I fully support the return…

I fully support the return of the Spring bear hunt on a permanent basis. Hunting is the best management tool to manage wildlife populations. It was very easy to see the grievous harm that was caused to the bear population with the initial closing of the season. The unmanaged population quickly grew to cause human/bear conflicts which resulted in shooting of many nuisance bears. These bears were shot at times of the year when their pelts were of no value and shot by individuals solving a nuisance/ safety problem that had no intention of eating the meat.
The permanent return of the Spring bear hunt is definitely the route to go for proper management of the black bear population.