There are more bears in Ontario because of the cancellation of the spring bear hunt seven-and-a-half years ago.
That’s the findings of the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters.
Terry Quinney is a biologist with the OFAH and says the expanded fall bear hunt hasn’t made up for the loss of the spring hunt.
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Quinney says there is a direct correlation between the cancellation of the spring bear hunt and an increase in the number of nuicence bear complaints in Ontario.
