I think the idea of making…

I think the idea of making the spring bear hunt permanent, is absolutely abhorrent. Bear cubs who are still highly dependent on their mothers at that point, stand to be orphaned if their mothers are killed when they leave their cubs behind to go foraging. Females being mistaken for males is not as rare as some would like to say it is. Hunters can't know with certainty the gender of the bear they've killed until they've killed it, and once it's done, it's done; there's no, "Oops, I take it back," at that point. These are sentient beings with strong bonds between mother and young, and for a long time. It's not about how many bears there are in the province, it's about the fact that this is absolutely inhumane. There is no enforcement or accountability regarding killing females who have young, unless the hunter involved decides to turn themselves in and, even then, it does nothing to change the fact that there are now orphans left without a parent to teach them how to live. I am filled with disgust that anyone thinks that the spring hunt should exist at all, let alone be made permanent!