Archive for the 'moose' Category

Spring is Here

May 10, 2009

Its official “ice out” was  Sunday April 26th representing the beginning of the spring season in these parts. This past week already had some hot spots for fishing here in town, starting everyone a buzz with anticipation to get out on the lakes. If your into fishing for Land locked salmon,  now’s the time to [...]

There’s a lot of Bull Round here

October 13, 2008

I was up Main Street a little while ago and it looks like the circus is in town. People are everywhere just talking and waiting with cameras in one hand and coffee in the other. Today is the first Day of moose season.
 People hang out around the tagging station waiting for the big bulls to be brought [...]

John’s Annual Pig roast

October 11, 2008

A natural rite of passage in the fall is John’s pig roast, the Sunday before the start of the moose hunt. It is a time for everyone to get together and tell yarns of past hunts a who saw what moose where. You don’t have to be a hunter to enjoy a day of great [...]

More Moose

September 27, 2008

Joanne, my partner in crime called me at home yesterday. “I have to tell someone” she said.
“I’m sitting here at the front desk and notice all the cars stopping on the road in front of the resort. I went outside to see what was going on and here comes this gigantic Bull moose walking up [...]

Looking for a room?

September 17, 2008

Last night we had a couple check in just before dinner. Being almost dusk, they headed back out to look for moose. A few hours later they returned thinking they had been skunked. As they pulled into the driveway it was not a moose in front of their headlights but a large black bear.
Maybe she [...]

Looking for a moose?

September 12, 2008

It took almost the entire week but we have 100% moose sightings from all our guests. Thought we were going to resort to tying one up for a few people but finally those big critters came through. We even saw one on the sunset cruise this week! One moose, two blue heron, two bald eagles [...]

Historic Fun

September 1, 2008

Talked to the  owners at Pittston Farm last week and they Have a new trip that combines all the things the farm is known for (the logging history, great food and plenty of wildlife.)
On Thursdays. They are doing “An Evening at Historic Pittston Farm” You will be picked up here at the resort and driven [...]

Spring moose

April 27, 2008

Met This guy on my way back from Moxie falls. This bull looks somewhat embarrassed with his spring knubs where his rack will soon be. Saw a partridge and two fox before this but NOTE: Its hard to take wildlife pictures when your camera is in your backpack. They don’t wait well.