I' m from the Allagash region, and baiting is in full swing right now. While there don' t seem to be as many bears around as last year, there are always some massive bruins around. I saw two last year that would have been over 400 pounds easily. This year the biggest one I have seen was maybe 250 pounds or so. I am not a bear hunter, but I am friends with a few of the local bear baiters (guide services). One guide I know was running his hounds the other day and had them split up in 4 directions after 4 different bears!

Good luck on your hunt........I am sure you' ll be succesful. Just don' t shoot a cub or sow with cubs......usually the mother bear will send cubs in to the bait first, so if you see cubs hold off and wait for a big boar. JerseyJoe was right-on about using the drum as a reference......most guides will tell you this as well. Hope you bag a monster!