As a proponent of hunting and proper management I urge you to not implement a spring bear hunt. It doesn’t appear to be necessary. A fall hunt is already going to take place. Thank you.
It is good the spring bear hunt is permanent but Ontario residents who had to move out of province for work shouldn't be penalized. They should still be able to hunt with there relatives. Personally I own 550 acres of land. My brothers own over 2000 acres.
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I have to disagree with the continuation of the spring bear hunt. With evidence demonstrating that hunters can't necessarily differentiate well enough to avoid harming female bears and therefore potentially also their cubs, it seems foolish to allow such a hunt to occur.
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I agree with the Fur-Bearers (as per the comments below), that if the bear hunts continue, changes are required. But really, I strongly OPPOSE THE BEAR HUNT.
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I do not support the cruel and unnecessary spring bear hunt. Mother bears will be killed leaving orphaned bear cubs to fend for themselves. Killing older bears that are of reproductive age is irresponsible and goes against all notions of conservation.
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No one needs a black bear hunt. No hunter is hunting “for food to feed my family”. No one needs ambalacl bear hint, Least of all black bear mothers who will die and leave their cubs to starve to death.
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I don't know the stats, but certainly don't hear of a huge over population of black bears. Do see a lot of new development in the area which means we are now intruding on bear habitat. Don't agree with implementing a standard bear hunting season. Should be implemented as needed not as easy.
There is no reason to reinstate a bear hunt in Ontario. Bear hunting is done by tourists who don't hunt but actually bait bears, an incredibly craven method. Bears aren't used for meat, hides or fur but instead hunted as trophies making this an egotistical and wasteful endeavor.
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As a life-long resident of Ontario (6+ decades) I strongly oppose the spring bear hunt.
Here are some of my reasons:
- Most hunters are non-residents who hunt by baiting bears. this is a disgusting practice;
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Do not permanently reinstate the black bear spring hunt. The idea of hunting bears at the time when the females are raising cubs is unacceptable. While the hunt is to target only males, hunters are not able to distinguish between males and females until the animal is dead.
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There is little reason for a bear hunt. Bears become problems when pesticides and human developments ruin berries and natural habitats. Bears are a vital part of our ecosystem and deserve to be treated as such. The bear hunt is harmful.
Populations should be monitored and hunting seasons should be approved annually based on numbers. I do not think there should be a regular hunting season, especially in the spring when many young cubs become orphaned from their mothers getting killed.
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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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In the current Anthropocene era, we humans are the cause of the sixth mass extinction. We are killing animals at an unprecedented rate; removing their habitat from them for our own uses; and polluting land, air, and water, all at the cost of non-human species.
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