Opinion piece on the Spring Bear hunt

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Originally Posted by Badenoch

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The spring bear hunt isn't about meat it's about money. The bears are just coming out of hibernation and have less meat on them than later in the year. What they do have however is luxurious fur that hasn't been rubbed against trees.

Fatass Americans and Europeans come to Ontario, outfitters stick them in a stand, fill a barrel with stale donuts from Timmies and a hungry bear gets blasted so Bubba or Fritz can get a rug. Maybe the meat gets fed to the dogs.

It's the same as the losers who go to Africa and shoot a giraffe. The meat isn't particularly desirable, they are easy to hunt and kill and the hides are quite popular.

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I feel the same about hunting a giraffe it would not be a animal I would pursue especially being in Africa with such a wild variety of game killing one is not a challenge and I believe many hunters probably feel the same way.

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Originally Posted by Gilroy

I feel the same about hunting a giraffe it would not be a animal I would pursue especially being in Africa with such a wild variety of game killing one is not a challenge and I believe many hunters probably feel the same way.

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Many could say the same about moose or moose calves, they are not timid, easy to shoot and pose no real challenge to hunt once located. To each their own if your legally hunting with a license than why does it matter what game is chosen?

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Originally Posted by canadaman30

Many could say the same about moose or moose calves, they are not timid, easy to shoot and pose no real challenge to hunt once located. To each their own if your legally hunting with a license than why does it matter what game is chosen?

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Exactly!! If we don't stand together,we'll certainly hang separately.

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Originally Posted by canadaman30

Many could say the same about moose or moose calves, they are not timid, easy to shoot and pose no real challenge to hunt once located. To each their own if your legally hunting with a license than why does it matter what game is chosen?

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Well locating Moose is the challenge as you have pointed out,I personally have no desire to hunt a giraffe and hunters dropping such a majestic animal only add to the ranks of anti hunters IMHO.

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Originally Posted by trimmer21

Exactly!! If we don't stand together,we'll certainly hang separately.

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I don,t want to be defined by a group and do not prescribe to "your either with us or against us theory". So no I,am not willing to get hung as a hunter because another hunter wants to drop a giraffe or a half tame lion because he/she considers it a trophy.

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Originally Posted by Badenoch

The portion of the article that is correct is this one.



The spring bear hunt isn't about meat it's about money. The bears are just coming out of hibernation and have less meat on them than later in the year. What they do have however is luxurious fur that hasn't been rubbed against trees.

Fatass Americans and Europeans come to Ontario, outfitters stick them in a stand, fill a barrel with stale donuts from Timmies and a hungry bear gets blasted so Bubba or Fritz can get a rug. Maybe the meat gets fed to the dogs.

It's the same as the losers who go to Africa and shoot a giraffe. The meat isn't particularly desirable, they are easy to hunt and kill and the hides are quite popular.

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You have no clue on what you’re talking about
Go get yourself educated on the subject “”Bear Hunting””
Or on hunting in general
Then come back here and we can have a civil conversation

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Originally Posted by Gilroy

Well locating Moose is the challenge as you have pointed out,I personally have no desire to hunt a giraffe and hunters dropping such a majestic animal only add to the ranks of anti hunters IMHO.

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So locating a giraffe in blistering heat on foot would not be a challenge? Prolly more of a challenge than looking over a swamp and calling in a moose in 10c temps. Shooting a calf wouldn't add to the ranks of anti-hunters? Or how about shooting a fawn whitetail that's the size of a dog and less than a year old?

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Originally Posted by Gilroy

I don,t want to be defined by a group and do not prescribe to "your either with us or against us theory". So no I,am not willing to get hung as a hunter because another hunter wants to drop a giraffe or a half tame lion because he/she considers it a trophy.

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Name one animal that is hunted that someone doesn’t think is their favourite and shouldn’t be hunted. If we follow your logic we wouldn’t hunt anything

The one off lion was beat to death and since it was a one off not worth talking about

I firmly believe there is nothing wrong with harvesting a renewable resource if the population can support it. Whether that be a trapper taking a muskrat or someone taking an elephant or giraffe. There is no difference other than to the people who want to have regulations based on emotions

And again if that was the case there would be no hunting fishing or trapping. So be careful what you wish for

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Originally Posted by Gilroy

Well locating Moose is the challenge as you have pointed out,I personally have no desire to hunt a giraffe and hunters dropping such a majestic animal only add to the ranks of anti hunters IMHO.

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Yes it is your option. As for an honest one, well it's mine that it's not.

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Originally Posted by canadaman30

So locating a giraffe in blistering heat on foot would not be a challenge? Prolly more of a challenge than looking over a swamp and calling in a moose in 10c temps. Shooting a calf wouldn't add to the ranks of anti-hunters? Or how about shooting a fawn whitetail that's the size of a dog and less than a year old?

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The perception with the general public is that a giraffe is not a game animal,is found only on one continent and the meat is not considered game meat. Having not hunted in Africa,I do not know if they walk on foot in blistering heat or if the animal is spotted from the air,tracked with 4x,s
and then some overweight hunter from Texas who cannot walk 5 yards gets out of the truck and kills the giraffe,do you? Taking a fawn the size of a dog and less than a year old does upset anti hunters,what is your point.