A bear hunt should be hard work
To the editor:
There’s been a lot of concern in the County that banning bear baiting might hurt the economy. However, a “Yes” on Question 1 vote will bring the fairness back to our bear hunt. This will make the hunt a challenge, making guides and outfitters more necessary, and keeping hunters in Maine for more than a day or two.
Now, in Maine, shooters are almost guaranteed a trophy kill over a heaping pile of garbage. Sure, the outfitters have to lug jelly donuts and other pastries out to bait sites, which they keep claiming is hard work.
Guiding a bear hunt is hard work — as it should be, as hunting should be.
Big bear hunting states out west banned baiting 20 years ago and have seen an increase in the number of bear hunters and an increased influx of money to their economy from fair hunting.
A “Yes” on Question 1 vote is good for all of us, for the bears and for County folk, especially the guides.
Louanne Reitmeyer
Caribou
