RE: Ontario Spring Bear…

RE: Ontario Spring Bear Hunt ERO # 019-1112

To Whom This Concerns,

As a resident of Ontario I am forwarding my comments and opinions regarding an issue that I am strongly against.

The Spring Bear Hunt is about to start shortly and it has no place in the year 2020, in Ontario! This hunt should not be extended, but rather abolished.

This is a cruel and heartless sport that government supports because pro-hunting organizations have spread incorrect information and blatant lies to benefit themselves and enable hunting of bears. Hunters aim to make people afraid and hateful of bears in order to enable them to continue hunting and killing.

Hunters will have people believe that bears are dangerous with regards to people. If there are human and bear conflicts, in most cases it's because of food products left carelessly that attracts the bears. Better management of people's food waste should be enforced.

Bear and moose conflict is another fallacy. Bears are primarily vegetarian and are not responsible for the decline of moose. Again, over-hunting by people is the major reason of this species decline.
Bear hunting in early spring ie, May is putting the baby cubs at risk because the female bear will hide her young in order to forage for food. Sometimes, these females will travel quite far from their young. How is a hunter to determine whether the bear he aims at is a regular bear or one with young cubs waiting for her return? They can't. That is why so many bears are killed and the young are left to die a slow and painful death of starvation.

Dogs are often used to chase bears. How do dogs determine whether a bear is a female, with cubs? They don't. They are simply trained to chase bears...Any bears.

In this day and age of climate change and species decline, we as a country who are blessed with our beautiful vast lands and precious wildlife should be doing everything possible in order to save our animals. Nature will provide balance of species. Humans do not need to cull any species.

I think that you realize that if most Ontarians were polled, they would be against the Bear Hunt. Unfortunately, I am part of the Silent Majority. Pro-Hunting groups are well organized and vocal while fighting for their unjust cause. I implore that my government who represents the will of the people, do the right thing and STOP the Bear Hunt.