• A little housekeeping right off the bat with wool update and show dates
• Wintering deer update
• Moose wintering & tick update – Joe says “found beds with blood in it while shed hunting “
• Coyote update
• Lots of stories about the early times at BWB as well as some funny stories of travels to their annual deer hunts in Ontario.
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• This episode highlights stories of bucks that got away.
• Experience is the best teacher so listen close. Could save you from making the same mistake.
• Joe talks about “The Trail Camera Buck”.
• Hal talks about “The buck in the brush pile at 20 yards”.
• Lee talks about The Gore 10 pointer that he should have waited on.
• Mike talks about the buck named “Click”.
• We announce the BWB Spring Thaw meet & greet 4-16-2022.
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• In memory of Bern Bulmer (1921 to 2022)
• Snow conditions & how they affect wintering deer
• Bad Lee’s winter activities
• April 16th Meet & Greet with BWB & Travis Mills
• Wool Clothing Line Update
• Welcome New Team Members
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• Special guest:  Executive Director of Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine – David Trahan
• Dave explains the passage and context of LD 404 “An Act to Preserve Deer Habitat”
• $40 million dollars in direct appropriation
• Predator control
• The effect of anti-hunters if not closely monitored
• Big changes may be coming to Maine’s Any Deer Lottery
• • May generate up to $750,000 extra each year which can be matched federally
• Everyone agrees we want to do what is best for the deer herd
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• Our special guest is a 100-year-old Maine buck hunter named Bern Bulmer.
• He is also the grandfather of team member Rick Labbe.
• Bern is the oldest person in the state of Maine to shoot a buck.
• Hal, Joe & Rick have a blast with Bern who shares his story of his 2021 Maine buck & plus many more escapades over his lifetime.
• Maine’s history is rich with family & hunting tradition.
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• Story about Rick Labbe’s Maine muzzleloader buck
• • Even when you find a good buck track check every road in area
• Bucks like to use bedded moose as security
• When you split them, you should consider taking the doe track
• Rick shares some tips on a buck with a doe
• Getting a track later in the day can cause you to rush – could be costly
• Bucks in central Maine have smaller feet then bucks up North
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• Our guest Andy Larsson, owner of Skinner Sights, makes a big announcement on behalf of Marlin Lever Action Rifles made by Sturm Ruger & Co. Lever action rifles, American made with great pride and attention to detail.
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• See a moose keep looking – buck could be right there
• Sometimes old blown in tracks not as old as you think
• Round toes are dividing line for Hal
• Stride means alot
• Do bucks really move in the wind?
• A lesson how to dissect track soup
• Sometimes they veer off and go directly to doe bed
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Mark Kenyon says:  

• • Tracking is an “Emotional Roller Coaster “different from most other hunting styles
  • It consists of “moments of discovery”
  • Finding a good track is exciting
  • You learn so much about habits, travel corridors and how bucks live their lives
  • Beginning months of year are good times to practice
• Rick Labbe:
• • Tracking is most fun way to hunt
  • Shares story of 10 pointer jumping off bridge
• Hal says:
• • While you hunt you scout
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• Pay attention – Hal explains reading the woods & sign.
• Consider going back to place after 15 or so years.
• Bare ground looking more for sign than deer????
• Hal says that is how you are supposed to do it
• • Put time in woods
  • Be in the right place
  • Read the sign
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