Well it is to early to say about the outcome of the vote today from the committee, but it is looking in our favor that this bill will die where it is. This is good news and I told my wife when I hear that news I am going to do a little jig around my living room. Her response was, Why do you care so much, you don’t even trap? I said your right, I don’t. However, if I chose to I could. Beyond that, I want my son to be able to do so when he’s my age.
Even though those that support trapping far outnumbered those who did not and it looks as though this bill will be shot down it is not time to celebrate and completely forget it. Those who oppose trapping have been real clear that they will be back if this bill does not pass. This time they will come back as they did in 2004 with a voter referendum. If you remember back to that vote they attempted to ban trapping, hounds, and baiting of bear. The Maine people spoke out and defeated this bill by a 54% to 46% vote. The anti’s feel as though with just trapping as an issue things will go in their favor. Of course I’ve been real clear that if that happens they will not stop there, they will continue to press these issues until Maine is a hunt, fish, and trap free state.
