A man in Cour d'Alene Idaho shot and killed a Grizzly bear on his property. Now, he's being charged with a misdemeanor for it.
Grizzlies are a threatened species in the lower 48 states.
He "was concerned for the safety of his children playing outside when a mother grizzly and two cubs wandered onto his property on May 8.
Jeremy Hill has six kids, ranging in age from 14 years old to 10 months old. At least five were home when the grizzly was killed, Mike Hill said.
The bears had gone after some pigs in a pen that the kids had been raising, Mike Hill said.
He said his son shot one of the bears, then called authorities to notify them of the kill. The other two bears ran off.
He said his son could have just buried the animal and not said anything to law enforcement. He said his son is being penalized for coming forward."
Yah, I'd say he's justified. After all, how do you think a grizzly would respond if Mr. Hill went and started poking around in the bear's home with its kids home?
The charge of killing a threatened species is punishable by up to a year in prison, a maximum fine of $50,000, and up to one year of supervised release.
Fortunately he's garnered a lot of support on this one, I think we'll see it tossed out but....still! Come ON!
