Northwoods Sporting Journal

Northwoods Sporting Journal
Page 82
October 2014
Nightmare
REAL ESTATE
P.O. Box 33 Howland, ME 04448
207-732-4252
(Cont. from pg 41)
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Cell: 207-399-8553
Violet Dube - Moody, Designated Broker/Owner
Kevin McCannell, Broker
Celina Fellows, Broker
Howland:
New Listing!
MLS 1153024 5 BR, 3
BA., garage
MaxÀeld:
Reduced!
MLS 1140173 Ranch
on 5 acres.
$84,900.
LAND
Lincoln: Reduced! Waterfront on Cold Stream 3+ acres.$50,000.
Seboeis PLT: Reduced! Two 40+ acre lots. $25,000 each!
EnÀeld: 3 Acre, power, paved road. $24,000.
EnÀeld: 7 Beautiful acres, power, paved Rd. $16,000.
Hudson: Many land listings available. Call for more info
www.gloriahewey.masiello.com
BINGHAM: Established convenience store w/Irving gas station located on high exposure
RTE 201 on route to Canada &
Upland Maine. 1700 SQ. FT. 3
BDRM, 2 BA living quarter w/
deck on second Àoor. 200 Ft. of
Kennebec River water frontage.
MLS#1146088 $400,000.
Mattawamkeag:
Reduced!
MLS 1120898 Ranch
on 11 acres.
$49,000.
Lincoln:
Reduced!
MLS 1140865 Chalet
on 10 acres.
$279,000
gloriahewey@masiello.com
GLORIA A. HEWEY REALTOR o
Roger & Pat Ek
THE NORTHERN MAINE LAND MAN
Multi Million $ Club • Home Of¿ce
Of¿ce: 207-738-5505
Cell: 207-290-5508
Dawson-Bradford
417 Main Street
Bangor, ME 04401
“COME HOME TO MAINE TO RIDE THIS OUT.” 207-947-6788
Lakeville: Secluded lakefront
lodge with long lake frontage
and long brook frontage and
waterfalls. Large workshop
for projects. Bonus hand built
log cabin, Modern features
in wilderness. Pistol range.
Call to see.
Carroll: 3 BR secluded
home on 156 acres. Custom stainless kitchen looking
NW at Katahdin. Babbling
brook drops 50 feet in property. Woods, meadows, apple
trees, 2 wells, generators,
looks west at sunset and
DSL. $159,000.
Lee: Immaculate like-new
log home on the lake, many
amenities, massive stone FP,
huge logs, privacy, seclusion,
high end furnishings & gourmet KT, long decks, outdoor
FP, Silver Lake is very clean
& quiet. Loons, Eagels, Deer
Lee: Large 4 BR home with
huge garage. Direct access
to ATV trails. Roomy kitchen
& large glassed in porch
for a crowd. Apple trees &
woods. Abuts timber company land. Move home to
Maine. $129,000.
& Moose. Nothing like it!!
Howland, Maine: Waterfront Executive Compound. World class bass ¿shing, exceptional recreational property. 3 year round lodges, with private docks. Secluded location/
private access. Located on 40 wooded acres. All utilities on site. $1.25M
Lowell: Spacious lake home
among lg. trees. Cold Stream
Pond has outstanding ¿shing. Lg. 125’ deep salmon
lake. Secluded setting near
end of year round road. Full
basement, lg. decks, lots of
glass. Well appointed. Stone
chimney. Rare property. $254,000.
SpringÀeld: 250 acres on a
pond with access to ATV and
snomwobile trails. Gravel
road access. Small seasonal
brook. Deer, bear, moose,
turkeys. Secluded, but only
1/2 hour from I-95. Gravel
deposit. $135,000.
a tight little circle, discussing
amongst themselves where to go
next.
I heard one of them sputtering, “We want to be careful, that
*#* - damned John Ford could
come along at about anytime
now, and give us his usual ration
of sh--!”
His smart comment initiated
a few more wise snippets from
the group, none of them worthy
of print.
It was show and tell time, as
suddenly the gang realized there
were two more bodies in their
midst than what there were when
they started.
“Good morning, Gentlemen,” I boldly stated. “I believe
your a little too late, John is already here,” I announced. It was a
mini-Superman moment of sorts,
as I peeled off my hat and jacket,
proudly displaying the wardens
uniform.
Norman was stripping down
to his uniform at the same time, as
he sauntered over from the other
side of the roadway.
Needless to say, there were
eight very somber faces, and eight
court tickets later, we jumped back
into the Jeep headed for another
deer drive in the making.
Norman and I had again sent
a message to this defiant crew.
A message that deer drives were
illegal, and that they could be
in¿ltrated by the woods-cops, just
as easily as not.
Still, some lessons are
learned the hard way. Before my
career ended, I ran across the same
old gang again and again, doing as
they had always done before.
Old habits were obviously
hard to break – and I’m not sure
in this case that they ever were
broken. But through it all, the “catand-mouse” game was fun to play.
It was more rewarding however, when for once, the mouse
caught the cat for a change!
John Ford Sr. is a retired
State of Maine Game Warden and
Waldo County Sheriff. John is a
published author,”Suddenly the
Cider Didn’t Taste So Good,” and
“ This Cider Still Tastes Funny.”
John resides in Brooks, Me. With
his wife Judy. He can be reached
at jonnylaw@fairpoint.net