1. The notice is misleading…

1. The notice is misleading. The notice says the changes will affect Bruce Peninsula but the proposed changes include WMU 82A, and 84 which are not on the bruce Peninsula, and covers a significant area larger than the Bruce Peninsula.
2. The current regulations allow black bear hunting in the township of Keppel. I assume this is intended to manage the bear population that conflicts with the high density and growing population of cottagers and full time residence along Grey Road 1. Reducing the bear season will have a negative effect and increase the number of human interfaces as bears search out cottage garbage.
3. Farmers and land owners on the Bruce Peninsula have a very negative relationship and low trust factor with the Ministry, because of past bear practices. The high density of farmers in the area have significant bear issues, crop damage and loss of farm animals. It is believed that the larger black bears that are not native to the BRuce, were imported by the Ministry (from algonquin area). THe larger black bears have caused an imbalance in the bear population and increased human / Bear conflicts.
4. I have heard anecdotal evidence of black bears being poached, and not properly harvested or reported (rather just buried in a hole) in the above areas. This benefits no one.
5. Bear remain an effective predator and increase faun mortality, and are in direct conflict with deer hunting opportunities which is a much larger economic draw to the area.