Victory in Maine but Conservation not Out of the Woods

Maine voters rejected Question 1, a ballot initiative to ban sportsmen's use of bait, hounds, and traps. If passed it would have negatively affected Maine hunters and the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife's ability to manage the states black bear population. But the vote was…

really about more than just bear hunting methods, said the Boone and Crockett Club today. "We're living in a time when conservation and wildlife management are being challenged and the motives are not always what's best for wildlife or people," said Boone and Crockett Club President Bill Demmer.