Today the Ontario Government announced that it is establishing a regular
spring black bear season, reducing seasons on the Bruce Peninsula and making
other minor updates to black bear regulations.

“We are proposing to continue the spring black bear season beyond 2020 for
residents and non-residents in all Wildlife Management Units where there is
a fall black bear season. The spring season would continue to run annually
from May 1st to June 15th (except for WMUs 82A, 83 and 84 – see below for
additional information). The harvest of bear cubs and female bears
accompanied by a cub would remain prohibited. Bear licences and tags would
remain valid for both the spring or fall season.

As part of this proposal, mandatory hunter reporting deadlines for resident
bear hunters would be simplified by requiring one report submission for the
year (rather than the current spring and fall reports depending on when…