Libbys Sporting Camps Inc

note: The following reviews predate the numeric rating system and are not included in this outfitter's overall rating.

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outfitter review submitted by: John Kleis on Sep 7 2009

Species Hunted: Bear

Game Quality: Fair

Accommodation Quality: Excellent

Camp Condition: Perfect

Food Quality: Outstanding

Guide Experience: Excellent

Other Personal Experience: Outstanding

Overall Impression: Excellent

Recommend: yes

Reviewer Comments: Went for the first week of bear on bait 2009. They had 12 hunters. Not crowded at all. They had way more stands than they had hunters. If you wanted to move to another stand...no problem. I believe we took 7 bear. One hunter shoot at with bow but missed...the other passed on a bear. The total number of bear seen by entire party on trip...13 or 14. Old rustic cabins were wonderful and nostalgic. Hospitality was great. Most everyone seen some moose sometime during the week.Some hunted coyotes in the morning hours...some fished for brookies. My third year here.

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outfitter review submitted by: John Kleis on Dec 28 2007

Species Hunted: Bear

Game Quality: Good

Accommodation Quality: excellent-outpost cabin

Camp Condition: good

Food Quality: N/A

Guide Experience: excellent

Other Personal Experience: excellent

Overall Impression: great!!

Recommend: ABSOLUTLY!!

Reviewer Comments: On the second week of 07 bear season 4 guys headed for Libbys in Maine.We decided on doing an outpost cabin on Chandler Pond. The cabin and location were great. The fishing in the lake wasn't so hot. Mathews Pond up the road was better.Our guide was Mike. Great guy, even carries your gun up to you after you get in the stand.All but one saw multiple bear. Two shot bear...one passed and probably shouldn't have and one saw nothing.He also ran face to face with a bull moose. We had multiple stands to move around to if needed. All stands were baited with us present every afternoon. The main lodge and cabins are rustic gorgeous with great bedding and showers.They sit on a large lake wit plenty of boats available. The food is just outstanding.Matt and Ellen and there daughter and son are quite pleasant and accomadating. This is why they receive the Orvis awards that they have. Go there...fish in the morning and hunt in the afternoon eat everywhere in between.Oh yeah...they even have a sea plane for remote fly ins.

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outfitter review submitted by: Dennis O'Malley on Oct 9 2004

Species Hunted: Bear

Game Quality: Very Good

Accommodation Quality: Outstanding

Camp Condition: The Best

Food Quality: Holy Cow!

Guide Experience: Great

Other Personal Experience: Great

Overall Impression: OUTSTANDING!!!

Recommend: Yes

Reviewer Comments: Great camp location and accomodations, lots of bears in the area and an outstanding guide staff. They need to change the name of the place from Libby Camps to Libbyworld!!

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outfitter review submitted by: Jim Bernardin on Jan 31 2001

Species Hunted: Whitetail Deer

Game Quality: Fair

Accommodation Quality: Excellent

Camp Condition: Excellent

Food Quality: Excellent

Guide Experience: Not Applicable (unguided)

Other Personal Experience: Excellent

Overall Impression: Very Good

Recommend: Yes

Reviewer Comments: Hunting whitetails in northern Maine is not for everyone. If you must see a lot of deer and if being successful is the measure of a good hunt, then it may not be your cup of tea. But if you enjoy real hunting in big country, where you will have the woods to yourself, and the opportunity to hunt for a real bruiser of a whitetail buck, give it a try. The Libby family has been in the sporting camp business in Maine for over 100 years and finer people you will never meet. They have beautiful log camps on a remote lake and treat everyone like family. I go every year and about every third or fourth trip, I take a truly good buck in the 200 plus pound range and the racks are always nice and heavy. Good luck if you go!

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