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Backwoods Gun Dogs

Specializing in Maine Black bear hunting we offer both hunting over bait and hunting with hounds.

10/18/2025

Brandon has helped us out a bunch this year and as a thank you we decided to take him on a hunt. Nice shot Brandon.

10/07/2025

Luciano got a nice bear today. It was a long cold trail by Rooster, Arty, Hilda and Tig. Once it was jumped a short battle ensued and this bear was up a tree. Luciano made an excellent shot and we winched it 400 yards to the truck.

Yesterday the dogs caught a 200Lb or so bear under a rock that we let go to grow.

10/05/2025

Today Kojack owned by Henry gave great testimony to his blood line when he took an older track on a dry day and treed this beautiful bear solo. He ran it for over 2 hours never crossing a road he evan swam a couple islands. Congrats Ryan on a nice bear!

10/01/2025

This 160 # boar loved the Mtns and gave the dogs a good run. Rooster, Arty and Tig had this bear bayed under a large boulder at the peak of a Mtn. Jaret from Moose Maine Kids is working towards his Maine grand slam and is the first client I have ever taken up a Mtn that wasnt out of breath at any point. As we got to the rock the bear was bayed under he bolted. Dogs and bear tore down the Mtn. It always amazes me to see how fast the dogs and bear can run across terrain we can barely traverse. It wasn’t long before the dogs were showing treed. But on the top of the next Mtn over 🤦🏻. We hiked back down the Mtn we were on and drove around to get closer to our next hike.

Hike 2 was only 680 yards from the truck but it was no walk in the park either. We made it up to the dogs and this time the bear was in a tree. Henry and I got the dogs tied back and Jaret made an excellent shot. Where it was a hot day we decided quartering the bear in the woods was the best way to ensure there was no spoilage.

As a Houndsman I think it is really important to introduce young people to our wonderful world of hounding. This will help preserve our heritage.

09/24/2025

What a day at Backwoods Gun Dogs!! We have harvested a new state record sow. Previous record was 358. This bear on an official scale at Indian Hill is 404LBS! Bear was shot by David Edgcomb. Weight and s*x was certified by a Biologist at the Greenville location. Arty, Rooster, Tig, Hilda and Raya were on the bear walking and baying for 4 hours. Some injuries to the dogs but nothing serious.

09/20/2025

Week 2 of hound season was a great one. All 4 clients tagged out by Thursday. Including an 83 year old Max and his Grandson Dillon taking their first bears. Dogs are on fire and if you are interested in being on our call in list for day hunts send us a message.

09/13/2025

Backwoods Gun Dogs had an amazing week. 6 bears treed and 5 harvested. All 5 were nice bears. Dogs are on fire and we have one week open October 13-17 2025. $3,000.00 if you are interested please send us a message.

Bears were as follows
Mitch Goff 302
Jon Goff 180
Brandon Hatfield 352
Scott Nelson 238
Braxten Fournier 334

Congrats to all of our hunters and we are excited for next week.

09/11/2025

Another great day at Backwoods Gun Dogs Brandon Hatfield was able to harvest his first bear. A 352lb boar couldn’t take the pressure and climbed 1/2 a mile from the bait site. We had a great week and all 3 hunters took home some nice bears.

09/09/2025

Team Backwoods Gun Dogs with 2 bear harvested today. 302 and 180.

09/02/2025

We had a cancelation for week 4 of hound season 9/29 through 10/3. I want to book 1 hunter for this week that wants to go after a trophy bear. Deposit for this hunt is already paid and will be taken off the cost of the hunt. We have 36 bait sites spread out around northern Maine to hunt off and can be very selective on what we run.

Here at Backwoods Gun Dogs we have had 100% shot opportunity for several years. In 2024 we harvested 23 bears; a good amount over 200lbs. 1 was 520 and another just over 400lbs. In 2023 we harvested 26 bears. We are one of the few outfitters that specialize in hound hunts.

05/15/2025

New giveaway alert!!!

A 2 day hound hunt for bears in 2025 from Backwoods Gun Dogs! Join one of Maine's best outfits on a hound hunt for a truly exhilarating experience! This 2 day hunt includes lodging and transportation during the hunt. You will be responsible for your own meals. There is a basic kitchen and grill available to use.
Make a donation to join the drawing for this hunt and/or to the banquet at the following link! You do not need to be present to win!

https://givebutter.com/Dreams2025

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Greenville, ME
04441

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