Arlene Marston of Harrison with her bear she shot while hunting with her husband Bob Marston.
Arlene Marston, 82 of Harrison bagged her first black bear on opening day of Maine’s 2017 bear hunting season. While hunting from a 15 foot high tree stand with her husband Bob Marston, Arlene fired her 308 bolt action rifle and bagged a Maine black bear weighing in at 225 pounds field dressed with a live weight at about 270 pounds.
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