am a 3rd year fishing and…

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am a 3rd year fishing and hunting outfitter in northwest Ontario. After my first season of operation (2018) my tag allocations were cut from 17 down to 2 because of the supposed decline in the bear population! How is it now justified to extend the spring hunt with the data that was used to cut new camp owner tags? I now pay more to receive my 2 tags than the camps around me that receive anywhere from 12 to 15 tags. The purchase price of my camp was based on revenue that would be generated from the sales of these tags. By not cutting these tags until the second year of ownership my business has suffered huge losses in revenue and in the purchase price! It is not reassuring now that the government has come out and says there is a healthy bear population! What data are these cuts being based on? Why is it only new camp owners are responsible in ensuring a healthy bear population? How can the pricing of bear tags vary from camp to camp? Is it fair that I pay more for my 2 bear tags than the camp rite next to me that receives 13 tags? Will I ever get my tags back? These are just a few questions from a very concerned new camp owner. These cuts have put my whole business in jeopardy and to be honest the whole “bear tags are not gaurenteed to transfer” answer isn’t reassuring. Especially after they transferred for my first year of operation. Thx