Pine Acres... Spring Bear / Wolf 2023
Bears
Jeff and Guide Saxon... February 28th.
Jeff and Guide Saxon... February 28th.
View from inside blind.
View from inside blind.
We usually use snow quincy's but we had hardly enough snow for them. The pop up's came in handy in the minus thirties. Able to use comfortable swivel chairs.
After the New Year, we noticed we were not seeing much in the area of Wolf sign. We decided to spend a few days snowshoeing into areas where we thought they might be... We found some sign. Followed one wolf to see what he was up to and used his route to learn what they were up to.
Wolf trail coming into one bait site....
Wolf trail coming into one bait site....
We found a few road kill deer and got possession permits for the baits. One evening we set out a road kill, was completely gone over nite. This bone was all that was left. Hardly any snow makes for a lean winter for the wolves. Dependent on the baits this winter.
Nice colored wolf cruising the area
Nice colored wolf cruising the area
We will no longer offer Winter Wolf hunts but will continue offering a Fall wolf hunt from September 15th to December 15th.
Screwball, Pond on Upper Falls Property
Found a couple of these in the walls...
Found a couple of these in the walls...
We gutted the inside of this cabin. Putting new windows and doors. New electrical and plumbing throughout. As we were gutting the inside we found a couple of stashed whiskey bottles in the wall. Now I know why everything was crooked. Was built in 1950 as the letter I am showing dated Oct 1950, written by the owner of Pine Acres at the time, says inside the letter, that they were just finishing up this cabin.
I think they bought 200 pounds of 4 inch nails on sale and made sure they used them all. Took forever to pull them out. The 2x4's on the inside walls were not used in the traditional way, they were flat on the walls. Out side walls, studs were 2 to 3 foot apart so we reframed the whole thing. No headers but now we do. We have to improvise on everything. Its kinda a fun experience thogh.
Letter written by camp owner in 1950.
Letter written by camp owner in 1950.
Wow...don't see penmanship like that these days!
That is awesome, so cool! Must say this does not surprise me, the wavy floors, ceiling, and such, lol. Love the letter and bottles. Any whiskey left in them?
Bear season is less than 2 months away. Starts May 1rst. Irst clients arrive May 14th. We have no openings for Spring or Fall Bear 2023. 80% repeat clients.
We will have a Fall Wolf hunt stating September 15 to December 15th. Can set up for Bowhunting in the Fall. Wolf license includes a small game tag for grouse hunting.
There are 5 weeks of Bear hunt for Spring 2024. The week of June 2 to 8th is booked. Weeks available are May 12th - 18th, May 19th - 25th, May 26th - June 1rst and June 9th - 15th. Each week still available has only a certain amount of tags left.
*** Price for all Bear hunts are $1650.00 plus tax and license. Includes your own groups cabin. No mixing groups.
Fall hunts are nearly booked for 2024.
August 18 - 24 is booked, thanks to WV Hillbilly Dave and his large group. August 25th is almost booked but still have a cabin available.
Weeks available for Fall Bear 2024 are as follows: August25th - 31rst. Sept. 1rst - 7th.
Bear Wolf weeks Sept 15th - 21, Sept 22 - 28th. There are dates available from October 1rst to December 15th for wolf only hunts. No Winter 2024 hunts available.
*** Call or text 1-807-221-9793.
I'll be there first week for wolf. This will be my second go around hunting them.
Fall 2022 Wolf...
Fall 2022 Wolf...
Dave, this wolf was shot opening day last Fall... we can even get hunters close enough to get a shot with a bow. Fall is the leanest time for wolves, easy to bait in.
*** we have availability for Fall 2023 Wolf Only Hunts. Very successful. September 15th to December 15th. 2023.
Great job Chris! Can’t wait to get back up there. Gonna have to try a wolf hunt soon. We’re definitely gonna have a lot of hillbillies in camp that week.
Love the whisky bottle and letters! Beautiful penmanship.
Wolf hunting blind
Wolf hunting blind
Wolf hunting is a great way to take out some wolves and keep the wolf population in check. Here is a picture of one ground blind not yet hunted from. Lots of wolf activity at this spot. On private land. Another group of hunters arrive on the 18th.
Chris, love your thread every year. Greg
Thx Greg
We ordered paneling for the inside of the cabin from a local Lumber yard. Had to order minimum order of 30 sheets for a very low price of $112.00 each, colonial Pine. Said be here in 2 weeks. That was January 12th. It has not shown up yet as of March 6th.
Went to Menards in International Fall Yesterday. They had what we were waiting for from local yard in stock and for $29.00 USD. Kicker is the paneling is "MADE IN CANADA". So we are going in and seeing if we can cancel and run South to our neighbors and get our supply's. Canada's supply chain is broken!!
Spring Bear is just around the corner.....
Lane Foshee... Long Bow mid 80's
Lane Foshee... Long Bow mid 80's
Lane Foshee... was the first bear taken at Pine Acres by Long Bow.
This picture shows a bears eyes can see in many directions at once. Looking straight up but look at his eyes.
1974.... first year in business
1974.... first year in business
Itching for Bear Season to start...
Itching for Bear Season to start...
Rene Lavoie skinning a Bear
Rene Lavoie skinning a Bear
Chasing Bear's with Plott Hounds... White Hollow Plotts
Chasing Bear's with Plott Hounds... White Hollow Plotts
My 80's Bear Mobile...
My 80's Bear Mobile...
