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Upland Birds

Upland bird hunting is excellent in Washington County. In the late 1970’s, much of the county was clear-cut by the paper companies that owned the land. The resulting re-growth created thousands of acres of natural habitat for woodcock and grouse. Many of these areas are within a 10 minute drive of Robinson’s Cottages and the Dennys River Guide Service. They are open to hunting with very little hunting pressure.

Due to the thick foliage in early October, preferred hunting for upland birds is October 10th and after. Bill’s English Setter, Freckles, is a 10 year old who has proven her abilities as a patient pointer.

Ducks

Washington County offers some excellent early morning and late afternoon duck hunting. Wood ducks, Ringnecks, Teal, Blacks and Mallards are most common. All ducks are hunted over decoys from blinds on rivers, streams, ponds and lakes.  All decoys, watercraft, life jackets, paddles, steel shot and camo netting provided. Jump shooting from a canoe is also successful.

Black Bear

Guided Bear hunts with the Dennys River Guide Service are all done over bait from tree stands. Washington County is known for its high concentration of black bear and the success rate is high over bait. All bait sites are maintained daily by Bill, with each site chosen carefully in regard to wind and location. Clients are only put in tree stands at bear baits that are being hit on a frequent basis. Transportation and tree stands provided.

White Tail Deer

White Tail Deer hunting in Washington County is a must. Although, we do not have the numbers like some other parts of Maine, eastern Maine is known for its large deer and tremendous racks. An average buck is around 150 lbs. Bill has taken 3 deer over 200 lbs in Washington County.

All deer hunting is done from the ground or from tree stands in areas known for deer movement. Transportation and tree stands provided.

Moose

Washington County has a good population of Moose. All moose hunting is done by permit only. Hunting requires traveling of back roads and calling moose in areas they frequent. Transportation along with necessary equipment to load/transport harvested moose provided.

2007 Moose