‘Stopped him in his tracks’: Outrage after former pro hockey player kills grizzly

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‘Stopped him in his tracks’: Outrage after former pro hockey player kills grizzly

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A former professional hockey player is facing a backlash after he posted photos of a massive dead grizzly bear he hunted in Yukon.

‘Stopped him in his tracks’: Outrage after former pro hockey player kills grizzly

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September 18, 2018 12:59 am
The Canadian Press

A former professional hockey player is facing a backlash after he posted photos of a massive dead grizzly bear he hunted in Yukon.

Tim Brent, who was born in Ontario and played for several teams in the NHL, shared the photos on Facebook and Twitter.

“So this is the Mountain Grizzly Bear!” he said in a Sept. 10 post. “It was very easy to tell by his posturing that this boar owned the valley we were hunting and wasn’t scared of anything!

“My heart felt like it was pounding out of my chest, but the 30 Nosler did the job and stopped him in his tracks. Couldn’t be more thrilled to take a world-class mountain grizzly in one of the most beautiful settings in the world!!!”

In another post a couple days later, Brent posted a photo of himself with a moose he killed.

“The stars definitely aligned in the Yukon when I spotted this giant bull in the willows,” he wrote. “I am thankful and I will never forget this moment in time, with family, in the most beautiful place on earth. This is a moose of a lifetime!!!”

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The posts of him posing with the dead animals have sparked criticism and threats from other social media users — including one suggesting they should get a Mexican cartel to “put a hit” on him and see how he felt.

Brent said in another post that he reported the tweet, but Twitter didn’t see it as a threat.

“This is what we are up against as hunters and conservationists!” he wrote last Friday. “These are the types of messages I am getting on Twitter in response to my moose and bear hunts. I would love to know what constitutes a threat or abuse for Twitter?”

Brent has not responded to a request for comment.

Officials with the Yukon government didn’t respond to questions about the outrage, but confirmed the fall hunting season for grizzlies runs from Aug 1. to Nov. 15. They say it’s legal to shoot moose from Aug. 1 to Oct. 31.

In the emailed statement, they said a non-resident Canadian hunter would need to use an outfitter or a special guide to hunt for a black bear, grizzly bear or moose in Yukon.

There’s an estimated 6,000 to 7,000 grizzly bears in Yukon.

Earlier this year, outdoor television host Steve Ecklund’s cougar hunt in Alberta led to a similar controversy — prompting Laureen Harper, wife of former prime minister Stephen Harper, to suggest Ecklund had a small ##### — after he bragged about it on social media.

Similar outrage followed the killing of No. 148, a well-known Banff grizzly bear, by a hunter in British Columbia last summer.

Both kills were legal, but prompted a debate about the cultural divide that exists about hunting large carnivores.

Hunters often defend the hunt as tradition and a way to put food on the table, while others say predator meat isn’t very tasty so they are often killed for their trophy items.
 
Never post these successes on social media unless security settings prevent the usual riff-raff internet trolls from seeing and posting their silliness. Some people are quite unbalanced and can cause serious damage. There'll always be some media a**hole that will exploit the story,too. Good for Tim. Those are excellent.
 
Are these people surprised by the reaction they get when they post everything online? It’s one train wreck to another in terms of bad publicity whenever celebrities or pseudo-celebrities post their hunts, why do it? Save yourself some grief and put away the selfie stick for a little while,

The “look at me” generation never seems to learn...
 
phinton81 said:
Are these people surprised by the reaction they get when they post everything online? It’s one train wreck to another in terms of bad publicity whenever celebrities or pseudo-celebrities post their hunts, why do it? Save yourself some grief and put away the selfie stick for a little while,

The “look at me” generation never seems to learn...
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Boom! You got it! Drives me crazy. Instagram famous
 
When will hunters learn to stop posting on fb & twitter?!! You’re just looking for attention from the anti’s on there. They are nothing but socialist left wing nut job sites, what do you expect by posting on them? The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.
 
it used to be socially acceptable to display your hunting prowes, it is part of our heritage, as one american pro gun website states “my rights don’t end where your feelings begin” when will we learn to be proud of what we enjoy? all those insignificant noise makers that spew venom on social media are just pathetic insignificant nobodies that would stay silent if met face to face, all they do is make noise, and try to pass themselves for majority, they are not
 
Good for him, being proud of his accomplishments, posting his results, and standing up to the antis. The more hunters hide, the less “normal” our activities appear, giving the antis even more traction.

Now, the posting of video kills, especially ones with questionably ethical activity, that’s a whole different ballgame.
 
Legitimacy of the hunt has nothing to do with it. Facebook/Twitter are basically SJW/Anti-hunting echo chambers, why post hunting pictures therein? They're also super simple/easy sources for news stories these days, so supposed "outrage" gets blown way out of proportion and all of a sudden we are being told that the "internet" hates hunting and hunting pictures when in fact its a few over zealous posters that are responsible for the frenzy with an all too willing news media jumping on the bandwagon.

Even hunters can be divided on the merits of trophy hunting and/or hunting of grizzlies, why add fuel to the anti-fire by throwing your trophy pics into the BS machine that is Facebook/Twitter and the mainstream media?

Patrick
 
and if we remain silent this suppose outrage will be given attention, showing pride and supporting each other with greater numbers will lead the serous news reporters away from touching the subject, one way or the other we may have to face ridicules expectations from misinformed general public and publicists, only way to protect our heritage is to stan for it, not hide in corners and wish the idiots gone
 
this is what we face now a days, kill a bear you get a lifetime of harassment , kill a person and you get 3-4 years... tough thing with social media, you post hunting pics you pretty much know the response you will recieve...
but here we go again, 10,000 letters to our Yukon gov't demanding the end of bear hunting
 
Hiding/censoring legitimate hunting activities will accomplish nothing. Why give them the power ?, they are a small uninformed minority fighting for their cause of the week. So sick of the jellyfish bending to the will of keyboard warriors. Grow a set, be proud of your sport and don't forget to vote.
 
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