Brewer Quoted in Press Herald Article About Bear Baiting Referendum

Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine,was quoted in a Portland Press Herald article about the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife actively campaigning to defeat the bear-hunting referendum on the November ballot. The Nov. 4 referendum asks voters: “Do you want to ban the use of bait, dogs or traps in bear hunting except to protect property, public safety, or for research?” Brewer said it’s rare to see a state department advocating a position in a referendum. “It’s unusual, but at the same time there would seem to be a legitimate reason for them to get involved with this,” Brewer said.