There is only one 1st black bear harvest

FRANKLIN, Maine — Registered Maine Guide Mike Clough had only two words for me as he made his way from the bait barrel back toward the truck. “Be ready,” he said in a hushed voice. I nodded, said thank you and hurried to put on a camouflage head covering to get situated in the treestand. Clough, the owner of Green Lake Guide Service in Ellsworth, had a good feeling about the spot. In recent days, two large bears weighing at least 250 pounds had shown up at the same site....