6-year-old kills a black bear and learns to tie his shoes during a trip to Maine

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • September 6, 2022

Noah Harnden is 6 years old. On Monday, he experienced a thrill for even the most seasoned big-game hunter when he shot a black bear hunting on a bait site maintained by Lento in the Mars Hill area. Noah Harnden joined what has to be some select company in harvesting a Maine bear at 6 years old. The Harndens chose Maine for one important reason. The state does not have a minimum age requirement for hunters, whereas New York requires a hunter to be at least 12 years old. Noah Harnden heads back to school this week to start first grade. There was a non-hunting highlight for dad, also. “The other big feat was, he learned to tie his shoes,” Nick said.