Excerpts from the Sun Journal:
“The campaigns of all three candidates said they don’t support changing Maine law and are in opposition to a citizen-backed ballot measure asking voters to do just that.
“Maine has one of the best, scientifically sound bear management programs in the nation,” 2nd District U.S. Congressman Mike Michaud, the Democrat in the race, said. “I firmly believe that decisions about method of take should be left to the experts at the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife who have been properly managing our bear population for decades.””
“Eliot Cutler, the independent candidate in the race, seemed to agree.”
“LePage also supports maintaining the status quo and not disrupting a wildlife management practice that has served the state well for decades.”<<<Read More>>>
