Bear shot dead by police

[deerslayer]

Bear shot dead in newmarket since ministry can't respond to call after two hours waiting do you think there's a problem with in the system

[dutchhunter]

what a shame ,people in that area are not happy ,,Dutch

[Mdiddi]

That's too bad. Hopefully it didn't go to waste.

[seabast]

Bear shot dead in newmarket since ministry can't respond to call after two hours waiting do you think there's a problem with in the system

I thought the MNR made it pretty clear a year or two ago that they will not take care of bear problem anymore!!!! So, it kind of make sense if they didn't answer, no?

[trimmer21]

I thought the MNR made it pretty clear a year or two ago that they will not take care of bear problem anymore!!!! So, it kind of make sense if they didn't answer, no?

Heaven forbid they should have money in the budget to deal with this eventuality,but,N-O-O-O,we get "bear wise" bullshyte,instead. The part that really PO's me is that they knew for two days there was a problem,but,waited until this morning to actually do something. To add insult to injury,the Police shot the Bear just as OMNRF staff arrived with proper equipment to deal with the situation. Somebody needs a -whuppin' for tis fiasco.

[bellerivercrossbowhunter]

Just another sad display of police brutality....

If the bear attacked I can see shooting it but if it's just trying to survive or stay out of the way I say leave it alone or re-locate it...

I bear hunt & respect this animal, there is a time and place to shoot a bear & this is not one of them..........

[deerslayer]

Now all the excuses will be coming in from ministry
It all started with too many police with helicopters chasing it should have just been a couple of police watching it not freaking it out would like to here what the minister of mnrf has to say
Can just imagine the call that came in all of our offices are closed right now could you please call back at 9am when someone is here to take your call

[werner.reiche]

Lots of bears get the s-s-s.

That this one makes the news doesn't make it more important than any of the others.

And if we are trying to place blame...

Its not with the cops. They are not wildlife specialists. This is how they deal with problem wildlife.
Its not with MNR. Their policy is not to handle bear problems.
Possibly with the municipality animal control? Not sure about that either.

[finsfurfeathers]

Just another sad display of police brutality....

If the bear attacked I can see shooting it but if it's just trying to survive or stay out of the way I say leave it alone or re-locate it...

I bear hunt & respect this animal, there is a time and place to shoot a bear & this is not one of them..........

Got to disagree with you here. A problem animal is a problem animal. Be it a coyote, raccoon, or a bear within city limits. Quick safe cost effective way to deal with a displaced animal.

[seabast]

Now all the excuses will be coming in from ministry
It all started with too many police with helicopters chasing it should have just been a couple of police watching it not freaking it out would like to here what the minister of mnrf has to say
Can just imagine the call that came in all of our offices are closed right now could you please call back at 9am when someone is here to take your call

I'm not surprise at all they deployed the all unit for a bad bear!
Last week someone in this forum reported that a "Fawn" was a source of danger for his community, and animal control got involved ..... People seems to be different in the city.