I am in favour of the…

I am in favour of the continuation of the Ontario Spring Black Bear Hunt. I also agree with the bait placement proposed changes. I do not however agree with the non resident changes for direct family members or land owners. Lots of these "Non Resident landowners do not have there property near a licenced BMA outfitter and would have to travel even farther to go on there bear hunt. I am not a non resident landowner nor do I have relatives that take part in this that are non residents but for those that use these licences I think it should be maintained the way it is currently situated. What I would like to see is a non kill licence for non residents that would like to come to Ontario and run there hounds off baits but not actually kill the bear. There is a great opportunity for the province with dog licences as well as permit fees for non residents to come to Ontario and simply run and tree bears with there hounds. This could be have some stipulations attached maybe such as must be with a resident black bear tag holder, must not have a firearm or bow ect. I just feel putting all opportunities into the hands of the few with large BMA's on crown land could be handled better especially with "NO KILL" options as this will not hurt there numbers or quotas what so ever. This also being said the area in which hound hunting takes part is usually in the more southern regions of the province where there is more road access and very few large scale guiding operations.