I am fully supportive of…

I am fully supportive of permanently reinstating the spring bear hunt.
When the hunt was originally cancelled, it was not sue in part to science informing the decision, but purely of a political nature where the government of the day was making effort to appease vocal lobbyists with deep pockets!
Despite what nay sayers have been pushing in the media, Ontario has one of the longest histories of sustainable wildlife management in North America; this is inclusive of bears and bear hunting. Bears like many of our natural resources are a renewable resource and we have proven that spring hunting is sustainable and doesn't negatively impact the overall health of the bear population in Ontario. Furthermore, research has shown that bears do account for up to 50% of moose calf mortality, and as we know our moose population is currently under a great deal of stress as a result of many factors, bears being one of them. Reinstatement of the spring bear hunt will assist with addressing one of many aspects impacting Ontario's moose population. The three pillars of sustainability includes not just environmental aspects, but also social and economic aspects. We know for a fact that the social and economic aspects associated to the spring bear hunt are critically important factors for many Ontario residents as well as tourists, especially those who live in northern and rural parts of the province, which accounts for 90% of the provinces land mass. As a hunter and with proper education, it is in fact relatively easy to distinguish between male and female bears regardless of the season and whether or not cubs are present. Younger, juvenile bears can be more difficult, but they are also not a component of the population which is reproducing, so the whole orphaned cubs argument is weak at best.

Anyway, you get the point of my feedback and the facts which support my family's position on being FULLY SUPPORTIVE on the permanent reinstatement of the spring bear hunt!

Next on the list of to do's I hope will be the elimination of the requirement for small game hunters to buy wolf/coyote game seals. This was another ridiculous change that happened not based on science, but based on politics which shouldn't be a factor when making important fish and wildlife management decisions! Wolves prefer moose over all other sources of food and have had massive impacts on the populations across northern Ontario. Over the past 20 years I have seen and observed the impacts as a result of extensive amounts of time spent in the bush all across northern Ontario where I work as a Forester in addition to being an avid angler, hunter and trapper.