I live in a hunting region -…

I live in a hunting region - what a plan sounds like on paper and how it actually works in real life are two different things. Hoping that a hunter will have ethics and not shoot a female bear or even a small cub is idealistic. Even experienced hunters who are there for the thrill of a kill and not for the food the animal provides, will shoot first and think about what they are shooting later. Is this wrong and against the rules - absolutely - but it still happens. No matter how many surveys they fill in, you can't control it. Their ability to extend their hunting practices into the spring and put young cubs and their mothers at risk is not a can of worms you want to open. Nuisance bears are laughable as an excuse to open up a spring hunt - if there is a truly dangerous situation, that bear can be dealt with at the time. If tourism is something you really want to promote, have a wilderness experience to witness wildlife, take pictures - don't kill it just for the thrill of it.