Maine's bear hunters were hoping to bag big wins in the Legislature this year, but their proposals for an overhaulof the state's hunting rules will have to wait.State legislators considered a change offered by a pro-hunting group this year that would have given statebiologists the ability to adjust the length of the season and the number of animals a hunter can kill.Hunters were hopeful that would mean more opportunities to hunt bears, but a legislative committee decided inlate May to hold the proposal over until the next legislative session in January. Lawmakers will have anothercrack at the law then, said David Trahan, executive director of the Sportsman's Alliance of Maine, whichauthored the proposal.
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