Polar bear hunting is open and in Hopedale, in the Candese region of Labrador, there are those who can already boast the killing of the first animal. It's Kevin Flowers, who shot the bear about 24 miles out of town, on the ice of the sea. The unfortunate victim measured nearly 4 meters long and about 3 meters wide. His testimony is nothing short of chilling.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him
La polar bear hunt is open and in Hopedale, in the Candese region of Labrador, there are those who can already boast the killing of the first animal. IS Kevin Flowers, who shot the bear about 24 kilometers out of town, on the ice of the sea. The unfortunate victim measured nearly 4 meters long and about 3 meters wide. Her testimony is nothing short of chilling.
Flowers, who hunted three other polar bears earlier, explains that you have to act fast when getting a license because it only lasts a week. If you don't kill a polar bear, after the first week the priority will go to someone else on the waiting list. In fact, every year the government of Nunatsiavut distributes a dozen licenses to hunt the bear and Flowers, not surprisingly, is always the first on the list.
To kill his fourth bear, explains the hunter, it took a full four hits with his Winchester 300 Magnum to put him down. "When I hit him with the first shot, began to growl“, Says the hunter, who will now be able to sell the thick and white fur at auction, earning a lot of money. According to a representative of Fur Harvesters Auction Inc, a polar bear pelt it can be worth between $ 5000 and $ 6000, although there are a lot of factors that can increase or decrease the value, such as the color, the condition of the nails, the spots and the length of the hair.
But it's not just the potential financial benefit that drives people like Flowers to hunt bears. “I have always enjoyed polar bear hunting. It can be difficult or even dangerous at times. I've always loved working with fur. Polar bear fur isn't something you can finish in one day, ”Flowers says, adding that he has no intention of wasting meat.“ There's a guy here in town who has a pack of dogs. I thought it would be one good nutrition for dogs. It will probably be enough for two or three months “. This is the sad fate that hundreds of polar bears are destined for every year in Canada, despite being una of the most endangered species.
Roberta Ragni
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