600lb grizzly poached in Pemberton

[Alex]

HBCers,

A large grizzly bear was shot yesterday on the lillooet FSR in Pemberton. The conservation officer service is urging anyone with information to contact the RAPP line imediately at 1-877-952-7277.

Regards,

Alex

[oscar makonka]

Take note of this post on Alberta outdoorsman about a Big bear wounded near Pemberton.
http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/showthread.php?p=1166635#post1166635

[Buckzilla]

as stated in the thread from pg66. Check out the link on the alberta outdorrsman site where a guy posted he shot and lost a big bear?!?!?

[Alex]

A 317-kilogram, male grizzly bear was shot and mutilated in the Pemberton area on Thursday.

Conservation officers said they received a call around 4 p.m. Thursday about a grizzly bear carcass found just off a forest service road.

“Our officers attended, and we did locate a very large male grizzly that was dead with what appears to be bullet holes in it,” Insp. Chris Doyle said on Friday. “Some parts had been removed from the bear.”

Doyle did not say which bear parts were removed, citing that the specifics could jeopardize the investigation.

While grizzly bear hunting is allowed in certain parts of B.C., it is illegal in Pemberton, said Doyle. The penalty could be up to $100,000 fine and one year in jail.

“In this area, the numbers [of grizzlies] are not viable to support any kind of hunting,” Doyle said. “The loss of an animal like this can have a significant impact on the population.”

Doyle said the last time a grizzly bear was shot in Pemberton was back in 2004.

The David Suzuki Foundation said in March that 317 grizzly bears were killed in B.C. in 2010, mostly due to trophy hunting. The number is slightly lower than previous years, but the environmental organization said grizzly mortality may be doubled that because many deaths go unreported, mostly as a result of illegal poaching.

Anyone with information about the grizzly death in Pemberton can call the Report All Poachers and Polluters program at 1-877-952-7277.

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[Deer_Slayer]

what a shame..this really sucks

[Steeleco]

Find the jerks and treat then in kind.