Posted on 10/20/2008 11:01:36 AM PDT by markomalley
A B.C. man who clubbed a bear to death in self-defence is now defending himself from a smear campaign.
Jim West of 70 Mile House says angry animal-rights crusaders have been harassing him at home and impersonating him in e-mails to media outlets.
"I figure this is someone from PETA [People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals] because I've had some people tracking me down and giving me the gears," said Mr. West, 45.
"I really hate that. I hate confrontations of any kind. I try to be as polite as possible. I'm sorry, but it was simply a life-or-death situation," he said yesterday.
PETA spokesman Martin Mersereau denied any involvement in the smear campaign.
"We are absolutely not involved," said Mr. Mersereau. "We focus our efforts on accomplishing things and this doesn't fit in that category."
Mr. West bludgeoned the black bear to death after it attacked him near Green Lake in the Cariboo earlier this month.
Mr. West and his two dogs were scouting for moose when he crossed the path of the angry mama bear on Oct. 4.
He was walking with his black Labrador dogs when the bear rushed him. The sow twice knocked him down before Mr. West grabbed a large stick and struck her between the ears, then repeatedly hit her, crushing her skull.
Conservation officers put down the bear's two cubs, which were nearby and which the mom was protecting.
Since then, e-mails have been sent to The Province in Mr. West's name, attempting to debunk his story.
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IIRC, it happened in April, 1994 or so. She was jogging (perhaps with ear buds/walkman) on a trail south and east of Auburn, Calif. She was on a well-used trail, just NEof Cool, Calif. There was a 30-50-70 miles endurance ride that same day. She apparently was taken down from behind, and dragged off the trail, killed with a crushing bite to the back of her skull, partially eaten, and partially covered with leaves for the female to come back for more.
The leaders of the 70 mile participants of the endurance raide were ascertained to be on the trail at the same spot about 15-20 milutes of the woman being taken down. Since the riders are recorded at various checkpooints for a number of reasons, this information was deemed accurate.
The riders that day felt very fortunate they didn’t get attacked.
It sure put a damper on the whole weekend event.
Mountain lions are getting bolder and bolder and more numerous since the touchy-feely voters gave them a pass.
It has led to alot of SSS= Shoot-shovel-shut up in the ranching community.
LOL!
“I could never harm an animal. I would let them eat me.”
Good for us, one less nut case and she would probably poison the wolf. The wold would die from a “toxic stupidity syndrome” OD.
too fast on the post, Wolf could instead wold would. Sorry folks.
Why did they have to kill the cubs?
If they're covered in meat sauce. :)
"We are absolutely not involved," said Mr. Mersereau. "We focus our efforts on accomplishing things and this doesn't fit in that category."
Yeah, I'm sure that is technically true. They use their terrorist cell ELF to do the real dirty work.
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