Natives Sold Bear Bladders & Meat

[One Shot]

I hijacked this article off another site.

Natives sold bear bladders: Officer

http://www.torontosun.com/News/Canad...72976-sun.html


By TRACY MCLAUGHLIN, SPECIAL TO SUN MEDIA


BARRIE -- Three aboriginal hunters are now on trial facing more than 50
offences including the commercial sale of moose, bear and deer meat, as
well as black bear gall bladders.

David Stock, 39, of the Wahta First Nation; Anthony Williams, 32; and
his father George Williams, 55, of the Moose Deer First Nation in the
township of Georgian Bay, north of Orillia, are charged under the Fish
and Wildlife Conservation Act.

Canada has the largest remaining black bear habitat in the world and
their gall bladders are sought after for use in traditional Asian medicine.

Provincial conservation officer John Diebolt told court how he acted
under cover as a real estate agent who also organized game hunts. He
said he stopped at a gas station near the Wahta reserve where a cashier
told him David Stock was the best hunter around.

Diebolt said when he met Stock in his home he offered to take him hunting.

"He told me he hunts whenever and whatever he wants," Diebolt said.

Stock, who is in custody for a trafficking firearms conviction, smiled
and laughed as he sat in the prisoner's box.
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[Wildman]

Good........

[Radar]

It will be interesting to see what the punishment is.

[Steeleco]

It will be interesting to see what the punishment is.

Or isn't??

[bruin]

Stock, who is in custody for a trafficking firearms conviction, smiled
and laughed as he sat in the prisoner's box.
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Sounds like open contempt for the law. I hope they charge him to the fullest extent.

[longwalk]

I know for a fact that we have the very same thing going on out in the Chilliwack area. Shooting anything and everything, does, fawns etc.. and heading upcountry for deer and moose and then selling the meat. so much for some of them being stewards of our environment.

[Thunderstix]

I know for a fact that we have the very same thing going on out in the Chilliwack area. Shooting anything and everything, does, fawns etc.. and heading upcountry for deer and moose and then selling the meat. so much for some of them being stewards of our environment.

Try to reflect a moment and not try to paint them all with the same brush. There are lots of FN that woukld love to see these idiots punished. This no different then us being glad when a newspaper article refers to poachers as such instead of hunters. I highly doubt that the ones "Shooting anything and everything, does, fawns etc.. and heading upcountry for deer and moose and then selling the meat" are claiming are claiming to be stewards of our environment.

[Eichelherr]

I heard the a similar story about dozens of dead bald-headed eagle carcasses turning up, dumped on reserve. The chief claimed it couldnt be a band member, a few months later the culprits where caught. and yes they were band members. As long as theyre tried in the canadian judicial system, having the tried in a native tribunal is an affront to Canadian sovereignty. thank God not all natives arent like that
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[newhunterette]

no matter what a person's religion, creed, nationality, skin colour, beiefs etc etc a hunter is a hunter (follows the laws and regulations sanctioned to wildlife harvesting) a poacher has nothing to do with hunting grrrrrrrrr makes me so angry how words get interpreted for someone's gain

did I mention makes me angry

sorry
Ali

[scoot]

Try to reflect a moment and not try to paint them all with the same brush. There are lots of FN that woukld love to see these idiots punished. This no different then us being glad when a newspaper article refers to poachers as such instead of hunters. I highly doubt that the ones "Shooting anything and everything, does, fawns etc.. and heading upcountry for deer and moose and then selling the meat" are claiming are claiming to be stewards of our environment.

I agree, we all know our blood boils when "hunters" are labled many different things we are far from. I assure you nearly all FN wish these guys to pay for their crimes.