I am very disappointed to…

I am very disappointed to hear about the proposed changes that would disallow non-Ontario resident landowners from hunting bear without an Ontario Outfitter.

Please consider the following rational, and please continue to allow non-resident Ontario landowners to hunt bear without an Ontario Outfitter.

1. The Bear population inside the BMU which I own land and hunt is very healthy. This BMU has no Ontario outfitters. To my knowledge there is only one Ontario resident that hunts bear in this BMU. Disallowing me to hunt within the BMU which I own land will have ZERO impact to the Ontario bear population but will negatively impact the Ontario economy, as i will likely no longer bear hunt in Ontario due to this change

2. The Ontario bear harvest by non-Ontario resident landowners is insignificant and has no impact on the health of the Ontario bear population.

3. There is a positive economic impact to Ontario by allowing non-resident landowners to hunt bear without a Outfitter:
A. Property taxes paid to Ontario
B. Non-Resident license fees paid to Ontario
C. Every year friends accompany me to Ontario to bear hunt. These friends hunt with, and pay a local Ontario Outfitter to hunt in his designated BMU (not the same BMU that I own property, and am allowed to hunt). I will likely discontinue bear hunting in Ontario if the proposed change go through and I will no longer bring friends to hunt bear in Ontario. The Outfitter they utilize will suffer financially due to this change. THIS ISSUE IS SIGNIFICANT, PLEASE HIGHLIGHT WHEN MAKING YOUR FINAL DECISION.
D. Significant money is spent in Ontario each year by myself as a non-residence landowner, and by the friends that accompany to me to hunt bear inside Ontario. This includes gas, groceries, alcohol, and various other items. This will cease if the proposed change is approved.

I see no rational for the proposed change and do not believe this is a change that needs to be made. It will not have a positive impact to Ontario, to the bear population, or to Ontario's Outfitters.

Ontario is an awesome place to own land. I strive to be a good steward of the land and have been pleased to support Ontario economically. I urge you to deny the proposed change that would disallow non-resident landowners from hunting without an Ontario Outfitter. In summary of the above; the change would have no positive impact to the bear population, but would have a negative impact to the Ontario economy.