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Published on: January 22, 2020 | Last Updated: January 22, 2020 11:02 AM EST

The prospect of the return of the spring bear hunt is ‘music to the ears’ of
the president of the Northern Ontario Bear Management Association.
“This is the announcement our organization has been hoping for and working
toward for the past several years and its awesome to see the (Doug) Ford
government take such positive action,” Mickey Major said in a release.
Major said he has been strongly advocating for reforms to better manage
bears in Ontario, changes he said will ensure a healthy bear population and
provide stability to bear outfitters throughout the province.
“The timing of this announcement couldn’t be better and it’s a tremendous
relief for our members to see the government resolve some of the
association’s biggest issues. Announcing the permanent return of the…