Sportsman's Pride Outfitters

Black Bear hunting, and Moose hunting in New Brunswick and Maine   

 

Please Note:

A release form and copy of camp rules will be signed by each client upon arrival before hunt begins.

No guarantees on kills. We guarantee active baitsites.
No Refunds. Deposits can be transferred to another year or date if requested more than 30 days prior to scheduled hunt.

 

Sportsman's Pride Outfitters

Keith Cote
130 Gagnon Road
Madawaska, ME 04756

keithcote@bearoutfitters.com

Telephone:
  207-728-7365

Fax:
 207-728-7365
 

Thank you for visiting Sportsman's Pride Outfitters.

 

 

WELCOME

Welcome to Sportsman's Pride Outfitters  home on the web, www.bearoutfitters.com, which is owned and operated by KEITH COTE.   We are located in the heart of the best black bear country in Maine and New Brunswick Canada.

Sportsman's Pride Outfitters operates a full time bear hunting operation.  This is not a sideline business, it is our passion. Sportsman's Pride Outfitters is located in beautiful Grand Isle, Maine, just minutes from New Brunswick, Canada, along the St. John River, which separates New Brunswick and the U.S.   This is the heart of black bear country. 

We offer personalized fall black bear hunting in Maine and New Brunswick and Trophy Spring Bear hunts in New Brunswick.  Our expertise and attention to detail is what makes our hunts so successful and different from other outfitters.  We also offer fully-guided moose hunts in Maine.

Keith Cote is an avid bow and gun hunter.  He has personally been on several guided bear hunts, some successful, some not.  He had learned along the way what a hunter should expect from an outfitter and believes he knows what to offer.  Bow hunting is what we specialize in, but we also have well placed stands for gun hunters. An upgrade in stands has been made. We will be utilizing comfortable tripod stands and Ameristep Brick House Pop-up Blinds as ground blinds. Gorilla Deluxe seat cushions have been purchased to make existing ladder and portable stands more comfortable.

Keith and his personnel do their best to make your black bear hunt and stay at Sportsman's Pride Outfitters a safe, successful, and memorable outdoor experience.

Look thoroughly at our site and I think you will see this is the place for bears with different packages to suite both Spring and Fall hunters. See more about the outfitter.

 

Some pictures of bears filmed over bait stations.

FALL COMBO BLACK BEAR HUNTS - 2 BEARS

Hidden costs and a hunter not researching an outfitter are things that can come back to haunt you on your hunt. We can supply you with a list of successful and unsuccessful clients that have hunted with us.  Our success has generally been over 95% shot opportunities for the past 6 years. We are proud of our success and want to share it with you!  For a complete list of references plus testimonials, see our testimonials page.


Michael Smith, PA.  A real giant bear
over 450 lbs.   Skull just missed B&C 20 13/16"

Ron Zimmerman Sr., PA.  over 400 lbs.

These two bears taken the same week.

 

Not The Biggest Outfitter, But the Best

Don't mistake Sportsman's Pride Outfitters for being just another outfitter.  We keep our hunter clientele numbers down per week for personalized quality hunts. We have very active bait sites and hunt very private areas.

Be sure you compare apples for apples when choosing an outfitter.  Bear hunts vary in price greatly.  Like anything else, you get what you pay for in a hunt.  Our site covers a lot of information, however, if you contact us at 207-728-7365, I can cover much more details over the phone than on a computer.  I have had many hunting clients tell me this is why they chose to hunt with us, because of the passion I have and attention to detail with each and every client that is given.

 

Taxidermy

Keith Cote is a full time taxidermist when not hunting.  He has many mounts of bears on display along with other critters.  See Taxidermy page. We also have mounts for sale.

 

Lodging

We have 2 well equipped lodges on both sides of the  border for your hunts.  They are very spacious, comfortable and fully equipped. Bait hunts are done in afternoon hours. Mornings are free to enjoy golfing and fishing. ATV's are welcome with hundreds of miles of trails for your riding enjoyment. 

 

Bear Bait

We also sell bear bait to other outfitters in both Maine and New Brunswick, so we know what works and we use plenty of it.

 

 

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DOWNLOAD OUR BROCHURE

Sportsman's Pride Brochure [100k] in Adobe Acrobat format to print on your Computer.  Download Adobe Acrobat if you need a copy. If you want a brochure via postal mail click here.

 

 

MAINE HUNTING LICENSE

Purchase your State of Maine Hunting License Online  Click Here

 

 

NEW BRUNSWICK HUNTING LICENSES

All New Brunswick licenses and tags are obtained through us and we will have them here upon arrival.