Jonathan Kimble, a senior who dons the cherished buckskin costume at WVU sporting events, was videotaped shooting the small bear as it was chased into a tree by dogs prompting an immediate "Go Mountaineers!' chant after the bear was felled. He was hunting in the woods of Pendleton County.
The YouTube video finishes with this little dig at other mascots:
"The Traditional Musket was a one shot kill and showed its not a Toy like some other college mascots play with."
The video has since been pulled from YouTube but the onslaught from both sides of the debate keep streaming in.
Kimble — the 62nd official Mountaineer mascot for the school — is within his rights to hunt as long as it is in season, the bear is tagged and checked to make sure it's not a cub. His critics say he took school spirit to an extreme.
Wearing a buckskin jacket and a coonskin cap is fine way to lead the cheers for your school, but carrying around a pep rally "prop" that is capable of taking down a bear with a live round — that's pretty scary.
Sounnds like it is all perfectly fine. The prop isn't even classified as a firearm per ATF so what is the big deal?
ReplyDeleteIt can kill a bear.
Deleteno it can't
DeleteStrange but whipdee woo. Keep climbing coopers rock.
ReplyDeleteA "firestorm," or, as we call it in West Virginia: a job well done that will make not one bit of difference except to whining idiots. For God's sake, our governor shot the Healthcare bill in a TV spot. So, everybody in New Jersey enjoy the fake moral outrage. Nothing will change here, and that's what really pisses you off.
ReplyDeleteLegal hunt with a legal firearm. No controversy.
ReplyDeleteI haven't eaten bear meat, but my bet is that it doesn't taste like chicken.
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