Rules you don't know about!! (bear)

[trimmer21]

Trimmer ... any die hard residents are already hunting bears in the fall. If some of them shifted to the spring the harvest numbers might be split between the 2 seasons but the overall harvest will be the same. IMO it's easier to harvest a bear in the spring (I hunted both seasons in the past so at least I have a little more experience to back up a quote like this) BUT all things being equal it's a much nicer hunt in the fall. Leaves are turning, zero bugs, fish biting, heavier bears, no fear of shooting an illegal sow (no such thing in the fall), no rubbed hides. did I mention no bugs!
most cottagers are gone home and with them a good number of tree huggers.

You may be accurate on all counts. It will certainly remain to be seen. Personally,I enjoy hunting more in the fall for all the reasons you stated,too.

[chris lavoie]

With the spring hunt being re-instated,outfitters with their own BMA's may find more resident hunters coming into the area and hunting without outfitters. That,in and of itself,could upset the population balance depending on their success. It could get very interesting,indeed.

Trimmer, your are correct!! What if I take more non resident hunters than I normally do and then there is an increase in resident hunters.

[redd foxx]

any die hard residents are already hunting bears in the fall.

Well, I lived in Northern Ontario and know lots of `die hard residents` that don`t hunt at all let alone hunt bears in the fall.

[smitty55]

Well, I lived in Northern Ontario and know lots of `die hard residents` that don`t hunt at all let alone hunt bears in the fall.

I took it as he was referring to "Die Hard" resident bear hunters, not just residents.

Cheers

[redd foxx]

Fair enough. That's the trouble with interpreting what is written as opposed to what is said.

[flytyermiller]

No comments on my posts?

[flippin]

It's NOT even 100% yet that there will be a Spring bear season.
It's just talk......
Until we see it in the reg's with "IF" any rules we will have to wait and see!
Flip

[SK33T3R]

It's NOT even 100% yet that there will be a Spring bear season.
It's just talk......
Until we see it in the reg's with "IF" any rules we will have to wait and see!
Flip

Well .... I respectfully disagree with you on this.
When have you ever seen an EBR put out by the MNR that has NOT happened? They already have made a decision and they're going to go through with it. The EBR is just one of the procedures (stepping stones) they need to do to follow the guidelines. They have a comments field just to appease the public and let us all feel as though we will make a difference. Like our opinions count! NOT!
Every change they seem to make is always to fulfill the gov'ts need. Extract more money from us!

They word it as a 5 year trial to appease anyone and everyone that it is reversible "if they see fit".

The 5 or 6 conditions they outlined might be pared back to 2 or 3 BUT "make no mistake" there will be a spring season!

I've been around long enough and seen more then a few of these "marble under the 3 cups" games.

[Waftrudnir]

....
Like our opinions count! NOT!
Every change they seem to make is always to fulfill the gov'ts need. Extract more money from us!
....

yeah, that seem to be the common thread. their job is to make stupid rules, so they could enhance them later over and over again. great job security and we continue to pay constantly increasing fees for that.

The regs should be simplified (as done in a number of states) and the money should be put into enforcement instead of policy making! This will only happen if licence purchases go significantly down (far enough that fee increase does not counterbalance the loss) and stay down for many years so they go constantly over budget.

Look at the other debate around wolf tags: I wonder how many wolf tags were sold up north. Not all that many I guess, but enough in cottage country to make a dime...