A social media influencer who promotes outdoor adventures has been hit with a slew of Wildlife Act and related charges in the Yukon for allegedly hunting three bears without the appropriate authorizations earlier this year.
The man, Tristan James Hamm, stands accused of killing two black bears and one grizzly bear over an approximately five-day period back in May. He has also been charged with obtaining a Yukon resident hunting license while being a non-resident Canadian.
According to court documents, Hamm allegedly hunted a black bear “at or near” Bove Island, located on Tagish Lake’s Windy Arm, north of Conrad Campground, “on or about” May 17.
He is accused of hunting another black bear a couple of days later near Dry Creek, a roughly three-hour drive north of Haines Junction towards the Alaska border. On or about May 21, Hamm allegedly hunted a grizzly bear near Kluane Lake.
Hamm is also facing several federal charges related to exporting the bears — or parts of them — from Canada without the appropriate permissions.
According to the most recently filed court documents in the case, Hamm faces a total of 19 federal and territorial charges.
Hamm has a noteworthy online presence and boasts a considerable following on social media platforms Instagram and TikTok, where he has embraced the moniker “Mr. Adventure.”
His Instagram account, which has 2.1 million followers, is currently set to private. However, his TikTok account is still publicly viewable and has 100,000 followers.
Hamm’s TikTok videos showcase his various outdoor adventures, from trail running through an autumn landscape to jumping from a helicopter to exploring an abandoned mine.
On LinkedIn, Hamm’s location is set to Whitehorse, Yukon, and he is listed as the founder and CEO of Revived Outdoors, an adventure tourism company.
In a 2021 article profiling Revived Outdoors and Hamm published in the Daily Mail, it is noted that Hamm is based in Los Angeles, California. A Forbes article from the year prior states that Hamm previously worked as a pipeline foreman in Canada, while a media outlet in Manitoba notes that he is a former resident of Winkler, a city in the province’s south.
The case against Hamm was before Yukon territorial court on Nov. 21. Hamm’s next court date is scheduled for Jan. 9, 2024.
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Contact Matthew Bossons at matthew.bossons@yukon-news.com