I think it is cruel and…

I think it is cruel and unnecessary to allow a spring bear hunt, when female bears are raising and nursing cubs. Although the proposed law makes it illegal to shoot female bears with cubs, mistakes will happen and cubs will be orphaned and most will starve to death. Fines after the fact do nothing to address this type of cruelty. In addition, MNRF likely doesn't have resources to appropriately police this.

Bear population numbers can be managed during a more humane hunting season instead of the spring when bears are weak from hibernation and raising young. What other animals are hunted in the spring when they have young?

I understand that companies in the north running hunting businesses rely on the income from hunters, but perhaps they can offer photographic tour opportunities and other tourist options in the spring? As humans, we have the ability to think about our actions and consequences and we need to be better stewards of nature. We are also creative and able to diversify methods of generating income.

Please reconsider this legislation that permits heartless and cruel treatment of animals.