Robert Stalley, from Pierre, South Dakota, has been issues a twelve-year ban on hunting and fishing for “failing to harvest the meat of a black bear he killed in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, in 2017, taking only the mammal’s head and hide,” according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) officers who investigated the big game hunting.  Stalley, 58, is also accused of “trying to mislead” officials.  Wildlife officials were happy to report they put “another poacher out of business.”

“During my interview with Mr. Stalley at his South Dakota home, he stated that he did take bear meat from the backstraps and hindquarters and that he ate some and gave some away; however, our investigation proved otherwise,” Wildlife Officer Jack Taylor, of Steamboat Springs, said. “In addition, Mr. Stalley took deer meat from the same location that the bear was harvested but chose to leave all of the bear meat behind…