Bethany Butler works at Jackson Labs in Bar Harbor. In her spare time, she hunts bear. “I’ve been monitoring an area carefully since August of 2023,” she told The Sportsman. “During that time, I’ve observed a total of seven distinct bears frequenting my designated area.” Watching these “awe-inspring animals” filled her with “adrenaline-fueled excitement,” she reported. When she arrived at her bait site and discovered the particular bear she’d been monitoring, she was able to drop the big animial with a single shot. Congratulations, Bethany!
