BANGOR DAILY NEWS • March 2, 2025
Two controversial hunting bills will be considered by the Legislature’s Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee in public hearings on Monday. One would restrict coyote hunting to six months instead of open season year round. How it would affect night hunting is unclear. The other bill would allow youth hunters to hunt on Sundays. Bills have been presented before to restrict coyote hunting and it is a hot button topic between hunters and nonhunters. There also have been several bills over the years seeking to allow Sunday hunting in general and for only youths. These two bills are the latest attempts to make changes in those laws. The public hearings on these two bills will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, March 3, in Room 206 at the Cross Building in Augusta.