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Originally Posted by Derek Sutton
Just so everyone knows, you don't eat bear meat. Bears are hunted for the "rug", You shoot it, skin it and pack up. Stoner did what everyone else does who bear hunts, he did nothing wrong from a hunting stand point, nor from a wildlife conservation stand point.
The hunting debate is something entirely different.
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Bear grease (made from the fat) is useful for all kinds of things. It's used pretty often by First Nations people. It's true that the meat is not tasty. As has been pointed out already, though, the issue is whether hunting just for trophies is ethical. I don't think so, which is why I'm in favour of this being made an issue and brought into the spotlight. Stoner didn't do anything illegal, and there are plenty of people who will support him and think he did nothing wrong. My hope is that making this public will help spark eventual change in the laws and what is considered okay in hunting.