I write this letter to make…

I write this letter to make my feelings aware to you concerning the hunting of bears - at any time. I have seen images of hunters going into hibernating caves where mother bears and their new offspring are and killing them, merely for sport. I have heard of hunters killing mother bears while they are foraging with their babies either with them or treed while they search for food, and I ask why in this day and age is it necessary to kill for just the pleasure.

We should be treasuring our wildlife before it disappears as a result of our ever changing environment. If there were imminent danger, I could understand killing in order to protect oneself from either being maimed or killed but seriously, this is a very rare situation. Please reconsider the permit for Spring Bear Hunting as well as that of the Fall.

Thank you for considering my plea for the preservation of bears as a natural part of our wildlife.

Sincerely,