Bear baiting obscene - The Chronicle Journal

With regard to the discussion of the spring bear hunt I have a few comments to make.
First, as a hunter and outdoorsman all my life I find it appalling that anyone would condone the cruel and mindless practice of baiting. In order to attract the bears these individuals create a miniature garbage dump. They then sit in their tree stands and wait for the bears to arrive. Bear baiting has nothing to do with sport hunting; instead, it is an obscene and grotesque practice.
Secondly, when a mother bear is killed in the spring, the cubs cannot survive since they cannot fend for themselves. Would these so-called hunters condone a moose or deer spring hunt where the calves and fawns would also perish? Anyone who thinks that this is a good idea should be ashamed of themselves.
The banishment of the spring bear hunt was more than a good idea because it made common sense then just as it makes common sense now.
Tom Connor
Thunder Bay