Outdoorsmen across America need to take notice as to what is happening in Maine. I read about this in the Black Bear Blog and just can’t believe that this is happening again so soon. Maine is considered by many a outdoorsman’s paradise but there is a snake by the name of WAM, Wildlife Alliance of Maine that wants to forever change the outdoor culture and tradition of Maine. I’m sure that if they are successful we’ll see similar efforts across the nation. Watch this Anti Trapping ad and tell me if this strikes you as odd?
Does this seem to be more about hunting then trapping? The “hunter†is baiting the bear with donuts and sitting there with a rifle waiting to shoot it. Not trapping in my view. Not to mention the haphazard way the hunter sets up no bear maybe able to resist a donut but no bear is going to just walk in with a hunter acting like this idiot.
The still photo of the bear hanging I’m sure is a game pole shot and not a bear caught in a snare of some sort. Many who are unfamiliar with hunting and trapping may think that image depicts a trapped bear.
Even more disturbing WAM on their website plans to change the view of trapping and hunting by going into the schools and presenting to the children. So much for the values of the families the children come from and the culture and tradition of those who have grown up in Maine.
WAM also wants to set up a section of the state where moose are unhunted and easier to observer and photograph. Silly me I thought that is what Baxter State Park is.
If these Wacos Against Maine culture get their way it will be a dark day across the country not just for Mainer’s. We all need to stand with the outdoor community and defend the use of renewable resources be it a moose, bear, otter, or a tree.
