Hunters often struggle to…

Hunters often struggle to pinpoint the difference between a male and female black bear, and risk killing a mother bear during the spring season – orphaning her cubs who are too young to survive on their own.

Although there is a ban on killing bear cubs and their mothers, this won’t stop hunters who fail to make the distinction. Inadvertently shooting mother bears is what prompted the cancellation of a previous pilot spring hunting season, and reinstating it based on a proposed economic need just isn’t enough to warrant the negative impact on the species.

I disagree with this proposal as it is merely supporting a so-called 'sport' and the so-called 'sportsmen', who participate, are unable to follow rules ... the reason this 'spring hunting season' as cancelled. There is no reason to believe there would be different outcomes this time around.

Definitely not proud of Ontario, of the Ontario Government, in its support of this.