# @outdoor_life on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DQJ8EXkE2hS
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/36116051-outdoor-life-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-10-23T14:35:13.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Outdoor Life (@outdoor_life) — https://gondola.cc/outdoor_life

## Caption

A hunting guide in Maine successfully snared a new state-record black bear sow.⁠
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Zack LaFreniere spent nearly a week monitoring a bait site in Penobscot County before tagging what’s now the heaviest sow ever taken in the state. ⁠
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“In Maine we can lawfully harvest bears several ways: with bait, hounds, and also with snares,” says the 33-year-old outdoorsman, who guides bear, deer, and moose hunters through his Wild Ferns Guide Service. “Foothold and conibear traps can’t be used, but snares can. They require a good bit of effort and skill to set them right to fool a big old black bear… I use the camera to make sure only a large bear is coming in before setting a snare for it.”⁠
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LaFreniere said it took six days of monitoring his remote camera photos to confirm a giant bruin was hitting the bait. Then he baited and set a snare. LaFreniere digs a hole to hold a pipe, places bait at the bottom, and positions the pipe near a mature tree to anchor the cable. The snare is also fitted with a “cub stop” — a special device that prevents smaller bears from accessing the setup.⁠
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#bear #bears #bearhunting #bearhunt #blackbear #blackbears #Maine #hunting #trapping #outdoors #outdoorlife⁠
📷: Zack LaFreniere⁠
Story by: Bob McNally

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