This is entirely an issue of…

This is entirely an issue of perceived economic benefit VS unecessary suffering to bear cubs.

How does a hunter identify whether the bear he is targetting in his sights is a male or female? The cubs do not hunt with the mother. They will end up starving to death or (less likely) being a meal for a wolf. I am dismayed with the "science" being offered by Mark Ryckman, who, is an avid bear hunter. This is akin to the scientists employed by the tobacco companies (there is no evidence that cigarettes cause cancer).

Please reconsider continuing with the spring bear hunt. I am a scientist and see no benefit to society in purposely orphaning bear cubs.

The bears will incur a large weight loss during hibernation and will be ravenous when they emerge in the spring. The females will be driven harder to find food due to the body composition loss from cub rearing and will be more active in searching for food. Couple that with the practice of "baiting" and they become easy targets.

Please consider my comment when formulating your policy.