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Basically, a guy was hiking by himself in Jasper, got scared when he saw a black bear, and shot it. It's not legal to hunt in Canada's national parks.
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Painchaud had gone hiking with two friends but got tired before his companions and turned back alone. While on his own, he saw a bear about 100 feet away and across a creek, according to the case’s agreed statement of facts obtained by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
The hiker said he “became scared” and fired a warning shot into the air with the 20-gauge shotgun he had brought into the park. Firearms are not permitted in Canada’s national parks, a rule that Painchaud told the court he “honestly had no idea” existed.
After the warning shot, the bear took a few steps in Painchaud’s direction, at which point he shot and injured the animal. The wounded bear rolled down a creek bank and fled into the forest.
Justice Rosanna Saccomani said that the fear Painchaud said he felt upon seeing the bear was irrelevant to the case.
″[That] would apply to pretty much every single person in your situation,” she said, per the CBC. “We’re all afraid of bears.”
Man Sentenced For Shooting Black Bear In National Park Due To Being ‘Scared’
The hiker illegally brought a shotgun into the Canadian park and claimed he acted out of fear when he shot and wounded the bear from about 100 feet away.
Painchaud had gone hiking with two friends but got tired before his companions and turned back alone. While on his own, he saw a bear about 100 feet away and across a creek, according to the case’s agreed statement of facts obtained by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
The hiker said he “became scared” and fired a warning shot into the air with the 20-gauge shotgun he had brought into the park. Firearms are not permitted in Canada’s national parks, a rule that Painchaud told the court he “honestly had no idea” existed.
After the warning shot, the bear took a few steps in Painchaud’s direction, at which point he shot and injured the animal. The wounded bear rolled down a creek bank and fled into the forest.
Justice Rosanna Saccomani said that the fear Painchaud said he felt upon seeing the bear was irrelevant to the case.
″[That] would apply to pretty much every single person in your situation,” she said, per the CBC. “We’re all afraid of bears.”
