ONLY Ontario residents [with proof of real residency, e.g. OHIP card] should be eligible for any and all hunting and fishing licenses. The definition of "Ontario resident" should, for these purposes, be expanded to include any First Nations, Metis or Inuit person.
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As an avid hunter I oppose the spring bear hunt. There will still be lose of female bears where Cubs are not seen at time hunter shoots. This could jeopardize the survival of the Cubs thereby loss of female bear and cubs
STOP this violence against animals! The bears aren’t the problem - it’s the people! This cruelty needs to end and the murder of bears and other animals through culling and “bear hunts” has to be stopped! What the HELL are you barbarians thinking?
The spring bear hunt is a cash grab for tourist dollars. There is NO PLACE for this hunt. It is unethical and inhumane.
Is is not about public safety, much as OFAH might falsely claim.
Put the ban back in place!
https://www.tvo.org/article/why-the-spring-bear-hunt-isnt-about-public-safety
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I'm in favour of the proposal to keep the spring bear hunt. I work in the tourism industry and met many people over the years that have traveled to the area for hunting and fishing.
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It is beyond sad to think that killing these amazing animals is even up for discussion. They have just as much a right to life as we do. Let them live!
My wife and I live on Georgian Bay surrounded by wilderness and are fortunate to have exposure to all kinds of wildlife. We occasionally see or have evidence of bear activity.
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I feel this is the right thing to do. I support this change 100%. I go to northern Ontario 4 to 5 times a year. The bear population is crazy. Good work on this one MNR.
Vaughn
This should absolutely not be allowed. Baiting and shooting bears in the spring when they are extremely hungry and quite often with young, is not only unnecessary and violent, but unethical.
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Pls for the love of Nature and Humankind, do NOT allow regular yearly bear exterminations! When animal populations explode, ON should be prepared to do SOME culling based on newly gathered information, not regulations that are based on old data. Bear hunting is murder of a species.
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I strongly object to the reopening of any hunt in the Province of Ontario, especially this spring bear hunt which pro-killing organizations again spout off wildlife management and conservation as why it's needed.
What a load of propoganda!
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NO, I am vehemently opposed to a permanent spring bear hunt.
It will be a death warrant for innocent baby bear cubs who will be orphaned and die when their mothers are gunned down by hunters after emerging from hibernation in the spring.
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