I don't hunt for bears in…

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I don't hunt for bears in the spring, however, I think it's a good idea to bring back the spring bear hunt. It will provide tourism dollars to the province (boosting the economy - sales of ammo, taxidermists, other hunting equipment), provide employment (guides, outfitter staff, etc.) and help curb the nuisance bear problem existing in some areas.
There never was an enforcement problem anywhere with the spring bear hunt before it was curbed in 1999 (no killing of sows with cubs, etc.) and was simply shut down because of a rights group complaint.