Column: Referendum passage makes state a leader in hunting rights

SUN JOURNAL • November 20, 2021

In supporting Question 3, I cast my vote to give Maine hunting rights state Constitutional protection. The Constitutional amendment, as worded, protects my right “to harvest food of my choosing.” According to David Trahan, executive director of the Sportsmen’s Alliance of Maine, Maine is the first state in the nation to enact such a Constitutional provision. He expects other states to follow suit. Trahan observes that this “new right establishes reasonable boundaries to protect us (hunters) from animal rights activists.” Ironically, a number of previous attempts to add hunting rights to the state Constitution have failed over the years. ~ V. Paul Reynolds