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A Lower Mainland man has been handed a $7,500 penalty and two-year hunting ban for killing a black bear on cultivated land without permission.
The incident took place in May 2020 near Pemberton.
The man spotted at least one black bear on a slope, across a fenced and cultivated field, when he exited his vehicle and shot and killed the bear.
The individual pleaded guilty in Pemberton Provincial Court this week to hunting on cultivated land without permission and possessing wildlife harvested unlawfully, both offences under the BC Wildlife Act.
The Conservation Officer Service investigation began after witnesses reported hearing gunshots in the area.
The majority of the penalty will go to the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation.
The man was also ordered to retake the CORE hunter training program.
Unsafe hunting practices can put people at risk. The COS hopes this penalty will deter others from similar activities.
Donald Patrick says
Should hang him by the testicles at 10 feet and not let him go until his body reaches ground level. They know what they are doing … just playing stupid because our laws have no teeth and many of our Conservation Officers are just serial animal killers in disguise. Ask them if they have ever looked up the “word” in the dictionary. Same class of hunter that shoot a cow and claim they thot it was a Deer … no wonder the big Cats are taking a sample of humans…. tit for tat.
Terry says
Wow, that is some nonsense. Out there idea wise and the grammar is just as bad.