Canoe the Wild

North Maine Woods

Moose and Wildlife Photography Outing, June 24-28, 2024

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A wildlife and moose photography outing at a remote Maine lake. Late June is prime time for moose viewing. Last season we spotted over 20 moose on the lake and tributaries and the area was teaming with birds and other wildlife.  We used Old Town Canoe  solo Loon Angler 126 kayaks and paddled in small groups both early morning and late afternoon into the evenings.  Accommodations include staying in one of 2 cabins or you can bring your own tent if you prefer. With new cuts on nearby ridges resulting in more feed, we expect to see the moose population in this area. Physical requirements involve getting in and out of a kayak and paddling around the small lake up to 1.5 miles and back. Note, pictures below are from last season’s outing and other previous outings at this location. Photo credits Dave Conley and Laura Zamfirescu. Next outing is scheduled for June of 2025

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The Maine moose hunting hunting season is coming up this fall, 2024. If you were the lucky winner of a moose tag on the Maine moose lottery, we can guide your moose hunt from a remote Maine moose hunting camp in WMD 1. If you drew another WMD, we can help you swap for our zone. Call Andrew Gibbs at  207-323-9713 to book your hunt or for assistance with swapping a tag if you are hunting with us.

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St John River, One of Maine’s Best Canoe Trips

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Here is a trip that has a small window of opportunity to paddle, typically early to late May (sometimes earlier) then the water is gone. One of Maine’s finest remote canoe trips, our trip begins at the outlet of Baker Lake. Later in the trip, we’ll take on Big Black Rapids (class III)  and on the last day Big Rapids (class III). No previous experience is required just good camping skills and being teachable on how to handle a canoe in moving water. We’ll be sure to help those that need it, brush up on canoeing skills and commands on the calmer parts of the trip to get you ready for these rapids. The trip from Baker Lake to the Town of Dickey is 105 miles and can be done in six days. Pictures of our 2021 trip

For more information and to sign up online for this trip. See our 2024 Schedule.

 

We’ll be sure to stop and visit the old Steam Shovel (BELOW) at 9 Mile. The steam shovel was instrumental in building Churchill Dam and the road into the Allagash Region from Quebec. It was over this road, then across frozen Churchill and Eagle Lakes, trains (in parts) and rails were hauled in along with supplies to erect a working village on the shores of Eagle Lake to build the Eagle Lake and West Branch Railroad for the purpose of moving logs from the Allagash watershed to the West Branch of the Penobscot River watershed to feed the hungry mills in Millinocket.