West Virginia mascot who hunted cited for failure
BY Associated Press
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A West Virginia University mascot who got in trouble for using his uniform musket to kill a bear has been cited for another problem — not wearing blaze orange during the bear hunt.
Mountaineers mascot Jonathan Kimble wears buckskin and a coonskin cap and fires the musket — loaded with black powder but minus ammunition — at home athletic events.
Kimble wasn't wearing the required hunter orange when he shot a black bear Dec. 3. The kill was legal but triggered a public outcry after Kimble posted a video online.
State Division of Natural Resources spokesman Hoy Murphy says hunters are required to wear 400 square inches of the high-visibility color for safety reasons.
Kimble has agreed to stop hunting with the musket. He didn't immediately comment Wednesday.
Associated Images:
This Sept. 22 file photo shows West Virginia University Mountaineer mascot Jonathan Kimble during the NCAA college football game between West Virginia University and University of Maryland in Morgantown, W.Va. BRIAN ACH/AP File Photo
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