Massillon deer hunter kills black bear(Ohio Self Defense?)
cantonrep.com ^ | 4 December, 2010 | Staff

Posted on Sunday, December 05, 2010 8:18:07 AM by marktwain

MASSILLON —

The Ohio Division of Wildlife’s law-enforcement division is investigating a series of events that led to a Massillon man shooting and killing a 225-pound black bear Monday evening in Harrison County.

Bears are protected wildlife in Ohio.

The shooting occurred east of Clendening Lake in the Tippecanoe area, according to Nick Turner, wildlife officer for the Harrison County post of the Division of Wildlife. The man used a shotgun to kill the bear during the first day of Ohio’s deer gun hunting season. The man’s name has not been released.

“A Massillon man was deer hunting when, over a series of events, he shot the bear and reported it to us,” Turner said. “We do have an open investigation to find out under what circumstances the bear was shot.”

Turner would not confirm reports that the man claimed he acted in self-defense. He immediately notified the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department that he shot the bear.

“Another officer and I recovered it,” Turner said. “It’s at one of our headquarters until the investigation is complete.”

The case will be turned over to county prosecutors when the investigation is finished, but Turner said he had no timeline on when that would happen.

He said Wildlife officials spoke with the man after the bear shooting was reported, but have not conducted a formal interview.


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