Writer calls for a ban on coyote and bear hunting

To the Editor.
There has been a moratorium on coyote hounding via Act 165. The Fish and Wildlife Board and Department were to address control of hunting hounds for the moratorium to be lifted. Not surprisingly, the board’s recommendations to regulate themselves fell significantly short of any improvement. The board’s solution to hounders lacking control over dogs was to require that hounds wear remote shock collars with GPS.

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