate trail system. Not only that, but should you or your machine experience difficulties, it’s nice to have the piece of mind of being with a guide with mechanical know-how, survival skills and first-aid training. Remember: The Maine woods in winter are beautiful but also demand respect. Check out atvmaine.com or mesnow.com for specialized information. —JOE HEALY
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Sitting on a snowmobile, revving the throttle on the sled’s handlebars with your thumb, you feel the power of 500cc waiting to be let loose. And consider all the places you can go in Maine, with an extensive network of groomed trails tended to by numerous snowmobile and ATV clubs, ensuring access to forests, farm fields, meadows and in the winter frozen lakes, ponds and more.
Snowmobiling & 4-Wheeling SNOW- 4-WHEELING FAMILY MOBILING FRIENDLY
RANDY PETRIN LONG POND CAMPS & GUIDE SERVICE
THOMAS RAMSAY SIRIUS HUNTS GUIDE SERVICE
JIM CLOUTIER CLOUTIER GUIDE SERVICE
ANDREA FOLEY ROSS LAKE CAMPS
12 Loop Rd Jackman, ME 04945 207-668-4872 longpondcamps@gmail.com www.mainebearoutfitters.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 48
3 Spruce Pond Rd Lexington, ME 04961 207-400-6730 tramsay@fairpoint.com
308 Merrill Hill Rd Greene, ME 04236 207-713-9461 cloutierguideservice@gmail.com
RONALD PARLIN STATE OF MAINE GUIDE SERVICE
SOREN SIREN
PO Box 140 Ashland, ME 04732 207-227-7766 rosslakeandrea@gmail.com www.rosslakecamps.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 21
DON BURNETT #9 LAKE OUTFITTERS 174 Boundary Line Rd Bridgewater, ME 04735 802-738-9777 etcvmame@yahoo.com www.9lakeoutfitters.com LEO FREEMAN PERCEPTION OF AROOSTOOK
89 Ohio Hill Rd Fairfield, ME 04937 207-453-2266 rparlinguide@yahoo.com BRANDON LANE ALLAGASH GUIDE SERVICE
US Rte 1, 14 Coburn Ave Presque Isle, ME 04769 207-764-5506 perceptionofaroostook@gmail.com
928 Allagash Rd Allagash, ME 04774 207-398-3418 allaguide@gmail.com www.allagashguideservice.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 28
BRENDA WHITE MID-MAINE OUTFITTERS
OLIVER DOMINICK ABKENOC GUIDING
13 White Rd Lagrange, ME 04453 207-745-1725 brenda@themidmaineoutfitters.com www.themidmaineoutfitters.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 28
132 Capt John Parker Rd, PO Box 219 Phippsburg, ME 04562 207-607-2561 osdom@pipeline.com www.abkenoc.com
TOM DUBE MAINE WILD ADVENTURES
HOLLY TODD
440 Sawyer Rd Greene, ME 04236 207-754-3770 dube440@hotmail.com TONY KARIOTIS GUIDESOFMAINE.COM 15 Majestic Way New Gloucester, ME 04260 207-650-2822 tony@kariotis.net www.guidesofmaine.com CASEY MOWERS REDDOG GUIDE SERVICE 1272 River Rd Bowdoinham, ME 04008 207-737-4029 caseymowers@reddogguideservice.com www.reddogguideservice.com
PO Box 485 Millinocket, ME 04462 207-723-1740 katahdinoasis@gmail.com JOEL VAIL NANOQ GUIDE SERVICES 3 High St Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426 207-717-8510 joel.b.vail@gmail.com www.facebook.com/nanoqguides DAVID WEBB WICKED MAINE ADVENTURES 855 A Main St Sanford, ME 04073 207-459-6375 dave_webb71@yahoo.com www.wickedmaineadventures.com
62 Woodcock Ln Skowhegan, ME 04976 207-858-5809 sorensiren@gmail.com BRETT PATTEN GHOST OF THE WOODS OUTFITTERS 108 Palmyra Rd St. Albans, ME 04971 207-431-2798 adc108work@gmail.com BRIAN JOHNSON JOHNSON SPORTING CAMP, LLC 63 Lords Ln Lyman, ME 04002 207-468-8077 johnsonsportingcamp@icloud.com www.johnsonsportingcamp.com TROY WHITE MID-MAINE OUTFITTERS 13 White Rd Lagrange, ME 04453 207-745-8012 troy@themidmaineoutfitters.com www.themidmaineoutfitters.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 28 CHRIS KRUKOWSKI 86 Pleasant St Moose River, ME 04945 207-668-4440 stonybrook94@hotmail.com DON LAVOIE ROSS LAKE CAMPS Fire Lane 37 #3 Ross Lake, ME 04732 603-320-3208 info@rosslakecamps.com www.rosslakecamps.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 21
PAUL LANEY LANEY’S GUIDE SERVICE 165 Milford Rd Grand Lake Stream, ME 04668 207-796-5068 laneyplott@aol.com www.laneysguideservice.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 29 MICHAEL BOUTIN NORTHWOODS OUTFITTERS 5 Lily Bay Rd, Box 160 Greenville, ME 04441 207-695-3288 mike@maineoutfitter.com www.maineoutfitter.com MARYANNE JANUSZ MEADOW MOUNTAIN GUIDE SERVICE 154 Lakeview Ln Crawford, ME 04694 207-454-8133 fdaktoa1@hotmail.com www.meadowmountainguideservice.com RON GERARD POSSUM LODGE GROUP, LLC 92 Hatchcove Rd Nobleboro, ME 04555 207-653-6834 andiamo42@hotmail.com www.maineguideforbass.com THOMAS SCALA JR BOWLIN CAMPS LODGE 203 Stephens Rd West Milford, NJ 07480 207-267-0884 info@bowlincamps.com www.bowlincamps.com DON HAZELTON 625 Stetson Rd Newport, ME 04953 207-341-1356 hezzie46@gmail.com
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Snowmobiling & 4-Wheeling SNOW- 4-WHEELING FAMILY MOBILING FRIENDLY
CRAIG STODDARD CARDINAL POINTS GUIDE SERVICE
CHRIS COLLIGAN CHRISCO GUIDE SERVICE
1860 Lily Bay Rd Lily Bay Twp, ME 04441 207-838-5610 guiding1860@gmail.com
372 Lake Rd Levant, ME 04456 207-227-5657 chriscolly@live.com
FRANK JANUSZ MEADOW MOUNTAIN GUIDE SERVICE
JASON CYR WILDERNESS ADVENTURES GUIDE SERVICE
154 Lakeview Ln Crawford, ME 04694 207-454-8133 fdaktoa@aol.com www.meadowmountainguideservice.com JOHN FASSAK DIRIGO GUIDE SERVICES 31 Lantern Ln Mansfield, MA 02048 508-339-5108 john.fassak@gmail.com TERENCE ROBICHAUD ANIMAL INSTINCT GUIDE SERVICE 234 Patten Rd Greene, ME 04236 207-689-5205 terryrobi@yahoo.com CHIP WOODMAN NORTHEAST WILDERNESS OUTFITTERS 296 Cressey Rd Monmouth, ME 04259 207-557-2423 nwomaine@gmail.com www.northeastwildernessoutfitters.com MICHAEL FOSTER MOUNTAIN VIEW GUIDES 31 McQuilkin Rd Solon, ME 04979 904-233-2457 mjfoster963@hotmail.com www.mountainviewguides.com
746 Pond Rd Sidney, ME 04330 207-660-7130 wildernessadventures.me@gmail.com RONALD GRECO BULL MOOSE WILDERNESS ADVENTURES 43 Sturbridge Ln Cumberland Center, ME 04021 207-740-0200 ron@moosemaine.com www.moosemaine.com MIKE MARTIN 232 Barleyville Rd Patten, ME 04765 207-528-2948 mmmj@fairpoint.net ROBERT JACOBS DEPOT GUIDE SERVICE 1339 Bottle Lake Rd Lakeville, ME 04487 207-403-0448 bjacobs@bottlelake.com STEPHEN WOOD J & S GUIDE SERVICE 576 Sawyer Rd Greene, ME 04236 207-740-3723 woodysnavy@aol.com www.jsguides.com
WAYNE PLUMMER NORTHERN PRIDE LODGE
JOHN GRAVES DIRIGO NORTH CUSTOM GUIDING AND TRANSPORTATION
3405 Lily Bay Rd Frenchtown Twp, ME 04441 207-695-2890 whpjr1@gmail.com www.northernpridelodge.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 29
417 Houlton Rd Presque Isle, ME 04769 207-592-2223 jgraves1@maine.rr.com www.facebook.com/dirigonorth
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KENNETH CARLE III
TOM PELLETIER
11 Debeck Dr Holden, ME 04429 207-745-6246 ken@taxpro1.net
1951 Sly Brook Rd Eagle Lake, ME 04739 207-444-6667 tpelletier@fairpoint.net
CRAIG GERRY WILD WINGS GUIDE SERVICE
STEVE WILCOX BIRCH HILL CAMPS
22 McQuilkin Rd Solon, ME 04979 207-643-2203 maineguide04979@gmail.com www.wildwingsguideservice.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 92
519 Main St Wytopitlock, ME 04497 207-557-9321 birchhillcamps@yahoo.com
KEN GROSS RUSTBELT CARTOGRAPHY 13 Lincoln St Millinocket, ME 04462 207-320-5318 ken@rustbelt.com www.mapartist.studio ROBERT “GLEN” HORNE JR COYOTE RIDGE GUIDE SERVICE AND OUTFITTING 278 Highland Ave Millinocket, ME 04462 603-387-8007 seaplane31@gmail.com www.coyoteridgeguides.com ROLAND TILTON MAINE GUIDE OUTFITTER
STEPHEN PHILBRICK BALD MOUNTAIN CAMPS PO Box 332 Oquossoc, ME 04964 207-864-3671 baldmtcamp@aol.com www.baldmountaincamps.com JAYSON LUCARELLI MAINE WHITETAIL ADVENTURES PO Box 224 Millinocket, ME 04462 207-265-6250 info@mainewhitetailadventures.com www.mainewhitetailadventures.com LOWELL WOODMAN NORTHEAST WILDERNESS OUTFITTERS
PO Box 324 South China, ME 04358 207-446-8980 mpipro52@gmail.com www.maineguideoutfitter.com
296 Cressey Rd Monmouth, ME 04259 207-557-2423 nwomaine@gmail.com www.northeastwildernessoutfiters.com
JEFF FAY SPAULDING LAKE OUTFITTERS
STEVE HOPKINS MAINE EVENT GUIDE SERVICE
1243A Oxbow Rd Oxbow, ME 04764 207-841-0508 spauldinglakeoutfitters@yahoo.com www.spauldinglakeoutfitters.com
PO Box 204 Portage Lake, ME 04768 207-435-8232 hmaineevent@aol.com www.maineeventguideservice.com
MIKE HONSINGER SLEDHEAD VENTURES, LLC
JEAN LEBLANC CAMEL BROOK CAMPS, LLC
40211 Roundup Rd Magnolia, TX 77354 281-923-4969 mike@sledheadventures.com www.sledheadventures.com
447 Violette Settlement Rd Fort Kent, ME 04743 207-316-8324 camelbcamps@yahoo.com www.camelbrookcamps.com
Snowmobiling & 4-Wheeling SNOW- 4-WHEELING FAMILY MOBILING FRIENDLY
JESSE DERR BOGGY BROOK OUTFITTERS, LLC PO Box 981 Ellsworth, ME 04605 207-331-4245 jdcon@yahoo.com www.boggybrookoutfitters.com JOHN POOLE ROCKIN’ P GUIDE SERVICE
PO Box 661 Canton, ME 04221 207-402-8824 langtowncamp@aol.com www.langtownoutfitters.com
DARREN SAVAGE BULLDOG CAMPS & LODGE
JOSEPH CHRISTIANSON MATAGAMON WILDERNESS
PO Box 152 Jackman, ME 04945 207-243-2853 bulldogcamps@gmail.com www.bulldogcamp.com
2821 Grand Lake Rd T6 R8 WELS, ME 04765 207-444-6463 matagamon@hughes.net www.mainebearhunts.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 21
GEORGE RACE 1202 Washington St Bath, ME 04530 207-443-6389 glrace@comcast.net
Paul Cyr
66 Ross Rd Brownville, ME 04414 207-965-9292 jcsixgun@gmail.com www.rockinpguideservice.com
MERT BUZZELL LANGTOWN OUTFITTERS & GUIDE SERVICE
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Jerry Monkman
Maine offers many unique outdoor-recreation opportunities, and Maine Professional Guides Association members offer a variety of trips to enhance the enjoyment of learning about the natural world. From scenic boat tours to learning about surviving in the woods to preparing for the Maine Guide test itself, there is something for everyone who thirsts for adventure and knowledge about all things wild. Our members offer a wide array of learning opportunities often in beautiful outdoor settings around the state. Whether you are just starting out or are a practiced veteran, there is always something new that a professional can show and explain to you.
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The Guided Experience After telling the Guide what we were looking for, he asked to meet us the next morning at a boat launch on a nearby tidal river. We arrived in fog and drizzle, but luckily the Guide had everything we needed, including raingear and even warm jackets for the girls. After introductions and some quick instruction, we were off. We had not gotten far from the harbor when we were fortunate to see seals pulled out on a rock. The Guide was able to maneuver the boat for a closer look before we left the relaxed creatures to their morning naps. Soon the light fog became thick. If we had had a boat of our own, finding our way would have been nearly impossible. It was one of those times when having someone who really knows where he is and what needs to happen makes all the difference.
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A short time later we stopped to watch a lobsterman haul a couple of traps while the Guide chatted with him about the weather and lobster numbers. Continuing on, we came across a small pod of harbor porpoises and watched them breach for a few minutes before disappearing. Our Guide noticed a flock of terns diving into the water and feeding on small fish. He eased the boat closer, and soon the terns were plopping into the water catching small herring only a few feet from us. As we looked into the clear water, we could see schools of mackerel chasing the fish that the birds were feasting on. When that show was over, we turned and headed back toward the harbor, stopping along the way for each of us to catch a mackerel and have our picture taken. We arrived at the dock all too soon and could only marvel at the adventure we’d just had. It was something that would not have been possible without a knowledgeable Guide who understood exactly what we were looking for. —A HAPPY CLIENT
Dave Conley - Canoe the Wild
Ours was a family from Europe: mom, dad and two daughters. We wanted to see the Maine coast up close and personal. We were not sure where to start, but the owner of our rental cottage knew a local Guide and helped us connect.
Recreational & Educational Activities SCENICWATER WILDLIFE INSTRUCTIONAL EDUCATIONAL SPIRITUAL TOURS TOURS CLASSES TRIPS & TOURS TRIPS & TOURS
ARTHUR HAINES DELTA INSTITUTE OF NATURAL HISTORY 167 Thorne Mountain Rd Canton, ME 04221 207-837-4920 arthurhaines@wildblue.net www.arthurhaines.com STEVE SCHAEFER 47 Tough End Grand Lake Stream, ME 04668 207-796-5561 stevenlara1@gmail.com MARC SLABODNICK THREE RIVERS WHITEWATER
RICKY JEWELL MAINELY MOOSE GUIDE SERVICE
JEFFREY BELLMORE GEORGES RIVER OUTFITTERS
832 Rome Rd Mercer, ME 04957 207-397-4972 tonde2@wildblue.net www.tondeguideserviceinc.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 37
211 North Hill Rd Buckfield, ME 04220 207-345-8501 bracket@megalink.net www.mainelymooseguide.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 28
36 Kenny Ln Owls Head, ME 04854 207-701-9811 grtrips2015@gmail.com www.jbellmore.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 28
THOMAS SCALA JR BOWLIN CAMPS LODGE
JAYSON ALLAIN THE OUTDOOR ADVENTURE COMPANY
CAPT. JIM WILLIAMS NEW MEADOWS FISHING & TOURS
1250 W Main St Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426 207-564-0007 jaysonallain@yahoo.com www.outdooradventurecompany.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 37
790 Fosters Point Rd West Bath, ME 04530 207-712-4371 newmeadowsfishing@gmail.com
203 Stephens Rd West Milford, NJ 07480 207-267-0884 info@bowlincamps.com www.bowlincamps.com TAMI ROGERS 93 Thurlow Rd Lincolnville, ME 04849 207-290-1496 registeredmaineguideschool@gmail.com www.tamirogers.com
AVERY BROTT LOCAL KNOWLEDGE GUIDE SERVICE
ED WALSH MAINE STREAM GUIDES
CHIP WOODMAN NORTHEAST WILDERNESS OUTFITTERS 296 Cressey Rd Monmouth, ME 04259 207-557-2423 nwomaine@gmail.com www.northeastwildernessoutfitters.com WAYNE PLUMMER NORTHERN PRIDE LODGE 3405 Lily Bay Rd Frenchtown Twp, ME 04441 207-695-2890 whpjr1@gmail.com www.northernpridelodge.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 29
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CYNTHIA BOLDUC TONDE GUIDE SERVICE
259 Hartley Rd Rochester, MA 02770 774-930-0308 ccbymarc@gmail.com www.threeriversfun.com
51 Evergreen Ln Camden, ME 04843 207-323-2148 avery.brott@gmail.com
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PO Box 208 Columbia Falls, ME 04623 207-712-5625 walshmsg@gmail.com www.mainestreamguides.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 37 CRAIG DICKSTEIN TAMARACK PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, LLC PO Box 128 Caratunk, ME 04925 207-672-4983 tamarack.llc@myfairpoint.net STEVEN SMITH 24 Birch St East Millinocket, ME 04430 207-745-1179 brooktrt@hotmail.com
KEN GROSS RUSTBELT CARTOGRAPHY
BOB LAWRENCE LAWRENCE’S LAKESIDE CABINS & GUIDE SERVICE
13 Lincoln St Millinocket, ME 04462 207-320-5318 ken@rustbelt.com www.mapartist.studio
Box 101 Rockwood, ME 04478 207-534-7709 cabins101@aol.com www.lawrencescabins.com
CRAIG STODDARD CARDINAL POINTS GUIDE SERVICE 1860 Lily Bay Rd Lily Bay Twp, ME 04441 207-838-5610 guiding1860@gmail.com LARRY BERBERICH HOOK & GUN GUIDE SERVICE
DONALD MERCHANT POLE & PADDLE CANOE 680 Deerwander Rd Hollis Center, ME 04042 207-468-2512 don@poleandpaddle.com www.poleandpaddle.com RONALD PARLIN STATE OF MAINE GUIDE SERVICE
25 Palmer St Brunswick, ME 04011 207-725-8436 larryberberich@comcast.net
89 Ohio Hill Rd Fairfield, ME 04937 207-453-2266 rparlinguide@yahoo.com
BOB HUMPHREY SPORT-VENTURES
JOHN MARTIN MOOSE POINT CAMPS
727 Poland Range Rd Pownal, ME 04069 207-688-4966 bob@bobhumphrey.com www.bobhumphrey.com
PO Box 250 Eagle Lake, ME 04739 207-444-5589 moosecamps@yahoo.com www.moosepointcamps.com
CRAIG GERRY WILD WINGS GUIDE SERVICE
ERIC CHAMBERLAIN WALK IN THE SPIRIT GUIDE SERVICE
22 McQuilkin Rd Solon, ME 04979 207-643-2203 maineguide04979@gmail.com www.wildwingsguideservice.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 92
PO Box 1184 Wolfeboro Falls, NH 03896 603-569-2867 ericchamberlain@gmail.com
MICHAEL OBERLANDER FRYE MT GUIDE SERVICE 16 Pineview St Lewiston, ME 04240 207-841-2378 dpmoberlander@gmail.com
PAUL JOYCE 20 Amanda Dr Topsham, ME 04086 207-373-0569 pfjoyce1830@gmail.com
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CHAD STANLEY 129 Abbott Dr Enfield, ME 04493 207-447-2952 chad.stanley86@yahoo.com JIM CLOUTIER CLOUTIER GUIDE SERVICE 308 Merrill Hill Rd Greene, ME 04236 207-713-9461 cloutierguideservice@gmail.com MERT BUZZELL LANGTOWN OUTFITTERS & GUIDE SERVICE PO Box 661 Canton, ME 04221 207-402-8824 langtowncamp@aol.com www.langtownoutfitters.com JASON FARRIS MAINE EXPERIENCE GUIDE SERVICE PO Box 824 Gardiner, ME 04345 207-215-3828 maineexperience@yahoo.com www.maineexperienceguideservice.com THOMAS RAMSAY SIRIUS HUNTS GUIDE SERVICE 3 Spruce Pond Rd Lexington, ME 04961 207-400-6730 tramsay@fairpoint.com
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BILL MCCLELLAN MCCLELLAN’S MAINE GUIDED TRIPS
GREGORY FRIEL MOUNTAIN MAN GUIDE SERVICE
13 Summer St Rockport, ME 04856 207-542-6744 wsmcc2@gmail.com www.maineguidedtrips.com
101 Lincoln St Millinocket, ME 04462 207-723-8500 mtnman11@myfairpoint.net
JOEL VAIL NANOQ GUIDE SERVICES
HENRY BORNTRAEGER UNTAMED MAINE GUIDE SERVICES, LLC
3 High St Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426 207-717-8510 joel.b.vail@gmail.com www.facebook.com/nanoqguides
8 Hardys Hill Rd Deer Isle, ME 04627 207-300-3028 mainesguide@gmail.com www.untamedmaineguideservice.com
MARC W. SMITH SMITH GUIDE SERVICE OF MAINE
JOHN POOLE ROCKIN’ P GUIDE SERVICE
6 Meserve Ln Kennebunkport, ME 04046 207-776-9136 marcsmith@roadrunner.com
66 Ross Rd Brownville, ME 04414 207-965-9292 jcsixgun@gmail.com www.rockinpguideservice.com
BOB HARKINS WESTERN MAINE GUIDE SERVICE 14 Park St Bethel, ME 04217 207-381-0151 bharkins177@gmail.com www.westermaineguideservice.com SHELDON MORSE MORSE’S CRIBSTONE GRILL 59 Morse Shore Rd Harpswell, ME 04079 207-841-2986 smorsejr13@gmail.com
MONA BREWER MEGAN HESS 10 Annies Way Kennebunk, ME 04043 305-394-2240 mona@monabrewer.com www.flyfisher.me
12 Hunts Ct Old Town, ME 04468 608-797-3278 hess.megan93@gmail.com
ROBERT JACOBS DEPOT GUIDE SERVICE
CRAIG BAILEY MAINE ADVENTURES, LLC
1339 Bottle Lake Rd Lakeville, ME 04487 207-403-0448 bjacobs@bottlelake.com
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19 Papoose Island Rd Raymond, ME 04071 207-370-4235 cbailey372@gmail.com www.maineadventuresllc.com
STEPHEN PHILBRICK BALD MOUNTAIN CAMPS PO Box 332 Oquossoc, ME 04964 207-864-3671 baldmtcamp@aol.com www.baldmountaincamps.com DOUG BROWN BROWN’S BACKCOUNTRY GUIDE SERVICE 119 Hammond Hill Rd Peru, ME 04290 207-418-1926 dbrown76@roadrunner.com JOHN FASSAK DIRIGO GUIDE SERVICES 31 Lantern Ln Mansfield, MA 02048 508-339-5108 john.fassak@gmail.com THOMAS JAMROG UNCLE TOM’S GUIDED ADVENTURES 290 High St Lincolnville, ME 04849 207-763-3406 thomasjamrog@me.com www.tjamrog.wordpress.com
RONALD GRECO BULL MOOSE WILDERNESS ADVENTURES 43 Sturbridge Ln Cumberland Center, ME 04021 207-740-0200 ron@moosemaine.com www.moosemaine.com RYAN GORMAN MAINE POINTS GUIDE SERVICE 2 Miranda Cir Saco, ME 04072 207-200-1896 mainepoints@gmail.com www.mpguides.com JOSEPH CHRISTIANSON MATAGAMON WILDERNESS 2821 Grand Lake Rd T6 R8 WELS, ME 04765 207-444-6463 matagamon@hughes.net www.mainebearhunts.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 21 TOM ROTH SEBAGO LAKE GUIDE SERVICES 36 Papoose Island Rd Raymond, ME 04071 207-807-8028 outdrwrtr1966@yahoo.com www.sebagolakeguideservices.com GARY BENNETT SNOW POND CRUISES AND HISTORICAL TOURS 97 Rocky Shore Ln Oakland, ME 04963 207-314-3520 snowpondcruises@gmail.com www.snowpondcruises.com JON PETERSON PETERSON’S GUIDE SERVICE OF MAINE 11 Homestead Ave Portland, ME 04103 207-730-3384 troutpete@hotmail.com www.petersonguideme.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 49
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CASEY MOWERS REDDOG GUIDE SERVICE 1272 River Rd Bowdoinham, ME 04008 207-737-4029 caseymowers@reddogguideservice.com www.reddogguideservice.com RANDY PETRIN LONG POND CAMPS & GUIDE SERVICE 12 Loop Rd Jackman, ME 04945 207-668-4872 longpondcamps@gmail.com www.mainebearoutfitters.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 48 DAN GLIDDEN NORTHERN HIDEAWAY SPORTING CAMPS PO Box 351 Ashland, ME 04732 207-227-0079 gliddend@yahoo.com www.northernhideawaysportingcamps.com JOHN ROGERS MAINE’S OUTDOOR LEARNING CENTER
DON HAZELTON 625 Stetson Rd Newport, ME 04953 207-341-1356 hezzie46@gmail.com CHARLES MCGEE BUCKS BASS AND BEYOND 33 Church St Gorham, ME 04038 207-749-8419 college4mcgee@yahoo.com www.bucksbassandbeyond.com DAN WOLOTSKY SWEET ACTION CHARTERS 307 Lower Flying Point Rd Freeport, ME 04032 207-318-4898 fishwhistle08@gmail.com www.sweetactioncharters.com STEPHEN WOOD J & S GUIDE SERVICE 576 Sawyer Rd Greene, ME 04236 207-740-3723 woodysnavy@aol.com www.jsguides.com
93 Thurlow Rd Lincolnville, ME 04849 207-290-2738 captjohnarogers@gmail.com www.mainesoutdoorlearningcenter.com
OLIVER DOMINICK ABKENOC GUIDING
ROBERT “GLEN” HORNE JR COYOTE RIDGE GUIDE SERVICE AND OUTFITTING
132 Capt John Parker Rd, PO Box 219 Phippsburg, ME 04562 207-607-2561 osdom@pipeline.com www.abkenoc.com
278 Highland Ave Millinocket, ME 04462 603-387-8007 seaplane31@gmail.com www.coyoteridgeguides.com BILL LAFLAMME FIN AND FEATHER SEEKERS GUIDE SERVICE 253 Pond Rd Sidney, ME 04330 207-547-3185 laflafam@roadrunner.com www.finandfeatherseekers.com
HOLLY TODD PO Box 485 Millinocket, ME 04462 207-723-1740 katahdinoasis@gmail.com IGOR SIKORSKY BRADFORD CAMPS Munsungan Lake T8-R10, ME 04732 207-433-0660 maine@bradfordcamps.com www.bradfordcamps.com
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DON LEWIS D&D OUTFITTERS & GUIDE SERVICE
LEO FREEMAN PERCEPTION OF AROOSTOOK
PO Box 55 Rockwood, ME 04478 207-951-5003 don@danddoutfitters.com www.danddoutfitters.com
US Rte 1, 14 Coburn Ave Presque Isle, ME 04769 207-764-5506 perceptionofaroostook@gmail.com CLINT THOMPSON
PATRICK O’SHEA GO FISH GUIDE SERVICE 1 Meadow Crossing Dr Gorham, ME 04038 207-415-5107 gofishmaine@gmail.com www.goflyfishmaine.com JIM GEAUMONT MAINE WAY OUTFITTERS, LLC 90 King St Scarborough, ME 04074 207-286-6658 mainewayoutfitters@gmail.com www.mainewayoutfitters.wixsite.com/ mainewayoutfitters TENLEY SKOLFIELD AS THE CROW FLIES GUIDE SERVICE PO Box 292 Yarmouth Port, MA 02675 207-316-9037 tenley.skolfield@gmail.com MICHAEL YENCHA ALLAGASH CAMP CARE PO Box 25 Millinocket, ME 04462 207-261-0040 allagashcampcare@gmail.com www.allagashcampcare.com DAVID VOLIN PRAXES GROUP 80 Ruritan Ridge Ln Scottsville, VA 24590 207-415-9899 dvolin@praxesgroup.com MIKE HONSINGER SLEDHEAD VENTURES, LLC
3 Range Rd Brunswick, ME 04011 207-841-7633 brunswickmeoutdoors@gmail.com TOBY MONTGOMERY ABOUT THE MAINE WOODS 250 Hamm Rd Frankfort, ME 04438 207-223-5934 tlm3006@aol.com CARL BLONDELL BLONDELL ASSOCIATES PO Box 256 Rangeley, ME 04970 207-592-1328 carlblondell@gmail.com JESSE DERR BOGGY BROOK OUTFITTERS, LLC PO Box 981 Ellsworth, ME 04605 207-331-4245 jdcon@yahoo.com www.boggybrookoutfitters.com STEVE HOPKINS MAINE EVENT GUIDE SERVICE PO Box 204 Portage Lake, ME 04768 207-435-8232 hmaineevent@aol.com www.maineeventguideservice.com DOUG LELAND 29 Cushing Briggs Rd Freeport, ME 04032 207-522-7620 doug@dougleland.com
40211 Roundup Rd Magnolia, TX 77354 281-923-4969 mike@sledheadventures.com www.sledheadventures.com
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EMILY MORSE CRIBSTONE GUIDE & CHARTER 1236 Harpswell Neck Rd Harpswell, ME 04079 207-837-7937 cribstoneguide@gmail.com www.cribstoneguideandcharter.com JOHN FERRY FIRST CLASS ANGLING 42 Wingate Dr Portland, ME 04102 207-871-7019 firstclassangling@gmail.com www.firstclassangling.com GLEN GISEL SEBAGO SPORT FISHING 179 Depot Rd Gray, ME 04039 207-329-2505 glen@sebagosportfishing.com www.sebagosportfishing.com DAVID CONLEY CANOE THE WILD 588 US Rte 1 Weston, ME 04424 207-551-8729 dave@canoethewild.com www.canoethewild.com PAUL POTVIN 136 Old Webster Rd Lewiston, ME 04240 207-576-9673 taunto159@yahoo.com JEFF BROGAN MAINE COAST EXPLORERS, LLC 141 Libby Ln Wells, ME 04090 207-251-5226 mainecoastexplorers@yahoo.com www.mainecoastexplorers.com MIKE HEGARTY CHICK HILL GUIDE SERVICE 110 Chick Hill Rd Clifton, ME 04428 207-356-6773 navyduckman@gmail.com www.chickhillguideservice.com
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MIKE MARTIN 232 Barleyville Rd Patten, ME 04765 207-528-2948 mmmj@fairpoint.net RON GERARD POSSUM LODGE GROUP, LLC 92 Hatchcove Rd Nobleboro, ME 04555 207-653-6834 andiamo42@hotmail.com www.maineguideforbass.com JOSHUA MORSE CRIBSTONE GUIDE & CHARTER 1236 Harpswell Neck Rd Harpswell, ME 04079 207-837-7937 mainefish89@gmail.com www.cribstoneguideandcharter.com BRIAN JOHNSON JOHNSON SPORTING CAMP, LLC 63 Lords Ln Lyman, ME 04002 207-468-8077 johnsonsportingcamp@icloud.com www.johnsonsportingcamp.com DAVID PULLEN DOWNTACAMP LIMITED GUIDE SERVICE 129 Little Boyd Lake Rd Orneville Twp, ME 04463 207-942-2524 downtacamp@yahoo.com DARREN SAVAGE BULLDOG CAMPS & LODGE PO Box 152 Jackman, ME 04945 207-243-2853 bulldogcamps@gmail.com www.bulldogcamp.com WIL LIBBY EVERGREEN OUTDOOR EDUCATION 1355 Federal Rd Turner, ME 04282 207-754-9216 evergreenoutdoored@gmail.com
TIMOTHY SMITH JACK MOUNTAIN BUSHCRAFT SCHOOL PO Box 77 Ashland, ME 04732 207-518-8804 jmbushcraft@gmail.com www.jackmtn.com MICHAEL BOUTIN NORTHWOODS OUTFITTERS 5 Lily Bay Rd, Box 160 Greenville, ME 04441 207-695-3288 mike@maineoutfitter.com www.maineoutfitter.com MATTHEW BAILEY MAINE GUIDE AND OUTFITTER SERVICES PO Box 1 West Farmington, ME 04992 207-491-5360 mlbailey09@gmail.com www.maineguideandoutfitterservices.com
STEPHEN VOSE 551 Ridge Dr Hermon, ME 04401 207-745-1219 svose@rocketmail.com JEFF FAY SPAULDING LAKE OUTFITTERS 1243A Oxbow Rd Oxbow, ME 04764 207-841-0508 spauldinglakeoutfitters@yahoo.com www.spauldinglakeoutfitters.com JOHN GRAVES DIRIGO NORTH CUSTOM GUIDING AND TRANSPORTATION 417 Houlton Rd Presque Isle, ME 04769 207-592-2223 jgraves1@maine.rr.com www.facebook.com/dirigonorth TOMAS DUNDZILA
DARCY STARRETT MAINE CAMPING GEAR RENTALS
Eliot, ME 03903 703-507-3040 tomasmya@gmail.com
1024 Washington Ave, Unit 7 Portland, ME 04103 207-210-4942 darcystarrett@gmail.com www.mainecampinggear.com
JEREMY HARGREAVES NORTHEAST WHITEWATER
JOHN CATERINA CASCO BAY ADVENTURES 26 Washington Ave South Portland, ME 04106 207-838-2542 john.caterina@gmail.com www.cascobayadventures.com BRIAN MANNING SNOW WALKER OUTDOORS & GUIDE SERVICE, LLC PO Box 34 Westtown, NY 10998 845-742-0303 snowalkr1@yahoo.com www.snowwalkeroutdoors.weebly.com
PO Box 1623 Greenville, ME 04441 207-695-0151 jeremy@northeastwhitewater.com www.northeastwhitewater.com JAYSON LUCARELLI MAINE WHITETAIL ADVENTURES PO Box 224 Millinocket, ME 04462 207-265-6250 info@mainewhitetailadventures.com www.mainewhitetailadventures.com BRENT BASSO BASSO GUIDE SERVICES 19 Northwood Dr Portland, ME 04103 207-615-4455 bbasso2033@gmail.com www.facebook.com/basso-guideservices-1680869372176611
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ROBERT CONSTABLE PO Box 154 Unity, ME 04988 207-745-2932 wilderness.bob1@gmail.com SCOTT SHEA SEASPRAY KAYAKING AND PADDLEBOARDING 78 Desert Rd Freeport, ME 04032 207-404-1100 info@seaspraykayaking.com www.seaspraykayaking.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 48 TOM DUBE MAINE WILD ADVENTURES 440 Sawyer Rd Greene, ME 04236 207-754-3770 dube440@hotmail.com PAUL LANEY LANEY’S GUIDE SERVICE 165 Milford Rd Grand Lake Stream, ME 04668 207-796-5068 laneyplott@aol.com www.laneysguideservice.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 29 JASON CYR WILDERNESS ADVENTURES GUIDE SERVICE
CORY RIDER REDIRECTED WILDERNESS ADVENTURES
74 Dearborn St Patten, ME 04765 207-267-4166 tchase1946@twc.com www.katahdinoutdoors.com/guiding
7 Moccasin Ave Grand Isle, VT 05458 802-338-7076 coryryder88@gmail.com www.redirectedwilderness.com
BRIAN BADGER GRINDSTONE BEAR & MOOSE LODGE
PAUL SANNICANDRO MOOSE WOODS GUIDE SERVICE, LLC
125 Old Orchard Rd Dillsburg, PA 17019 717-319-2181 bbltts@comcast.net www.grindstonelodge.com ROBERT FITCH SR BIG WOODS GUIDE SERVICE 346 Central St East Bridgewater, MA 02333 207-313-4961 wildlifepro@verizon.net FRANK LEPORE FRANK A. LEPORE GUIDE, LLC PO Box 752 Alfred, ME 04002 207-850-9027 frankylepore@gmail.com ROLLIE BROWN BROWNS LANDING
PO Box 83 Millinocket, ME 04462 207-723-1009 paul@moosewoodsguideservice.com www.moosewoodsguideservice.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 49
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TONY KARIOTIS GUIDESOFMAINE.COM 15 Majestic Way New Gloucester, ME 04260 207-650-2822 tony@kariotis.net www.guidesofmaine.com DANIEL BOLDUC TONDE GUIDE SERVICE, INC. 832 Rome Rd Mercer, ME 04957 207-397-4972 tondee2@wildblue.net www.tondeguideserviceinc.com SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 37
BOB PRATT A MORNING IN MAINE
LOWELL WOODMAN NORTHEAST WILDERNESS OUTFITTERS
4 Beach St Owls Head, ME 04854 207-691-7245 captbob@amorninginmaine.com www.amorninginmaine.com
296 Cressey Rd Monmouth, ME 04259 207-557-2423 nwomaine@gmail.com www.northeastwildernessoutfiters.com
STEVE SPENCER LAUGHING GULL BOAT CHARTERS
DON KLEINER MAINE OUTDOORS
442 Howe Rd Whitefield, ME 04353 207-462-2747 swspencer1@gmail.com www.lgboatcharters.com
69 Beote Rd Union, ME 04862 207-785-4496 donk@maineoutdoors.biz www.maineoutdoors.biz SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 49
207-314-4986 brownslanding@hotmail.com
Jerry Monkman
746 Pond Rd Sidney, ME 04330 207-660-7130 wildernessadventures.me@gmail.com
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Maine is home to three big rivers—the Penobscot, Kennebec and Dead—that offer whitewater rafting. Experienced guides lead the trips, and they provide training in paddling techniques and safety. No experience is necessary, and all equipment is provided. The Penobscot River flows through Ripogenus Gorge, in the shadow of Katahdin. The thrill begins with Exterminator Rapids, the Staircase Rapids and Big Heater, and then it’s on to the narrow shoots and big drops of the Cribworks. There are 14 miles of excitement in all. The Kennebec offers 12 miles of action, starting at the dam below Harris Station and the steep-walled gorge of the Alleyway. You’ll tackle a succession of big
rapids and waves, such as Big Mama and Whitewasher, before dropping over Magic Falls and continuing through Dead Stream and Black Brook Rapids. The Dead River offers 16 miles of nearly continuous whitewater—the most in the East. From the putin below the horseshoe of Grand Falls you’ll be splashing through rapids named Humpty Dumpty, Elephant Rock, Minefield and Mile Long before hitting the biggest rapids at Poplar Falls. Anyone who enjoys the outdoors and is looking for adventure can raft. Maine rafts typically hold an eight-person crew and a guide. To protect the environmental quality of Maine’s rivers, the state limits the number of rafters each day.
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“We flipped the raft right out of the gate,” she said. “It was the first weekend of the season during a water release, and it snowed. We actually were hot in our wetsuits, though.” After the brief dunking, the crew continued downriver to experience Exterminator Rapids and later several narrow shoots and drops. “We saw some scary rapids, but the guides did a good job organizing and orchestrating our paddling methods, so we got through the rapids no problem. At one point we got out of the rafts and went down
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some waterfalls on our butts in our wetsuits. We had safety instructions and were told what to do if we fell out of the raft; so we felt safe.” After seeing a moose and its calf, the group paused for a shore lunch and later beached the rafts at the cabins where they were staying the night. My wife said she got a little angry early the next morning when someone started hammering boards. “Actually,” she laughed, “it turned out to be a pileated woodpecker pecking away, and it just sounded like someone hammering.” The second day the group rafted the Dead River. “It was fun and exciting,” my wife said. “So much so that we did it again the next year!” Another popular destination for rafting trips is the Kennebec River, one of the finest stretches of whitewater in the country. This, too, is a dam-release river, and trips are timed for maximum flow and enjoyment. For a oncein-a-lifetime experience, sign on with a qualified Maine Guide and get ready for a wet and wild ride —JOE HEALY Northeast Whitewater
On the scale of perceived degree of difficulty, rafting whitewater rapids may seem a daunting challenge—a freshwater rodeo ride where one wrong move can land you in the drink. Well, that’s actually part of the fun, particularly when you’re led by a professional Maine Guide, who will steer you away from any real danger as much as he or she can. My wife, not known to be a hardcore thrill-seeker, regales me with stories of a guided whitewater trip she took after college on the Penobscot and Dead rivers. Her group was in the safe hands of experienced Maine Guides, who launched them on the Penobscot in the spring during a dam release. She wore the provided wetsuit and the required buoyancy jacket and helmet, but it wasn’t long before she was swimming.
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JASON CYR WILDERNESS ADVENTURES GUIDE SERVICE 746 Pond Rd Sidney, ME 04330 207-660-7130 wildernessadventures.me@gmail.com
JAYSON LUCARELLI MAINE WHITETAIL ADVENTURES PO Box 224 Millinocket, ME 04462 207-265-6250 info@mainewhitetailadventures.com www.mainewhitetailadventures.com
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A Maine Guide is licensed in one or more specialized classifications, meaning the person has met the qualifications to guide one or more specific types of activities as follows:
Specialized Hunting The person has met the qualifications to guide hunting and trapping activities, including overnight camping trips in conjunction with those hunting and trapping activities. Specialized Fishing The person has met the qualifications to guide fishing activities, including overnight camping trips in conjunction with those fishing activities, on inland waters. Specialized Tidewater Fishing The person has met the qualifications to guide sportfishing activities on Maine’s territorial seas and tributaries up to the head of tide and out to the three-mile limit, including overnight camping trips in conjunction with those tidewater-fishing activities. This license shall apply to any person engaged in guiding fishing activities for any species of fish, except those species harvested under the authority of a Maine Department of Marine Resources license. This rule does not apply to activity occurring on board a vessel holding a valid and current certificate of inspection issued by the US Coast Guard.
Specialized Sea Kayaking The person has met the qualifications to guide seakayaking activities, including paddlesports, on Maine’s territorial seas and tributaries up to the head of tide and out to the three-mile limit. This classification includes overnight camping trips in conjunction with those seakayaking and paddlesport activities. A person wishing to guide paddlesports on the ocean as defined within this section must have a current Specialized Sea Kayaking classification. Whitewater Rafting The person has attended and passed whitewater rafting training and passed the DIFW written test. This person must show training logs per class of water that he or she will be guiding in. This person is only allowed to guide scheduled rafting trips on the river classification for the class of license that he or she holds. Master Certification This means that a person has acquired experience in a specialized classification that exceeds the minimum requirements necessary to be licensed as a guide in that classification.
(Note: Any person operating a motorboat on Maine’s territorial seas and tributaries for the purpose of guiding hunting and fishing activities must obtain a US Coast Guard license authorizing the carriage of passengers for hire.)
Benjamin Williamson
Specialized Recreational The person has met the qualifications to guide watercraft, all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiling and camping activities. This classification also qualifies a person to guide watercraft, including paddlesports, on inland waters as defined in DIFW Rule 24.02 E.
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North Maine Woods The private forest landowners involved with the North Maine Woods program have worked closely with members of the Maine Professional Guides Association for decades to keep our forests open for public enjoyment. We welcome them and their guests as they enjoy the traditional outdoor recreational experiences available managed by North Maine Woods, Inc. North Maine Woods, Inc. PO Box 425, 92 Main Street, Ashland, ME 04732 www.northmainewoods.org
“Experience the Tradition”
JR Guide Service CRAIG GERRY PROFESSIONAL MAINE GUIDE P.O. Box 5, Solon, Maine 04979 207-643-2203 wildwingsguideservice.com
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JR Guide Service offers fully guided bear hunts and moose hunts in the western mountains of Maine at 32 Saw Mill Lane in Moose River, with personal attention and an affordable price. jrguideservice@yahoo.com jrguideservicemaine.com
Jeff A. Reese 603-312-0683
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• Maine Wildlife Conservation Council (MWCC) led the fight that defeated the anti-hunting lobby twice on the ballot in Maine. • Our mission is to defend, protect and promote opportunities for all sportsmen and women to hunt, fish and trap in Maine. • We support the North American Model of Wildlife Management funded by hunters, anglers and trappers. Our sole purpose is to raise money that can be used to protect your hunting, fishing and trapping rights. Money that can help defeat the next anti-hunting ballot issue. The war chest is the most important thing that MWCC is doing. As 2014 becomes farther and farther away, it’s critical to remember why MWCC exists. Our best and most dependable weapon is money. If we have a strong war chest, we will be ready to defend our heritage. MWCC is critical to the future of hunting in Maine and needs your help. MWCC brings together Maine’s sporting organizations, businesses and individuals to create a fund that enables Maine sportsmen and women to defend against the next referendum and to promote a constitutional amendment protecting hunting and trapping in the future. We need everyone’s support!
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