Bear sightings triple
parrysound.com – Parry Sound,Ontario,Canada
According to the MNR, there are about 75000 to 100000 bears roaming Ontario forests every year. This year, a poor berry crop means the bears are roaming a …
Hunt may be election issue
Timmins Daily Press – Timmins,Ontario,Canada
That’s especially true given that the majority of voters in this province live in the large urban centres of southern Ontario. And the attitudes of these …
Area men fined in illegal moose kill
The North Bay Nugget – North Bay,Ontario,Canada
Three Northern Ontario men have been fined a total of $3500 after pleading guilty to their roles in illegally hunting and killing a bull moose October 2005. …
BQ a good catch for anglers
Belleville Intelligencer – Belleville,Ontario,Canada
The Bay of Quinte is becoming one of Ontario’s hottest destinations for tournament bass anglers, says Pete Thompson of the Quinte Fishing Series. …
Mayor says he feels let down by the Province
Kawartha Media Group – Peterborough,Ontario,Canada
Since fish are the jurisdiction of the MNR, the mayor would like to see at least two things happen. “My first request is for MNR personnel on our water, …
Wildlife Act changes challenged
Vancouver Sun – British Columbia, Canada
Among the coalition’s other suggestions: – No further increase in hunting effort without scientific studies proving a sustainable harvest. … *Bill’s Take (The science for the effectiveness of hunting on wildlife populations has been proven over the decades. It is as solid as the science that shows that effect of non-hunting plans cause wildlife populations to explode. This is another anti-hunting waste of time)*
“Wildlife Act changes challenged”
This does not surprise me one bit. In fact I have been waiting to her the nonsense the animal rights will come up with to challenge this sound wildlife management proposal. Their proposal shows just how much they actually know about wildlife and conservation. Anyone suggesting seriously that wildlife should be left to their own devise and more animals should be listed in the endangered species act should have their sanity and sound judgment questioned. One just has to read the statement to realize how ignorant these groups are to facts “Groups want greater emphasis on protection, rather than more hunters killing more animals.”
-Othmar Vohringer-
“Bear sightings triple” No wonder then that more and more Ontarians complain about dangerous encounters with bears. That’s exactly what you get when wildlife conservation become a political election issue.
Was it not the former premier (name escapes me at the moment) that banned the spring bear hunting season to appeal to the city folks and animal rights types? I remember all the hoopla about it when this happened. I also distinctly remember that the then premier said to the hunters and outfitters that they can quit their protesting about the bear hunt ban as he has made up his mind about it. In the same statement he said something along the line that rural, hunters and outfitters are not as important to his re-election as the city folks are and thus the spring bear hunt ban would stay.
-Othmar Vohringer-