Highway 400 creates a…

Highway 400 creates a natural barrier between the Georgian Bay shoreline (GBS) and the interior to the east of the 400 and is mostly WMU 46. Deer and Bear are for the most part confined to WMU 46 because of this natural barrier of the 400. Given this narrow band, I don't think the population density is as high as the ministry thinks. As a longtime seasonal resident of Georgian Bay, all I can offer is anecdotal input to say the deer and bear population is declining - I don't have any scientific evidence to support this hypothesis other than 50 years of observation.

I do not support re-establishing the permanent spring hunt and I think the Fall hunt is far too long in duration. There is already enough pressure on the population as it is from human penetration into their natural areas. It is a compounding issue - more pressure means less offspring.