Please do not reinstate the spring bear hunt. Cubs are left without mothers. This act is cruel, nothing but cruel. Bears are not aggressive and are a significant and important part of the chain of life in our Ontario wildlife community.
I suggest that the Ministry refrain from implementing any change to the season dates on the heels of the questionable change in baiting distances. This would allow an assessment of the impact of the latter before committing to a change for the former.
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It has been 15 years since the Mike Harris Conservative government cancelled the spring bear hunt. The reasons for cancelling it at that time are the same reasons that apply today. Science tells us that we do not have an over population of bears and even if we did, the fall bear hunt would suffice.
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I do not think that this should be allowed They are not showing respect for the Bears or the other Creatures. They are just making it easy for out of town /locals to have target practice and shoot/poison with out control and respect.
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Bear cubs will continue to be orphaned if the hunt becomes permanent. While it’s currently against the law to kill cubs and mother bears accompanied by cubs, mother bears often leave their cubs in trees when searching for food.
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Hunting bears doesn’t improve human safety. Stopping human-bear conflict is achieved by removing access to garbage, barbeques, and other attractants. Public education on how to prevent human-beat needs to be invested in, not killing bears who are just doing what bears do.
Black bear populations are being over-harvested in several to many WMUs in northeastern and south-central ON, exceeding sustainable harvest levels and exceeding other sustainability indicators.
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I am writing in opposition to the spring bear "hunt" which isn't really a hunt at all, but a slaughter. It is akin to shooting fish in a barrel . . . but with much less skill. It is virtually impossible to determine the gender of a bear from above and cubs will be orphaned.
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It means a lot to me to live in a province where people show compassion towards other species who cannot speak for themselves. With this particular issue, the ban on hunting black bears is one such instance of compassion. I strongly request that your government does not change this ban.
In spring, sows foraging for food to feed new born cubs become targets for hunters leaving orphans to starve in their dens waiting for a mother who will never return. Or the besr that is injured not killed and escapes only tovdie in excruciating pain
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