We are anxoiusly preparing for the first Maine Kicking Bear camp to be held August 14 and 15, 2009 on the grounds at Smoldering Lake.   There has been overwhelming support for the event through local volunteers, churches, and sporting groups.  We look forward to introducing up to 100 local youth to archery, hunting and the outdoors this August.

Congratulations to the winners of the Outfitting for Tommorrow raffle.  Ted Mercer and Bronson Hokuf both of Maryland won their choice of 6 prizes offered on the raffle.  The proceeds will help sponsor the Kicking Bear Camp out and shoot set for August 2009. 

Thank you to all those who so generously supported through the purchase of tickets and to all who spent their time and energy in selling tickets.

To those who supported and did not win know that your contributions will help enrich the lives of children and may even change their lives forever in a positive way.

Our sincerest thanks!

The Hentosh family

To find out more about the kicking bear organization or how to host an event in your area visit www.kickingbear.org

We have a few clients who have drawn permits in zones other than their top choices.  They are interested in swapping.  If you have an interest in a swap for one of these tags please contact me either via email at dave@smoldering-lake-outfitters.com or phone : 207-429-0910. 

1.  Zone 4 bull permit for October   looking to trade for either season, bull permit for zones 6 or 3.

2. Zone 14 bull permit for October looking to trade for an October bull permit for either zone 6 or 3.

3. Zone 17 bull permit for October looking to trade for a September bull permit in either zone 6 or 3.

Thank you and congratulations to all the permit recipients.

Dave

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Smoldering Lake Outfitters moose hunting dvd “Answer the Call” has been reviewed by Doug Gilmer on Bowhunting.net.  Read his comments about this film in the following article from bowhunting.net 

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Many hunting videos on the market today follow a similar theme and are very predictable in nature. One is almost always assured of watching the “hunting celebrity” harvest a big whitetail or elk, sometimes with seemingly little effort. A new video is on the market, however, and it is truly different. No big names in this product, just ordinary people and extraordinary adventures.

Answer the Call is the newest release from Wildlife Interactive and Bullet Digital and features 10 moose hunts in Northern Maine. This 90 minute video includes a mix of archery, muzzleloader, and rifle hunts from the 2006 Maine Moose season.

Filmed and produced professionally, the footage captures hunters guided by top Maine guides David Hentosh (Smoldering Lake Outfitters) and Tom Aasbow (Oxbow Lodge). While watching the video you will notice the terrain is not all that different than one might find in Canada or Alaska and the moose, though smaller in size than the Yukon variety, are still large with some very big, record book animals taken. The video features eight harvested bulls measuring over 50 inches and two monster bulls over 65″ are also taken. As a matter of fact, overall moose success rates in Maine are nearly 90% statewide and almost 100% with these two outfitters.

The moose hunts combine calling and spot and stalk and the up close footage of moose is spectacular. Bonus footage at the end of the DVD featuring additional hunts is just as amazing and helps to make Answer the Call a must have for anyone’s hunting video library. The video is sponsored in part by Crimson Talon Broadheads, Leupold, and Thompson Center Arms. A portion of each video sale goes to supporting Kicking Bear. Do yourself a favor and check out this new video. It will change the way you think about hunting in Maine and I guarantee you will find yourself applying for tags next year.

For more information on Answer the Call or to purchase the video visit their website at www.bogdonkey.com. You can watch a promo clip on their website that will get your heart pumping. For more information on Kicking Bear visit www.kickingbear.org.

 

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Congratulations to all who were fortunate enough to receive a Maine moose permit for the coming seaosn.  I guess this season will be known as the year of the repeats.  I don’t know how they did it but, several of our past moose hunting clients will be joining us again this season with permits in hand.   We are certainly looking forward to sharing the moose hunting experience old friends and new.

Even with record snow fall this past winter the reports this Spring are bright when it comes to moose.  Even though the old fashioned winter in norhtern Maine (zones 3 and 6 in particular) forced the moose into yards, they faired well over all.  Ample sightings and sign are encouraging and the reports of multiple calves bodes well for the future. 

With the cool temps and rain this is turning out to be a good growing season thus far.  We should have good antler growth should this trend continue.

We will be filming again this fall for volume 2 of “Answer the Call”.   We filmed several hunts last season and got some tremendous footage.  I look forward to see what we can capture on tape this fall. 

Good luck to all in the coming seaon.

Dave