I object to this proposal…

I object to this proposal because I see it as a serious threat to public safety.

The proposed open season for this hunt covers the period when the the waterways are used for recreational purposes by residents of Ontario for swimming, fishing and boating. As a waterway resident and user of of the waterways for pleasure during spring, summer, and fall I object to sharing the waterways with hunters shooting into the waterways from the shore and /or boats. This is a safety issue.

Similarly, the proposal to allow hunters to let carcasses spoil after collection is a public safety issue. Supervision and regulation of this aspect of the proposal is not tenable. The thought of rotting corpses floating in the waterways or washing up on the shorelines is not only repulsive, but poses a human health risk. I think that to assume that hunters will voluntarily collect corpses and dispose of them properly is extremely naive.