by Don Kleiner - Maine Outdoors
I spent the week guiding grouse and woodcock hunters at Libby Camps in the North Maine Woods. It is always a joy to work with other professionals delivering a great experience. There is nothing like visiting a sporting camp in Northern Maine. First the vastness of the country is always impressive, as is the almost complete silence when you are out in the woods. Meals are always an event and it is a hard job to not eat way more than I should. Not to mention desserts that are usually fresh baked and delicious.
The dogs are in their glory working each day from beginning to end and loving every minute. Copper the young pointer is coming into her own after three years and Mae the older dog is very much an old pro. Finding birds regularly and with great style. Woody the golden retriever does not get as much time as he would like but sees some time hunting each day. We were all part of the filming of a video on upland bird hunting at Libby Camps that will be posted to their web site later this winter. I'll post a link when it is available this winter.
Needless to say all four of us are enjoying a slightly different guiding schedule from now until early November.
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