Spring Bear Hunting - Sample Letter to Your Legislator #2

(Remember to edit this letter and make it your own. Letters make a bigger impact on legislators if they are not identical to others.)

[Date]

Dear [Legislator’s Name],

I am writing to ask your help in bringing an end to a cruel and unsporting practice that takes place in the woods of our state each year – the hunting of bears in the spring.

The cruelty involved in spring bear hunting may not be immediately obvious, but when you take a closer look you’ll realize that cubs are orphaned as a direct result of the hunt. Bear cubs are typically only a couple months old when the hunt begins, are still nursing and are entirely dependent on their mothers for survival. 

The hunter often has no way of knowing that the bear he’s aiming at is a mother with dependent young – and can’t even be sure whether he’s shooting a male or a female bear. When cubs are young their mother will often leave them hidden away, or in the branches of a tree, while she forages for food, sometimes leaving them for hours and wandering more than a mile. If their mother does not return, the still-nursing cubs will die from starvation, dehydration, or will be killed by a predator. 

The hunting of bears in the spring is a practice that ought to be halted immediately.

Thank you for your time and consideration of this important issue.

Sincerely,

[Name]
[Address]