‘We’re all afraid of bears’: judge fines Canadian man for shooting animal

The judge rejected Serge Paincahud's scared' defense to fire at a black bear while illegally carrying a shotgun on a trail

A Canadian man, who had pleaded guilty to shooting a black bear in a national park, will pay a fine of C$7,500 after the judge rejected his fear" of the predator as justification for bringing a loaded firearm on a popular hiking trail.

Serge Painchaud, 42, was this week fined for violating a hunting restriction under the National Parks Act.