I am a 60 year resident on…

I am a 60 year resident on the Bruce Peninsula and a land owner and a life long hunter and member of the Bruce Peninsula Sportsmen's Association. We presently do not have a MNRF Biologist in this area to monitor the Bruce bear population. I have observed more bears on my own property in the last 5 years than ever before in my life time. I therefore feel it is right to continue with a fall bear hunt to control the number of bear incidence in residential areas. The hunt keeps the bear population wild. The discontinuing of the hunt well tend to domesticate the bear population which could become very danger to humans and farm livestock. My neighbor had a colt taken down by a bear and I have had property damage by bears. If I have to protect my property and family from a bear I will do so.