Community Links are posted on our Lodging/Contact page       Caela's 1st Bear  Opening Day  August 25, 2008 Caela and her 200 lb bear   With Guide Jody and Dad Brian           Mike Cotoia with a beautiful bear    August 30, 2008                                         Mike with Guide Jody Spiers Sr, and future Maine Guide Jody Jr   On a warm September afternoon, after a large homecooked meal, you'll enjoy the amazing scenery in the St. John Valley area as you are driven to your bear stand by your guide.      Our sites are very active with several bear working each site.  You have an 80% chance of taking your bear, and a 95% chance of a bear sighting.  These sites are set up for 35-50 yard shots, which makes them easily hunted by bow, rifle, muzzleloader or handgun.    We offer both ground blinds and tree stands.  Each hunter is guaranteed 2 fresh stands for their hunt.  We do not share stands among our hunters and we only hunt 4-6 hunters per week, to give you a better hunt and more time with your guide on a more personal level.       You are not just a number at Bran Lake Guide Service.  We welcome hunters with different physical abilities, and we will do what we can to make your hunt an enjoyable and safe one.  We also encourage family hunts, and have seperate rates for your non-hunting family members.         Bran Lake Guide Service offers basic game handling to each hunter at no extra charge.  This includes skinning and quartering of your animal.  We can recommend local taxidermy services if you wish.       You will arrive for your hunt on Sunday, hunt Monday-Saturday and depart either Saturday evening or Sunday morning. Your hunt also includes 3 home-cooked meals per day, Monday-Saturday, and Supper on Sunday evening at 6:00.        After you've killed your bruin, you may want to enjoy our local fishing.  The Saint John River area offers some of the best fishing around.  You can fish for salmon, togue, brook trout and our famous muskie.  If you prefer to continue hunting, you can hunt coyote from your bear stand.

Jody Sr, his bear and our children

Daniel, Kayla & Jody Jr

September 1996

Your Master Guide, Jody N. Spiers Sr, has 20 years experience hunting bear, and he was taught by some of the best and most experienced Master Maine Guides in the State of Maine. 

Our Bear Hunts are $1195.00 per person  *License fees and sales tax are not included in this price

 Non-Hunting Guests $375.00  per person  *sales tax is not included in this price

Non-Hunting Children under 10 stay free

Hunters, fishermen, campers, and day visitors entering the North Maine Woods must pay a use fee at one of the local checkpoints.     http://www.northmainewoods.org/rates.html

 Non Resident Bear License Fees

Big Game Hunting License (16 years & older)  $102.00.   Junior Hunting License (10-15 years) $27.00

Bear Permit  for hunters 10 years and older (required to hunt bear outside of the regular firearm season on deer)  $67.00

Crossbow Hunting License  $48   customers must submit proof  of having successfully completed an archery hunting education course  and a crossbow hunting course or satisfactory evidence of having previously held adult archery and crossbow hunting licenses in this State or any other state, province or country in any year after 1979.  When proof or evidence cannot be provided the applicant may substitute a signed affidavit.  With a valid crossbow hunting license, a person may hunt bear with a crossbow during the open season on bear.

 ($2.00 agent fee is charged where-ever you buy your license.  Hunting license fees are set and collected by The State of Maine, and are not the responsibility of Bran Lake Guide Services)

To purchase your Hunting License and Bear Permit online, go to www.mefishwildlife.com .