Please reinstate the spring…

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Please reinstate the spring bear hunt as it was before. I am not a bear hunter and never have been but live in a rural area. Before the spring hunt was cancelled 20 years ago (for wrong reasons) bear sightings or encounters were very uncommon and I never had any reason or need to shoot a nuisance bear but since then nuisance bear encounters have been common among the entire region. People opposed to the hunt seem to have no idea how many bears are killed and wasted as nuisance bears, including sows with cubs. Our moose population is suffering partly due to over predation by bears on newborn calves. A fully reinstated spring bear hunt will bring millions of dollars into the province's tourism economy, creating jobs. There is no downside to this, only upsides. PLEASE bring back this hunt. Thank you.