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Bear hunting season begins tomorrow (Wednesday) in New Hampshire.
It began Monday in Maine, but that three month long hunt could be the last of its kind.
As in New Hampshire, Maine allows baiting and hounds to lure and kill black bears.
But Maine is the only state in the nation that allows a third way of hunting bears as well....trapping.
State biologists and hunting guides say the techniques are essential for controlling Maine's bear population.
But critics call the practices cruel, unsporting, and unnecessary.
And a referendum this Fall will decide their fate as Maine Public Radio's Susan Chisholm reports.

When Lynne Cox says the water's fine, you might want to check for yourself. Whether it's the strong currents of the English Channel, the sharks off the Cape of Good Hope, or the frigid temperatures of the Arctic Ocean, Lynne Cox is happy to swim in just about anything. Lynne started making headlines in the 70's when, at 17, she broke the men's and women's world record for crossing the English Channel. She went on to break a number of world records and swim in waters that had never been attempted; The Bering Sea, the Strait of Magellan and the Arctic Ocean. Believe it or not, Lynne got her start in swimming as a kid living in Manchester, New Hampshire. Her new book is Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long Distance Swimmer.

Today's show was produced by Front Porch Intern, Brady Carlson. We wish him all the best in his last semester at Emerson.