Please prohibit the spring…

Please prohibit the spring bear hunt! It is indefensible cruelty to bait hungry bears, who are just awakening from hibernation, with food then gunning them down! This has the added horror of possibly leaving orphaned cubs to die of starvation or to be killed by predators. It also doesn't improve bear to human conflict which is stopped only by removing their access to garbage etc. The survival of the adult female bear is what the species depends on, so please protect them from hunting.