There are NO good reason to hold a spring bear hunt. It’s not even good sportsmanship as the bears will be hunted at a time when they are very vulnerable. There is neither benefit nor honour in this, only hurt. I urge you to reconsider.
I, and many Ontarians that I’ve spoken to, would like to see our government disallow sport hunting entirely. Wild animals should be able to live out their natural lives free from human violence and their populations be regulated by the ecosystems within which they live.
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I am very concerned that the Ont. gov. is proposing to make the temporary spring black bear hunt permanent. It is my understanding that there are only approximately 100,000 black bears in Ont. That is a not a large number of animals!
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There was a specific and extremely valid reason for canceling the spring bear hunt; the accidental killing of female bears with cubs. The only reason this is being considered again is because the government thinks it can make money from bear hunting licenses.
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Stop All Bear Hunts. This is a stain on Ontario's environmentalism. Ontarianscwants to see humane wildlife practices. Make the right decision and ban all Bear Hunts, killing our wildlife is a disgraceful means of wildlife management.
I am strongly opposed to the spring Bear hunt. People will kill Mother's with babies and they will not be honest about this to the ministry. Poor baby Bears will die without their Mothers.
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There is simply no reason to continue the history of hunting black bears - leave the dads with the moms and babies. Find other sports to engage in that are humane to animals. This is 2020 - go to Canadian Tire and buy a hockey set.
Black bear hunting should not be legal in Canada. There's no way for hunters to differentiate between male and female bears if there is a spring hunt, risking the orphaning of cubs who are cannot survive without their mother. This is cruel and should not be allowed.
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Please keep spring black bear hunting illegal. Mothers will be killed accidentally and it is cruel anyway. No one should be killing other creatures for sport.
How can a hunters see the difference between a male and female black bear? An annual spring bear hunt will risk killing a mother bear during the spring season – orphaning her cubs who are too young to survive on their own.
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I find this so disturbing. Setting up a system that will orphan bear cubs? I don't understand how anyone can think this is a good idea. In my entire life of camping and cottaging, never have I been bothered by a bear. I consider myself lucky if I spot one in the woods.
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Hunting of any Wildlife in our public places , forests, parklands and marshes is not good business .... Allowing the hunting of bears in the Spring is cruel and immoral and it is a reactionary measure un welcome in a modern World ...
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Please do not reinstitute this cruel bear hunt. Wildlife is under threat from human encroachment on their habitats, climate crisis, and civilized societies are building refuges and protected areas to keep wildlife safe. Why is the government proposing this?
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There is no reason to have a bear hunt. This is trophy hunting and this type of hunting should be done with in Ontario. This disgusts and offends me that this is still even considered.
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There is no need for a spring black bear hunt. The risk of a mother bear with small cubs being killed, thus orphaning her cubs is too great. It cannot be left up to hunters to determine in the field, from a distance through a scope, if they are looking at a male or female bear.
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We own property up north and strongly object to the proposal to allow black bear hunting. We have seen bears on our property and have no issues with that - we enjoy and respect them from a safe distance. We do NOT want to see them killed.
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.
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