Is hunting bears with dogs different from rabbit and raccoon hunting? Are they next on the anti-hunting agenda? Baiting is the only way to determine if a bear has cubs or is harvestable. Instead, the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is being challenged by the anti-hunts. The IF&W outlawed steel traps for bears and […]
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Maine DIFW won’t spend any more money against Question 1
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has announced it will expend no “additional funds or resources” to campaign against the upcoming referendum to ban bear baiting, hounding and trapping in Maine. The representation was offered in response to referendum proponents Mainers for Fair Bear Hunting’s request for an emergency injunction, set to be […]
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New poll shows Michaud has lead over LePage
AUGUSTA — The polling trends in Maine governor’s race remain stable with Democrat Mike Michaud holding an edge over his opponents, according to a recent poll commissioned by the Bangor Daily News. The poll, conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs from Oct. 6-12 — the week of the first gubernatorial debates — showed Michaud with 42 […]
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J. Keenan: Bear hunt hypocrites galore
The vote on Question 1 is going to expose ignorant hypocrites. I cannot believe that common sense can be so blind. Yes, bears are cute; they are also very dangerous. My niece’s car door was peeled back by a bear going after a bag of dog food that had just been purchased. That happened in […]
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J. Arsenault: The truth will prevail
In a story printed by the Sun Journal Oct. 1, Katie Hansberry, Maine state director of the Humane Society of the United States, complained that the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife was using unethical publicity regarding Question 1, the bear referendum, with advertising including the use of department employees. I don’t see a […]
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G. Roberts: Game warden should be ashamed
Maine Game Warden Rick LaFlamme should be ashamed of his part in the bear-baiting question ads on television. I believe that if the bear in Portland — featured in the ad — hadn’t been chased up a tree by dogs or humans he would have returned to his natural habitat. Normally, bears stay in the […]
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R. and D. Johnson: We understand what we vote for
We read with interest (Sun Journal, Oct. 1) about an 11-year-old boy shooting a 502-pound black bear. We must say, the story made up our minds on the bear hunting issue. Let’s see … the dogs picked up the bear’s scent and chased a majestic animal (that had survived in the wild for how long?) […]
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B. Wilner: Baiting bears creates problem bears
I have been hiking and hunting in Maine for 50 years. I have put venison in the freezer and have my “Big Buck” patch. Yet I can count on my fingers the number of bears I have seen. There is nothing sporting about training bears to come to a bait site. The buckets look like […]
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A. Hall: Beware of the real agenda
Pete McKeown nailed it with his letter (Sept. 25) on the dirty little secret underlying the anti-hunting referendum question on this year’s ballot. The Humane Society of the United States, PETA and their wealthy eco-elite cronies have as their stated goal the abolition of hunting — period. If Question 1 becomes law, my guess is […]
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Bear referendum proponents sue Maine wildlife department
The group fighting to ban bear baiting, trapping and hounding in Maine has filed a lawsuit alleging that the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife acted illegally in its campaign opposing the bear referendum. Question 1, the referendum to ban the use of bait, traps and dogs to hunt bear in Maine, is slated […]