Hello there, As a concerned…

Hello there,

As a concerned citizen of Ontario, I believe the following concerns need to be addressed pertaining to bear hunting and the Spring bear hunt in Ontario:
-The current season of May 1 to June 15 should be changed to June 1 to June 30 to protect females with cubs as well as the cubs themselves.
-Baiting should not take place as it goes against the conservation golden rule which is to not feed the animals.
-If baiting is to continue , baiting must end when the season concludes and not begin again until shortly before the fall season and more stringent limits must be put in place to protect recreationalists, drivers, property owners, pets and others from bait piles that attract wildlife.
-All bait sites should be registered to ensure compliance.
-Hunting license fees should increase so as to be able to support the hiring of my conservation officers or in other words boots on the ground to monitor hunting actitivies.
-The government must make an acknowledgement that a spring bear hunt is not about community safety as originally stated in 2014 in the face of their own evidence showing it does not impact human conflict with bears; education and enforcement of human behaviour, attractants and feeding will have the greatest impact on mitigating and preventing conflict.
-The use of hounds/dogs to chase, tree and/or otherwise harass bears should be immediately halted. This practice is being phased out in other countries and it is time Ontario recognize the need to change as well.