I live in rural Ontario so…

I live in rural Ontario so am not bringing an urban view to my objection to the potential renewal of the spring bear hunt.

It is unethical in a number of ways. Young bears will be orphaned, that is a given. To bait bears when they have come out of hibernation and are hungry requires no skill on a hunter's part.

I suspect that far more people in Ontario are against the bear hunt than the handful of hunters who feel they should be able to do as they please.

If this is to be done fairly there should be greater consultation. I have a right to see bears flourish and populate the woodlands. I see bears all to infrequently if at all.

Hunting animals just out of hibernation is barbaric in the extreme and the care for cubs is left to volunteers who could be using there time more profitably than cleaning up after careless hunters