Letter writers (and misleading signs) urge trusting Maine’s biologists and rejecting Question 1 to ban baiting, hounding and trapping of bears.
They don’t mention that wildlife biologists in 49 other states reject these practices. Those states don’t suffer from bear overpopulation, bear attacks or loss of hunting-related employment or revenue.
Does Maine’s Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Department know more than wildlife departments in every other state? No. It represents Maine’s hunting lobby, not the best interests of wildlife or Maine taxpayers.
Hardworking Mainers got this issue on the ballot, not (as falsely claimed) funding by any national animal welfare group.
Hunting is a proud tradition in Maine – baiting, trapping and hounding aren’t. These modern practices simply let unskilled, lazy hunters kill our wildlife. Traditional Maine hunters don’t condone these methods.
Put the “sport” back in “sportsman” – get those who don’t respect Maine’s heritage out of our woods. Yes on 1!
Lynn Manley
North Berwick
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