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The Winnipeg Humane Society is promoting an online survey aimed at lobbying the government to ban spring black bear hunting, citing ethical concerns about using bait compromising fair chase.

“The spring bear hunt focuses on animals who are just coming out of the den with young cubs who are hungry. Hunters use bait stations to lure the animals out, and if you’ve ever seen a bait station, it looks like a big garbage can or a barrel, with human food, all different kinds of food that are not natural for the animal,” said Krista Boryskavich, the director of animal advocacy at the Winnipeg Humane Society.

“I hate to use this analogy, but it’s like shooting fish in a barrel. In this case, it’s like luring bears with a barrel and then shooting them.”