Minnesota Man Gets Prison Sentence For Removing Bear's Head

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St. Paul, MN (KROC-AM News) - A Minnesota man will spend over a year in federal prison for decapitating a 700 pound black bear.

41-year-old Brett Stimac of Brainerd was sentenced Wednesday to 15 months in prison and was fined $9500. He was accused of wildlife trafficking and trespassing on Indian Land in connection with the incident in September 2019.

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According to court documents, Stimac was accused of entering the Red Lake Indian Reservation for the purposes of hunting and killing the black bear using a compound bow. The charges allege he returned the following day and used a saw to remove the bear's head, which he brought to a taxidermist to be made into a trophy. His actions attracted the attention of law enforcement officials after Stimac posted photos of himself posing with the bear's carcass on social media.

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