There should be no spring hunt of black bears. Hunting while mothers are rearing young creates conditions which are virtually guaranteed to lead to orphaned cubs, even if that is not the intention of the law.
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Why would hunting a bear, who has been hibernating and obviously NOT in prime condition, give any pleasure to an ethical hunter? And what of the bear cubs who may be orphaned due to the sow being killed?
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Hunting alpha predators is questionable at the best of times, but a spring hunt? Spring is when mothers are raising their newborns and cubs, who can't survive alone.
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This proposed expansion of the reprehensible spring bear hunt is motivated primarily by the current Conservative government's attempt to buy votes and popularity in northern Ontario through `blood money'.
What a disgrace
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I urge the Ontario government to cancel the province's Spring Bear Hunt completely There was no legitimate rationale for partial reinstatement of the spring bear hunt by the previous government and there is none now. Please, do not follow through with this misguided plan.
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Your government needs to listen
Spring hunt is not necessary give the young a chance to make it on there own
Do you know how many black bears are there or is this just for the trophy hunters and outfitters
I just moved to Ontario and was liking till this showed up
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As a resident of Northwestern Ontario I strongly encourage you to cancel the province's Spring Bear Hunt. The former Spring Bear Hunt was a disaster in Northern communities. The amount of orphan cubs was a epidemic.
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I urge the Ontario government to cancel the province's Spring Bear Hunt completely There was no legitimate rationale for partial reinstatement of the spring bear hunt by the previous government and there is none now. Please, do not follow through with this misguided plan.
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Please don’t kill the bears! Our ecosystem needs them! They’re beautiful creatures and Ontario needs to be place that protects them! Some Hunters can’t tell if the bear is a female or a male and females will get killed in the process!
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No. A black bear hunt isn't needed. Especially a permanent one. Unnecessary and cruel to the wildlife. Stop killing Ontario's wildlife, especially her predators.
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.
As an Ontario resident our voices need to speak for the bears. Leave them alone.
It is ridiculous that you would want to make these changes. There is no way for a hunter to determine if it's a male or female that they are killing, which could lead into orphaned cubs.
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Why reinstate it? What purpose does it serve? I'm opposed to all sport hunting. Just because the US is rolling back legislation to protect the environment and animals doesn't mean Canada should too. Let's be better than that!
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