Letters

Published
October 6, 2014

Letter to the editor: Gov. LePage has accomplished much for Maine

Maine folks, I hope you realize how fortunate we are in these hard times to have a governor who cares for our state and its people. That man is Paul LePage. He has: • Lowered our income taxes. • Uncovered fraud in state government and is working hard to eliminate it. • “Declared war” on domestic violence. • Paid […]
Published
October 5, 2014

Letter to the editor: Baiting invites bears to our neighborhoods

As a Maine senior, I strongly support our outdoor traditions. Maine has enough beautiful and abundant woods and waterways to keep hunters, fishermen and hikers happy for generations. What I can’t support is baiting our black bears. Training a bear to come to a spot in the woods to feast on stale doughnuts and other […]
Published
October 5, 2014

Letter to the editor: Bear hunt difficult even with dogs and baiting

Why make something so difficult illegal? It is hard to sit in the elements, no moving, no talking – sit as still as possible for hours, hoping to see a bear. It is very expensive to buy bait, pay forest companies for sites and gas to go to the sites every other day – feeding […]
Published
October 5, 2014

Letter to the editor: Can we believe Maine’s wildlife biologists on bear baiting?

Signs advocating voting “no” on Question 1 populate our roads. There are two signs; where did they come from? One instructs us to “Trust Our Wildlife Biologists.” The larger sign instructs us to “Save Maine’s Bear Hunt.” Let’s take that sign first. Definitions of “hunt” include “to chase and kill (wild animals) for food or […]
Published
October 5, 2014

Letter to the editor: Bear baiting, hounding not needed for fair hunt

Question 1 is about Maine’s conscience. Examine your conscience, as a Mainer, and ask if you believe it’s wrong to allow tourists to hunt bears by using dogs to tree them or trash to bait them. Only the rankest kind of amateur would hunt without stalking. Only the rankest kind of hunting guide would sanction […]

Published
October 5, 2014

Letter to the editor: Current hunting practices control bear population

In regard to Question 1 (Maine’s bear hunting referendum), I urge all Mainers to support the work of our state biologists and vote “no.” Maine has a healthy bear population that is truly an asset to our state. Our biologists are nationally recognized and have over 40 years of scientific data that support the methods […]
Published
October 5, 2014

Letter to the editor: Baiting turns bears into beggars

What’s turning the “kings of the forest into beggars on the street,” as state biologist Randy Cross told The Boston Globe? Human junk food. Maine allows the dumping of 7 million pounds of stale doughnuts, rotting meat and old fryolator grease into our woods every year. Majestic black bears are gorging themselves on this food […]
Published
October 5, 2014

Letter to the editor: Follow IFW advice to control bear population

Question 1, if passed, will have a significant impact on both the animals and people in Maine. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife use conservation techniques to manage the wildlife population, including seasonal hunting and ethical hunting tactics. An example is the wild turkey. At one time, Maine’s wild turkey population was nonexistent. Now, […]
Published
October 5, 2014

Letter to the editor: No sport in shooting a treed bear

Tuesday’s article about the 11-year-old boy shooting a 502-pound black bear leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth (“Hunter, 11, bags 502-pound black bear in Maine,” Sept. 30). And the more I think about it, the more upset I become. How can this kind of chase be called “hunting”? Dogs chase a scared […]
Published
October 4, 2014

Letter to editor: Michaud top choice to work for Maine’s environment

Democrat Mike Michaud is the candidate who can defeat Gov. LePage and restore Maine as a state that protects its environment. In sizing up candidates, we can fairly ask: “What have you done for me lately?” To compare: Michaud has a 92 percent score on his environmental votes in Congress. LePage has spent the past […]

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