I had the pleasure of hiring Jay, his son Matt and uncle Ted the cook for a fully guided moose hunt…read morelast September 2023 and all I can think about is I want to do this again. For 20+ years I had been applying for a Maine Moose Tag with zero luck. 2022 gave me the same results but my friend John was drawn and got a tag, fortunately for me he had already successfully tagged several large moose over 40 years of hunting so he transferred his tag to me. Lucky me Game on! John and I met Jay on route to the hunting camp. From the first moment I met Jay I liked him and knew we had hired the right guide for this one in a life time hunt Jay is one of the nicest people you will ever meet if you come to Maine. When we arrived at camp I didn't know what to expect since we were going to be essentially camping deep into the Maine woods minutes from the border of Canada with no power or running water. We arrived at the Taj Mahal of all Maine tent camps. John and I had our own large private tent with comfortable beds and heat. There was a tent for uncle Ted the cook, a tent for Jay and his son Matt, a kitchen tent, a dining tent, a shower shower tent, and of course a bathroom tent. The only tent we were missing was the game room tent lol. Never expected such an amazing set up. We had every possible thing we could need and Uncle Ted the cook fed us well. Nothing like waking up to a hot pot of coffee and an amazing delicious breakfast every single morning before we went hunting for the day and later that evening coming back to an incredible outdoorsman's dinner. Jay asked us do you want to drive around in a pick up truck and hope to get lucky or do you want to go deep into the woods where I know we will see some amazing moose??? Of course we chose to go deep into the Maine woods and Jay was absolutely right we did see moose. We passed on the few that we saw the first two days but on the third day Jay was calling away, like he did the previous two days and all of a sudden I heard the grunt that stopped the 3 of us in our tracks. The forest grew silent to me and all I could see was the tree tops starting to move. It was amazing to see the tree branches move back-and-forth to hear the branches on the ground snap as this moose approached us. Jay was incredible, he called in this gigantic bull moose too within 60 yards where I was standing patiently waiting. This humongous bull moose, was thrashing and stomping as it stepped out of the woods into a perfect shooting lane. What can I say, Jay gave me the perfect shot. I pulled the trigger and then John sent a second shot into this amazing creature. The bull ran 30 yards and collapsed into the woods. Oh my God we couldn't believe what just happened. The three of us approached this 900 pound moose and stood there in amazement and gratefulness. We were thankful and celebrated our amazing experience. There was no backing up the pickup truck for this hunt. Jay went back and got his son Matt who was scouting where we were suppose to hunt the following day and uncle Ted insisted on joining us back deep in the woods to help us prepare and transport the moose back by sleds, back packs and even a canoe. We took our time and properly butchered this bull moose while of course uncle Ted cooked us yet another delicious meal. Later that evening we celebrated once again at camp with uncle Ted's fine cooking. It was exactly what John and I hoped for, a dream come true and Jay, Matt and uncle Ted delivered 110%. I highly recommend any hunter who is looking for the moose hunt of his or her lifetime to reach out to Jay. Friendly knowledgeable and just a class act. It's true you get what you pay, hope to do this again some day! Eric Pronovost

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Swan Island is one of most enjoying camping experiences ever! It doesn't hurt that there is a…read morelobster bake available (pre-register) once a month either! I've been to the island just for the lobster bake twice before. I signed up again this year, and when confirming my registration, decided "last minute" to camp overnight! I'm thrilled I did, as I've said the last two times that I wanted to stay for the weekend. Next time, I think I'll stay two or three nights. This is such a peaceful place, with flush toilets and no showers or beach. You can swim off the dock in brackish water ... I'm not sure of the salinity.

this is a pretty spot with a good trail system overall. still walkable in the winter but there are…read moresnowmobilers, yet also a concrete path partway. couple of benches and a nice view of the bridge/dam!

Nice. Shortish trail to a lovely large pond. Trail keeps going after that, not sure where. Not much…read moreelse to see going on as far amenities, but we enjoyed our visit. Nature. :)

Moose Maine Kids (501c) went above and beyond any expectations, making our hunt as efficient as…read morepossible. The program took care of all needs from a local asset who knew every inch of zone one, guides to call, field care and transportation following our harvest of a great Maine Bull Moose. We are truly grateful for all the hard work the staff did to from start to finish. The Moose Maine Kids program is truly operated and ran by professional highly committed sportsmen. Thank you to Moose Maine Kids, Bigwoods Taxidermy & Guide Service, A&A Custome Meat Butchering and our local asset Don for an excellent hunt!