PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • May 11, 2021
L.D. 1265, An Act to Control the Means of Killing Coyotes, would discontinue the use of bait, dogs and night hunting. Using bait to lure an animal to a site for easy shooting, packs of dogs to corner and kill an animal and night hunting are not fair or ethical hunting practices. Currently, there is no closed season and no limit for hunting coyotes. L.D. 1265 seeks to level the playing field and question why these methods are used in the first place. Coyotes are persecuted because of fear, ignorance and greed, not because they pose a threat. There is no social, biological or economic reason for current coyote “management” methods, and the unnecessary slaughter and suffering of coyotes will continue until Maine citizens demand otherwise. Contact MDIFW, Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee members and your state representative and senator to voice your opinion. ~ Tammy Cloutier, Kennebunk