Negative online comments prove that the public should be better educated about the reality of a polar bear hunt in Labrador, one Nunatsiavut hunter says. Derrick Pottle, a longtime hunter in Rigolet wasn't surprised at the social media outrage, including racist comments, that came after another hunter - Darrell Voisey of Makkovik - tried to sell a polar bear pelt online. But the comments are hurtful, Pottle said - and often ill informed. Pottle said that he thinks the online criticism boils down to a lack of updated and accurate information - something that reminds him of similar criticism of the seal hunt.
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