Bear Baiting: Bane or Boon? (Bangor Daily News, 9/15/03)Industrial Forest Resources Association sponsors bear debate (Bangor Daily News, 8/28/04)
Bear vote pits mind vs. heart (Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel, 8/16/04)
Opinion: Referendum would bar bagging black bears too easily (Portland Press Herald, 8/16/04)
Bear issue gets national exposure (Bangor Daily News, 8/12/04)
Opinion: Bear-baiting backers hardly experts (Portland Press Herald, 8/5/04)
Opinion: Bear vote backers try to squelch scientists (Portland Press Herald, 8/3/04)
Referendum would ban the use of bait, traps and hounds in bear hunts (Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel, 7/25/04)
Bear ban supporters short on cash (Bangor Daily News, 7/22/04)
Opinion: Bear debate needs to be civil and informative (Bangor Daily News, 7/17/04)
Opinion: Bear hunting in Maine is a very ugly activity (Lewiston Sun-Journal, 7/11/04)
Opinion: Unethical aspect of the bear hunting issue (Bangor Daily News, 7/10/04)
Opinion: Bear referendum supporters decry scare tactics use (Bangor Daily News, 7/10/04)
Opinion: Hunting is integral to stabilizing Maine's current bear population (Bangor Daily News, 7/5/04)
Anti-bear-baiting activists see the need for a new IF&W — one that doesn’t simply back fish-and-game interests (Portland Phoenix, 7/1/04)
Bear-baiting foes say state's using funds 'improperly' (Portland Press Herald, 7/1/04)
Bear-law backers criticize DIF&W (Bangor Daily News, 7/1/04)
Bears go wandering in search of food (Bangor Daily News, 6/14/04)
Bear hunt critics add fuel to debate (Portland Press Herald, 6/10/04)
Bear baiting ads depict 'unsettling' images (Bangor Daily News, 6/10/04)
Opponents of bear baiting seek to boost campaign with graphic video (Maine Public Radio, 6/9/04)
Maine groups square off over bear trapping ban (Portland Press Herald, 5/23/04)
Opinion: State ignores facts on bear baiting (Portland Press Herald, 5/2/04)
Baldacci betrayal?: Anti-bear-baiters say he reneged on his promise to stay neutral (Portland Phoenix, 4/22/04)
Scientists oppose bear baiting ban (Bangor Daily News, 4/16/04)
Opponents of bear baiting referendum raising more money than supporters (Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel, 4/14/04)
Lawmaker lashes out at bear referendum supporters (Maine Public Radio, 4/1/04)
Editorial: Bear hunting boycot of public hearing (Lewiston Sun-Journal, 4/2/04)
Remarks from bear initiative head criticized (Bangor Daily News, 4/2/04)
Views aired on bear baiting ban (Bangor Daily News, 4/1/04)
Editorial: In Maine, the amount of e-waste grows by 100,000 units each year (Bangor Daily News, 4/1/04)
Initiative backers boycott anti-baiting bill's hearing (Associated Press, 4/1/04)
Bear-baiting foes boycott hearing (Portland Press Herald, 4/1/09)
Bear-baiting referendum backers shun hearing (Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel, 4/1/04)
Supporters of bear bill expect little at hearing (Portland Press Herald, 3/29/09)
Opinion: Is bear baiting the lazy man's way to wall trophy? (Portland Press Herald, 3/24/09)
Without a variety of methods for hunters to kill bear, Maine state biologists worry the state will lose control over population (Lewiston Sun-Journal, 3/21/04)
What's for dinner? Maine black bears just don't care (Lewiston Sun-Journal, 3/21/04)
Bear seasons, rules (Lewiston Sun-Journal, 3/21/04)
IF&W to establish a bear den study area in Down East blueberry barrens (Lewiston Sun-Journal, 3/21/04)
Opinion: Without using bait or hounds, bears will be pests again (Portland Press Herald, 3/21/09)
State inflated bear concerns, group charges (Portland Press Herald, 3/19/09)
Bear activist says state destroyed files (Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel, 3/19/04)
Maine biologists monitor mother, cubs as baiting referendum looms on horizon (Bangor Daily News, 3/9/04
Editorial: Bear-baiting referendum a sensible solution to an emotional debate (Portland Press Herald, 3/7/04)
Maine Environmental Policy Institute Releases Report And Voter Guide on Bear Hunting Referendum (MEPI, 3/3/04)
Bear-baiting ban initiative OKd, for legislative, voter review (Associated Press, 3/3/04)
Hunters for Fair Bear Hunting group opposes bear baiting (Bangor Daily News, 2/28/04)
Leases, bear baiting hot topics at meeting (Bangor Daily News, 2/24/04)
Hunters For Fair Bear Hunting will work against baiting (Portland Press Herald, 2/20/04)
Opinion: Bear baiting is quick and humane (Bangor Daily News, 2/19/04)
Can Maine change the way it hunts black bear? (Lewiston Sun-Journal, 2/15/04)
Titans clash on bait-dog-trap ban (Lewiston Sun-Journal, 2/15/04)
Maine officials fear loss of millions in proposed ban (Lewiston Sun-Journal, 2/15/04)
Young girl eager to hunt first bear (Lewiston Sun-Journal, 2/15/04)
Baldacci: Believe the bear experts (Portland Press Herald, 2/11/04)
Baldacci urges rejection of ban on bear baiting (Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel, 2/11/04)
Baldacci affirms support for bear baiting (Bangor Daily News, 2/11/04)
Bear politics likely to dominate event at the State House (Lewiston Sun-Journal, 2/10/04)
Will Maine's black bear population explode without traditional forms of hunting? (Portland Press Herald, 2/1/04)
Unusual field trips to show how the state monitors the health of the black bear population (Portland Press Herald, 2/1/04)
Group hopes petitions force bear-baiting vote (Portland Press Herald, 1/29/04)
Controversial bear-baiting petitions filed with state (Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel, 1/29/04)
Bear-bait petition delivered: 103,251 sign on to referendum to ban controversial hunting practice (Bangor Daily News, 1/29/04)
Bear Baiting opponents submit petitions for statewide vote (Associated Press, 1/28/04)
Editorial: Public should have more information on bear-baiting (Portland Press Herald, 1/26/04)
Bear debate draws bucks (Bangor Daily News, 1/26/04)
Advisers nix bear baiting ban proposal (Bangor Daily News, 1/23/04)
Opinion: Large animal rights groups raising money to ban bear baiting (Bangor Daily News, 1/20/04)
Signatures delivered for Alaska bear baiting referendum (Associated Press, 1/9/04)
Funding, moose count, bear issues discussed at SAM meeting (Bangor Daily News, 12/9/03)
Baldacci backs sportsmen on bear baiting (Portland Press Herald, 12/6/03)
Baldacci backs vote against bear-bait ban (Bangor Daily News, 12/6/03)
Opinion: Coyote snaring, moose collisions; bear baiting (Bangor Daily News, 11/24/03)
Group has signatures to put bear-hunting measure to vote (Associated Press, 11/12/03)
Effort to ban bear baiting off and running (Bangor Daily News, 11/6/03)
Bear baiting signatures to be collected on election day (Portland Press Herald, 11/3/03)
Opinion: Arguments favor ban on bear baiting, trapping and use of dogs (Bangor Daily News, 10/2/03)
Opinion: We must put the "hunt" back into "hunting" and vote to outlaw killing bears with bait (Brunswick Times Record, 9/26/03)
Opinion: Bear hunting under fire (Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel, 9/22/03)
Opinion: Hunting bears with bait flies in face of 'fair chase' hunting (Bangor Daily News, 9/20/03)
Bear Baiting: Bane or Boon? (Bangor Daily News, 9/15/03)
Opinion: Bear-baiting unsporting, should be banned (Portland Press Herald, 9/9/03)
Opinion: Time for fair bear hunts - State ought to ban the use of baiting and hounds (Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel, 9/6/03)
Bear baiting is a controversial subject across the United States (Bangor Daily News, 8/9/03)
Foes target bear baiting (Biddeford Journal-Tribune, 5/29/03)
Voters May Decide Whether To Ban Bear Baiting (Maine Public Radio, 4/23/03)
What's fair when hunting bear? (Portland Press Herald, 4/24/03)
Referendum proposed to ban bear baiting (Bangor Daily News, 4/23/03)
State's long-term bear monitoring project (Bangor Daily News, 3/8/03)
Editorial: Bear-baiting issue should be left to Maine regulators (Portland Press Herald, 12/29/02)
Halt in bear population growth concerns conservationists (Bangor Daily News, 8/16/02)
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