Ducks Stoner Facing Charges for Killing Bear
- AlwaysHockey Staff
- Sep 17, 2015
- 2 min read
Photo Credit – Stoner’s Personal Photo
Anaheim Ducks defenseman Clayton Stoner is currently under pressure from Law enforcement in British Columbia. The RCMP has filed five charges under the Wildlife Act following the shooting of a grizzly bear in B.C. two years ago. The Ducks defencemen was apart of the Minnesota Wild at the time.
Stoner is facing two counts of making a false statement to obtain a hunting licence, as well as one count of hunting without a licence, one count of hunting wildlife out of season, and one count of unlawful possession of dead wildlife.
On May 22, 2013, Stoner shot a well known local bear named Cheeky. Stoner then proceeded to photograph himself with the bear’s severed head and paws. The bear was shot in an area that Coastal First Nations referred as “off-limits for trophy hunting.”
The details of the first Nations group released back in 2013, paints a bad picture for Stoner. “Skinned and left to rot in a field. His head and paws were carried out past a sign declaring trophy hunting closed in the Great Bear Rainforest.” First Nations group released in a statement back in 2013.
“I grew up hunting and fishing in British Columbia and continue to enjoy spending time with my family outdoors,” Stoner said. “I applied for and received a grizzly bear hunting licence through a British Columbia limited-entry lottery last winter and shot a grizzly bear with my licence while hunting with my father, uncle and a friend in May.”
- Clayton Stoner told The Vancouver in September 2013
Stoner is scheduled for a court date October 9th, 2015 in B.C. It’s still unknown if it will keep him out of October 10th season opener for the Ducks. Stoner could face charges carrying a “maximum fine of up to $250,000”, according to the Vancouver Sun.
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