A new Vermont law prevents hunters from selling bear paws and organs

A wild black bear in Yukon Territory during springtime after hibernation. Photo via Adobe StockBear hunting season begins on Sept. 1, and the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is reminding hunters that a new law prohibits the sale of bear paws and organs, such as the animal’s gallbladder.In passing the law, Act 141, Vermont joined the vast majority of U.S. states that ban hunters from selling such bear parts, which are purchased at a premium, then sold on the black market and transpor