I am against reinstating the…

I am against reinstating the spring bear hunt. The hunt would take place when the bear cubs are at their most vulnerable. Although the proposal is to only hunt boars the reality is that females often hide their young in trees when foraging. Differentiating between male and females is not easy and many females are likely to be killed in error, leaving their young to almost certain death.

The reality is that if humans were taught to properly bear proof their properties by storing garbage in bear proof systems, avoiding feeding birds and other unintended food sources, humans and bears can cohabitate.
The excuse to institute the spring bear hunt to provide jobs and revenue for communities is ludicrous. If population control is the objective then the fall hunt would provide that and the cubs who are orphaned at that time would have a slim chance of survival.

Communities such as Elliot Lake that instituted a bear wise program saw the human/bear conflict drop dramatically. Education is the key.

To institute the spring hunt again is wrong and is only catering to the hunter lobby group with no good scientific evidence to support this move. Please look at this from a scientific, humane perspective and say no to this pressure.