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A social media influencer who calls himself \u201cMr. Adventure\u201d has been accused of illegally killing three bears in the Yukon. Court documents released last week allege that Tristan James Hamm lied to obtain his Yukon resident hunting license and then killed several bears in the province illegally, according to CBC News<\/a>. Hamm now faces 19 charges for breaking both federal and territorial wildlife laws.<\/p>\n The 28-year-old influencer and CEO of Revived Outdoors<\/a> has built an audience of more than 2 million followers on Instagram by posting about his exploits in the outdoors. Most of those posts feature Hamm rock-climbing, boxing, skydiving, and engaging in other extreme sports besides hunting. He made his account<\/a> private, however, shortly after the recent poaching allegations went public.<\/p>\n The charges filed against Hamm stem from a trip he took to the Yukon in May. Court documents allege that he illegally killed two black bears\u2014one on Bove Island and the other at Dry Creek\u2014on May 17 and 19. He\u2019s also been accused of illegally killing a grizzly bear near Kluane Lake on May 21.<\/p>\n Hamm faces additional charges related to exporting the bears\u2019 remains (presumably the hides and skulls) outside the country, and for providing false or misleading information to obtain a Yukon resident hunting license. It\u2019s unclear if Hamm broke additional laws when harvesting any of the three bears he killed in May. <\/p>\n President of the Yukon Fish and Game Association<\/a> Bryce Bekar told CBC that he was troubled by the charges filed against Hamm\u2014particularly the allegation that he lied to get a resident hunting license. \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re kinda lost for words. We all understand how difficult it is to get a license and become registered with the Yukon Department of Environment,\u201d Bekar told the Canadian outlet. \u201cIt just doesn\u2019t look good for all of us that are really trying to do the best we can and promote ethical and responsible harvesting.\u201d<\/p>\n In a separate statement he emailed to CBC, Hamm emphasized his \u201cunwavering commitment to responsible and respectful engagement with the natural world,\u201d and said he \u201c[looked] forward to this matter being resolved appropriately in court.\u201d<\/p>\n Read Next: <\/strong>Celebrity Bowhunting Couple Sentenced for Conspiring to Violate the Lacey Act<\/a><\/p>\n According to Hamm\u2019s Facebook profile<\/a>, the self-described \u201cadventure connoisseur\u201d lives in Whitehorse, Yukon, but is originally from Manitoba. A local newspaper article<\/a> from 2021 refers to Haam as a \u201cformer Winkler resident.\u201d The city lies southwest of Winnipeg, and it\u2019s a roughly 2,080-mile drive from Winkler to Whitehorse.<\/p>\n Hamm was not taken into custody, and his case in Yukon territorial court is slated for January, according to the CBC. In his emailed statement, Hamm added that he was \u201cdeeply saddened\u201d by the charges brought against him, but that he was advised by his lawyers not to discuss the specifics of the situation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n