Editor,

Here are a few interesting facts about bear hunting from the Humane Society of America.

Hunting and pursue of bears with hounds: “Collared hounds pursue bears until the exhausted, frightened animals seek refuge in a tree where they are shot or turn to fight. Injuries or death to both bears and dogs leave bear cubs vulnerable to mauling, orphaning and death.” “The orphan cubs under a year old will likely die from starvation and predation. Hunters frequently fail to check for presence of young in tree, which could alert the hunters that they are pursuing a mother bear.” “Hounding makes bears expend energy that they need in order to survive hibernation, and disrupt feeding regimes.”

Hounding is unsporting and lacks fair chase stated in this article.

PETA states “that the hunting hounds are often kept chained or penned. Some are turned loose at the end…