![]() ![]() The bear stopped and gave Daylon a broadside shot. As the bear walked around to the opening of the barrels, we saw that it had a beautiful white “V” on its chest, just what we were looking for. I kept trying to keep Daylon calm as the bear made its way to the bait. This is when the excitement of a 16-year-old becomes evident. About an hour before dark, I spotted a bear making his way from the right side of the blind moving to the bait. With the mosquitoes buzzing and the activity from the birds and squirrels at the bait barrels, time passed quickly. This time of year, in late May, the days are getting longer, and it is getting dark around 9:00. We got up in the stand about 3:00 in the afternoon and got settled in. The cameras were revealing so much activity in a stand that I had hunted in previous years that I just had to let Daylon sit on it first. The second evening, I decided to video for Daylon. The breeze had switched and blew their cover. After almost making it to the clearing, it then turned around and bounded off. Twenty minutes before dark, a nice sized bear walked towards the barrels and stopped in the thick bush for several minutes. The first thing they saw were lots of ravens fighting each other for the bait, and all through the first after- noon they saw ground squirrels, porcupines, cottontail rabbits, snowshoe hares, and all kinds of jays, magpies, and other birds trying to get their share of the bait: it is never boring. There is nothing like this type of hunting in South Mississippi where we’re from. It is unbelievable what can show up at a bait sight in Canada. 18-year-old Dustin won the coin toss and was going to shoot first while 16-year-old Daylon would be on the camera. Bears love candy! My boys were excited to hope- fully see their first bear in the woods and to possibly get a shot. These barrels were filled with meat, doughnuts, bread, and candy. `The first afternoon my sons Dustin and Daylon were taken to a ground blind where the bait barrels were set up 20-25 yards away. After hunting this area many times before, I had one place that I always liked to hunt and had taken several big bears from I asked the outfitter if that place was still being used, and he said that it was still producing good bears. It is excellent terrain for holding big ma- ture bears. The local habitat consists of swamps, high ridges, deep ravines, creek bottoms with big dark timber, and dense groves of poplar trees creating a natural canopy that allows very little sunlight to reach the forest floor. Every bait is accompanied by a ground blind or an elevated blind large enough for two persons. Most of the baits are very accessible by truck or ATV and most are fewer than 100 yards off the road so, no matter how physically capable a hunter may be, there are great locations for them to hunt. Cameras are also continually monitoring each bait to see which ones are being hit the most by the largest bears. Multiple bait sites are available, and they are kept fresh throughout the entire year. Most of the stand sets take place in the evenings due to the bear’s feeding habits. We arrived on Sunday and our hunt was to begin on Monday and conclude after Friday’s hunt. We would be using the Mini Vertical crossbows and videoing each other throughout the week for our new show Vertical Crossbow Junkies airing on the Pursuit Channel. Both gun and archery hunts are offered, and crossbows are legal in New Brunswick. ![]() Hunters are allowed to take two bears per year which is a real bonus if you are lucky enough to get your bear within the first couple of days, which is very possible. The bear seasons take place in both the spring and the fall. The entire family can also join you for a family vacation and Adair’s will help you set up all of the arrangements. Not only is it a great place to hunt, but it’s also a year-round 4-season resort with a lot of additional things to do near the seaport of Alma and the towns of Sussex and Shepody. Since that time, I have produced eight shows with Adair’s Wilderness Lodge. I found out about this place from a customer 17 or 18 years ago, when I was producing my TV show “Knockout Hunting Adventures” that aired on the Sportsmen Channel, Men’s Channel, and the Pursuit Channel. This area also held the high potential of getting a bear with a “blaze” (white “V” on its chest.) It has a large population of black bears, and I wanted to take them to a place where I knew they’d have a great chance of taking not just any bear, but a good-sized bear. The area we were hunting is located off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, 15 miles inland from the fishing village of Alma. A couple of years ago I had the pleasure of treating my two sons to a bear hunt in New Brunswick, Canada. ![]()
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