Myself and my family are…

Myself and my family are Ontario residents and we strongly oppose the spring bear hunt - it should be cancelled.

The government rationale stated in 2014, was that a spring bear hunt will enhance community safety. However the government's own evidence illustrates the spring bear hunt has not, and does not, reduce human conflict with bears.

END the hunt. Effectively replace it with public education regarding attractants/feeding, and establish rules which are monitored and enforced.

Spring bear hunters are a very small percentage of Ontario residents and tourists spending time with nature in the outdoors. Hunters are a serious safety hazard to these people, their children and their beloved pets. Stop catering to loud minority interests over the safety and elevated ethical values of the general population.

The spring bear hunt has been cruel and dangerous:

Females with cubs have not been protected - callously leaving orphaned cubs to perish.

Baiting has not been governed by registration and is reprehensible - Bait piles attract bears and other wildlife endangering recreationalists, drivers, property owners, and pets.

Despicably using dogs to chase, tree and harass bears is abhorrent and should have never been allowed.

END the hunt - enhance economic value by marketing eco-tourism.