As an avid outdoorsperson I…

As an avid outdoorsperson I respect the presence of bears in our woods and as a Northern resident I accept the presence of bears in our town as they are only drawn here by the actions of residents who continue to leave garbage out and feed other animals. To say that the bear spring hunt is necessary to reduce nuisance bear incidents is nonsensical. Educate people and fine them, don't pass the spring bear hunt off as the missing control measure. The killing of sows with still-dependent offspring is deplorable. I believe the spring bear hunt is an inhumane practice designed only to generate money for the OMNRF and appease the OFAH by extending the amount of time their members get to hunt per year.