I am firmly opposed to this…

I am firmly opposed to this proposal. Not only is the claimed economic benefit spurious, but the obvious cruelty of hunting these bears outweighs it even if it does materialize.
Additionally, hunters can and will frequently mistake female black bears for male, thus killing mother bears with cubs too young to survive without her. The hunting of cubs or of mother bears is illegal for good reason. This proposal will create an obvious loophole to this law, as any hunter can kill mother bears and avoid punishment simply claiming it was done in ignorance.

I urge all MPPs to oppose this proposal.

Thank you,
-AH