The spring bear hunt is…

The spring bear hunt is cruel and idiotic.
Hunting bears just out of winter sleep is not a food driven activity as the bears are lean and desperate. They do not provide a good food source.
Hunters can not tell the difference between males and females reliably leading to many orphaned cubs.
If you have areas with problem bears, start by training the problem humans that made them, or remove the bears humanely.
Eliminating the spring bear hunt was progressive, stop being so regressive and catering to the vocal minority.