Opinion piece on the Spring Bear hunt

[Gilroy]

We all know who they are and new members will quickly pick up on them,too,because they aren't stupid people,either,right? When they start their nonsense on their posts,simply don't engage. Maybe,if they're marginalized enough,they'll get the message and STFU or just quietly bugger off. Say now,we haven't seen welsh around for awhile,eh?

Interesting that you say that because I was thinking the same thing. I suspect that Welsh might be engaged in helping the government on some gun legislation,but that is purely speculation on my behalf.

[Gilroy]

So unless you agree with the majority, everything you say about any subject is trolling? Not much of a 'discussion', if everyone agrees with one another.

Yeh they would love it if they could bully,cajole,intimidate others members on here to see things there way.They have been trying with me since even before 2008 on the old website. Still here, still giving my opinion,still posting with a large number of people reading and replying to threads.

I like to think I am addressing the silent MAJORITY not the vocal minority.Kinda like how its worked in the last two elections.

[Gilroy]

For those of you that managed to stay on topic I appreciate the input.

I'd have to agree that the article certainly appears to be written by someone living in the Southern regions of the province as he shares much of the anecdotal (and empirically false) evidence I have heard from other folks living in the urban south (although certainly I have met many who understand these issues for what they really are).

Although there is much I disagree with when it comes to the Ford government, it seems to me that the MNRF has developed somewhat of a backbone to stand behind scientific data since the conservatives took power. Evidence of this was this move to reinstate the spring bear hunt, while simultaneously taking an indepth look at the failing bear population of the Bruce Peninsula and what could be done there (including limiting hunting opportunities) to fix that. A government that is willing to look both hunters and anti-hunters in the eye and state a path forward that is in the best interests of our resources and not the special interests of either group is at the very least, making one right decision.

A very nicely written article and I to have found that the Minister of Natural Resources has been great.

I took the opportunity after this fall hunt to send a letter of commendation to my local CO on the great job she was doing as a new CO.
Ministers office replied and send the letter forward to her boss in Bancroft.They are trying hard with the new Moose hunting laws and even although I find the fee and choice structure a little complicated I like the point system.

If the previous Conservative Government under Mike Harris "had the backbone to stand behind scientific data" the Spring bear hunt would never had been cancelled in the first place.I believe the MNR threatened to sue their own government back in the day?

In any event I hoped in this nicely written post you would have mentioned it was the previous Liberal Government who got the ball rolling on the re reinstatement of the Spring bear hunt.But all the same good thread,contributions by many and the usual one line trolling by some.

[MikePal]

.They have been trying with me since even before 2008 on the old website. Still here, still giving my opinion,still posting with a large number of people reading and replying to threads.

I was here back then Gilly, we all knew then, as we do now, you were trolling for attention. Nothing has changed, no one took you seriously then and no one takes you seriously now.

At least your infamous.....I think you hold the record for most threads closed/locked down due to your nonsense.

[Gilroy]

I was here back then Gilly, we all knew then, as we do now, you were trolling for attention. Nothing has changed, no one took you seriously then and no one takes you seriously now.

At least your infamous.....I think you hold the record for most threads closed/locked down due to your nonsense.

21,353 posts for you Mike some would say that you are trolling for attention.Just Sayin.

Only 3 of your 475 threads have ever been shut down and I posted on many of them,your numbers do not add up.

Of the three shut down I was not the cause,the posters are all there at the end of the threads.

[Tigboy 304]

Well as I said in my member introduction this is a great site with many great members other than a few liberals and we know who they are. This again is a outdoors site and who is any one here to judge what another hunter does or how he hunts as long as they follow the law.

[sawbill]

Enough of this he said, she said nonsense!