Maine season closed Saturday June 4th. One last guides hunt before New Brunswick spring black bear hunt with traditional archery gear resulted in this 14 pound jake. Yappy hen led this guy and two buddies out of a hay field and around behind my position over a stone wall and one final smokey BOOM. A 2 5/8s brass shell filled with 1 1/8 oz of #5s and propelled by 3 1/4 drams of FFg Goex black powder work great at 30 yards. Gun is new favorite 32" plain twist 12 gauge SN 19636 courtesy of Mike Franzen!
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"I don't hunt turkeys because I want to, I hunt turkeys because I have to." Col. Tom Kelly
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