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November 01, 2004
Maine | Maine Bear Baiting Ban

This is- without any doubt- the hottest issue right now in Maine. Forget the Presidency- the part of the ballot Mainers are talking about is the Bear Baiting Ban.

Right now, many hunters leave doughnuts in certain locations in the woods to lure bears. Over the year, the bears become conditioned to finding food in these places, and come back repeatedly. When the hunting season begins, the hunters wait for the bears to come to these “Bear Traps” and shoot them.

If the referendum passed, this practice would be illegal. Even the most active proponents of the ban concede, though, that it would be tough to enforce up in The County.



Posted by Christopher Johnson at November 1, 2004 05:12 PM | TrackBack
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