There is no sense in this intervention and no place in civilized society for sport/trophy
hunting. Project the bears from illegal hunting and leave them alone.
The spring bear hunt needs to continue as a control for black bears. Last time it was cancelled the population went out of control and impacted the moose and deer population. Bear baits are a source of food for bears in early spring and they will never be all shot from hunting.
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I have yet to see any strong evidence supporting the continuation of this program. This government has become notorious for making decisions lacking adequate evidence and sufficient consultation.
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Allowing the spring black bear hunt to happen would be absolutely appalling. Hunters are unable to tell from a distance whether a black bear is male or female and has cubs or not, so your so-called 'protections' for female and cubs are useless.
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I fully support the full return of the spring bear hunt. I have been driving up from southern Ontario to participate in the spring hunt every year since the first pilot project years, 2014. Every year my group spends a significant amount of money in Northern communities during this hunt.
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I strongly disagree with reinstating the spring bear hunt. I've guided Non resident hunters that were hunting bear in the spring, I know that it's illegal to shoot a bear with cubs, but some non-resident hunters do not wait to see if the bear coming into bait has cubs or not.
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I fully support the return of the full spring bear hunt. The hunt is a great way to increase hunter participation and success rate to help manage an abundant bear population.
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I am entirely opposed to the Ontario government's proposal to bring back the spring bear hunt.
This abhorrent practice was originally stopped in 1999, and with good reason, it has no reason to exist in the 21st century!
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Hunters often claim they can tell if a female bear is nursing her young. But, five 'Fish and Wildlife' staff in the U.S. seem to disagree. In a discussion paper, they wrote:
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Best scenario. Spring Bear Hunt should be abolished, however if hunt is too continue, changes must be made.
-It should last 30 days, June 1 to June 30. -Baiting must stop after June 30 not to begin again until September 1st, or 2 weeks prior to fall hunt.
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The Spring hunt is inhumane for mothers and their offspring and should not be permitted for the financial profits of tourism industry etc. Only indigenous populations should be able to hung during the springtime.
A spring bear hunt would be unfair to the cubs which will inevitably be left to fend for themselves at too early of an age. This is not a sensible strategy for management and would only encourage non hunters to feel increased animosity towards all hunters.
Please do NOT reinstate the spring bear hunt. It is both cruel and unnecessary. It leaves young bear cubs alone and unable to fend for themselves and there is no black bear overpopulation problem.
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