• Huge Bear, Controversial Kill
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[url=http://denver.cbslocal.com/2010/12/17/huge-bear-controversial-kill/]Source with video[/url] [release][img]http://cbsdenver.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/bear-killed-craig.jpg?w=420[/img] [B]CRAIG, Colo. (CBS4)[/B] - *A hunter from Craig may have killed one of the biggest bears ever in Colorado, but how the hunter bagged his prize is creating quite the controversy. Richard Kendall told the Craig Daily Press that he tracked the 700 pound bear to its den in the Wilson Creek area north of Meeker. He waited five hours for it to come out. When the bear did not emerge, he went in and killed it. The Division of Wildlife says it has been getting lots of calls from people outraged about how Kendall killed the bear. CBS4’s Dominic Garcia spoke with Randy Hampton of the Division of Wildlife who says the bear kill was not illegal, but it does go against some of the unspoken rules in the hunting world. “There are certainly ethical standards within the hunting community: Don’t shoot ducks on a pond. Don’t shoot turkeys on a roost. Don’t shoot bears in a den.” The Division of Wildlife says this incident will open up a discussion within the agency. They will then present their findings to the wildlife commission. Ultimately, it will be up to them to decide if what Kendall did will be illegal in the future.[/release] So according to the video in the Source, black bears don't weigh no more than 253Lbs (117Kg) and this one weighed 700Lbs (317Kg)! That was a MASSIVE bear. IMHO what he did was wrong and I agree 110% with those ethical standards... what he did was [U]just wrong[/U], but then again, I don't really like sport hunting. Just take a look at the comments in the Source... this is going to cause a lot of controversy.
Good for him, Aslong as he uses every piece of the bear for food, clothing.
[QUOTE=Pretiacruento;26864983][url=http://denver.cbslocal.com/2010/12/17/huge-bear-controversial-kill/]Source with video[/url] [release][img_thumb]http://cbsdenver.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/bear-killed-craig.jpg?w=420[/img_thumb] [B]CRAIG, Colo. (CBS4)[/B] - *A hunter from Craig may have killed one of the biggest bears ever in Colorado, but how the hunter bagged his prize is creating quite the controversy. Richard Kendall told the Craig Daily Press that he tracked the 700 pound bear to its den in the Wilson Creek area north of Meeker. He waited five hours for it to come out. When the bear did not emerge, he went in and killed it. The Division of Wildlife says it has been getting lots of calls from people outraged about how Kendall killed the bear. CBS4’s Dominic Garcia spoke with Randy Hampton of the Division of Wildlife who says the bear kill was not illegal, but it does go against some of the unspoken rules in the hunting world. “There are certainly ethical standards within the hunting community: Don’t shoot ducks on a pond. Don’t shoot turkeys on a roost. Don’t shoot bears in a den.” The Division of Wildlife says this incident will open up a discussion within the agency. They will then present their findings to the wildlife commission. Ultimately, it will be up to them to decide if what Kendall did will be illegal in the future.[/release] So according to the video in the Source, black bears don't weigh no more than 253Lbs (117Kg) and this one weighed 700Lbs (317Kg)! That was a MASSIVE bear. IMHO what he did was wrong and I agree 110% with those ethical standards... what he did was [U]just wrong[/U], but then again, I don't really like sport hunting. Just take a look at the comments in the Source... this is going to cause a lot of controversy.[/QUOTE] I don't see anything wrong with the way he killed it.
[QUOTE=Pretiacruento;26864983] So according to the video in the Source, black bears don't weigh no more than 253Lbs (117Kg) [/QUOTE] that's bullshit. [editline]22nd December 2010[/editline] ^ why did you quote the entire OP
You can make an epic fur coat with that sucker.
that guy looks like my uncle :smith:
I live in Colorado, maybe I can ask him to make me a rug out of it.
thats hilariously awesome.
Shooting a bear resting in it's den seems unsportsmanlike. I mean, I'm okay with hunting for sport, but that's cheating.
Damn, you could make a pretty damn big hat out of that beast of a bear.
Well it is frowned upon to kill bears in their den, kind of a cheap shot.
I dislike the killing of it.
[QUOTE=RELAXiN;26865293]I dislike the killing of it.[/QUOTE] I wouldn't care if he killed it outside of the den, but inside it is just ehhhhhhhh.....
Would you rather be murdered in your home, or on the way to the grocery store?
grocery store. [editline]22nd December 2010[/editline] being murdered in your own home feels like invading privacy a bit
[QUOTE=Fuhrer;26865095]I don't see anything wrong with the way he killed it.[/QUOTE] Uhmm... you're trolling, right? right? [QUOTE=Xenomoose;26865243][B]Shooting a bear resting in it's den seems unsportsmanlike[/B]. I mean, I'm okay with hunting for sport, but [B]that's cheating[/B].[/QUOTE] This.
If he was going to kill it in its den, he should have used his bear hands. Like a real man. Bad pun unintentional.
I think people who kill merely for the fun of it are idiots. Especially a magnificent animal like this bear.
I wouldn't say it's any more immoral than plain old hunting, but it certainly is lame.
“There are certainly ethical standards within the hunting community: [b]Don’t shoot ducks on a pond.[/b] Don’t shoot turkeys on a roost. Don’t shoot bears in a den.” How else are you supposed to get them? You can't tell me I have to shoot ducks mid-flight with a shotgun, that's bullshit. Hell, I couldn't even shoot one when I coaxed it into the pond! [editline]asdf[/editline] I don't hunt for sport though, my brother cooks whatever we get, the hunters that just shoot them and leave them lying around are assholes.
[QUOTE=theseltsamone;26865743] How else are you supposed to get them? You can't tell me I have to shoot ducks mid-flight with a shotgun, that's bullshit. [/QUOTE] are you serious?
[QUOTE=theseltsamone;26865743] How else are you supposed to get them? You can't tell me I have to shoot ducks mid-flight with a shotgun, that's bullshit. Hell, I couldn't even shoot one when I coaxed it into the pond![/QUOTE] Have you played the game Duck Hunt before?
Inb4 "The bear weighed so much because it was pregnant."
He camped the bear, what the fuck. Cheap ass hunter.
[QUOTE=Pretiacruento;26865540]Uhmm... you're trolling, right? right? This.[/QUOTE] Haha, it's hunting not some video game.
[QUOTE=Fata;26865078]Good for him, Aslong as he uses every piece of the bear for food, clothing.[/QUOTE] How many people do you know that eat bear?
[QUOTE=Biotoxsin;26866266]How many people do you know that eat bear?[/QUOTE] Chuck Norris
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I really don't care, although that is kind of a cheap shot Shouldn't be illegal though
Do I agree with what he did? No. But they said that it wasn't illegal, so why are they discussing it?
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