BANGOR DAILY NEWS • August 31, 2023
Chase Lander, an honor student, has just started his freshman year at Piscataquis Community High School in Guilford. However, the 14-year-old also is able to squeeze in some time for one of his favorite hobbies: hunting. Lander “harvested” his fifth black bear on Youth Bear Hunting Day. This year’s bear, which he shot, weighed 283 pounds. In Maine, hunters are allowed to take two bears per year, one by hunting and one by trapping. Lander, his dad and his mom Kristen are avid bear hunters and they share that passion with a large group of friends who share the baiting workload and costs.