Libby Camps offers a high quality bear hunt in the wilds of Northern Maine for a limited number of hunters. Our Master Maine Guides have been guiding bear hunters since 1968, and Matt exclusively leases the right to hunt on nearly 100,000 acres of prime black bear country in the North Maine Woods - much of which abuts the northern boundary of Baxter State Park, a protected haven for bears. Bear hunts at Libby's have experienced a 70% to 90% success rate. Baited bear stands are provided for bow hunter or rifle hunters. Numbers of active stands per hunter are never a problem. A guide ratio of one on one is typically possible, which allows you to get more personalized attention throughout the week. All transportation to stands, as well as a boat and motor for fishing during the day is included. Bears are skinned on-site and meat is boned for the freezer. Each group of hunters has their own log cabin with bath right on the lake. Home cooked family style meals are served in the lodge around the hunter's schedule.

Libby Camps has some of the finest trophy deer hunts available in the East. Each year our hunters bag some of the largest deer in the state as can be seen by checking the annual records from the Fish and Wildlife Department. Our average buck is heavy antlered and weighs in at over 180 pounds dressed. Northern Maine's severe winters cull out the weaker, smaller deer giving us a genetically superior white-tailed deer. There are two keys to our success: our area and our guides. Our camps are located in the heart of one of the largest wintering deeryards in the state. As the fall progresses deer will infiltrate our area getting ready for the winter to come. By the peak of the winter it is not unusual to see hundreds of deer in and around our camps. The coyotes and the cold wreak havoc on these animals, but come spring the strong survive and breed more of the same for another year. Our guides are regarded as the finest in the state. Many of these men have hunted these timberlands all of their adult lives. We have hunters returning year after year always asking for the same guide because of his knowledge and hard work ethic.

The majestic moose in northern Maine offers tremendous opportunities for wildlife watchers and hunters alike. Our Moose hunt can be done with a rifle, camera, bow or muzzleloader. We hunt in the traditional methods used by Matt's great grandfather. Calling using a bull or cow call from a birch bark horn, posting on stand along a waterway or hunting by canoe are popular methods. There is nothing as exciting as hearing a 1200 pound animal returning your call and come crashing towards you through the alders, often stopping just out of sight and occasionally charging the hunter to within a few feet. Libby's has been extremely successful on these hunts, and our guides are busy locating bulls long before the first day of the hunt. We have many 'club' moose, including several MASTIC and Boone and Crockett trophies, and take several bulls with world-class racks approaching or over 60"³ wide every year . Matt and his guides work in this zone and fly over it daily throughout the summer. They know and prefer to hunt zones #5, #4 and #2, but can hunt other zones as well.

Woodcock hunting is best in old clear cuts and along river basins and alder thickets. We are 25 miles from the nearest farm cover, but can access those covers if the need arises. Usually we can take our limits within 5 to 10 miles from camp. Woodcock are very hard to hunt without the use of a dog. These secretive birds will sit tight under an alder or hawthorn bush and let the dog point from as little as 3 feet. The hunter almost always cannot see the bird until it takes flight, with its distinctive whistle and flight pattern. New hunters have difficulty hitting these small birds because of their erratic flight pattern and the appearance of being out of range. There is no better bird to train a dog on. Limits are 3/day/hunter with six allowed in possession. Grouse are very numerous in our area. The cover ranges from beech ridges to poplar mixed growth to open clear cuts. Like the woodcock these birds are also known for how long they hold out before flushing. There are many stories of dogs pointing the birds so close that they actually catch them in the air when they take off. Limits on grouse are 4/day/hunter with 8 allowed in possession. Guides with dogs are limited, and should be booked well in advance. Hunters are welcome to bring their own dogs as well. Crates should be brought unless otherwise arranged.

Fishing with a guide has changed little in the last 110 years. A beginner can expect to learn the intricacies of fly fishing while catching native brookies in an untouched environment, sharing the stream with a moose, osprey or eagles, but rarely with another fisherman. An expert fishermen and guide can work at hooking one of our famous 20-inch squaretails or salmon on one of the many trophy ponds or rivers. We protect our fisheries and expect you to do the same. Wild trout to eat are taken only from select beaver ponds and streams where the stocks are overpopulated.