The Associated Press is reporting that rock star and hunting advocate Ted Nugent has agreed to plead guilty to transporting a black bear he illegally killed in southeast Alaska three years ago.
Nugent made the admission in signing a plea agreement with federal prosecutors that was filed Friday in U.S. District Court.
The incident stems from a May 2009 hunt that Nugent filmed for his TV show “Call of the Wild.” During that hunt, Nugent allegedly shot a bear that he blood-trailed but did not recover. Several days later, after exhausting attempts to find the bear, Nugent went hunting again and shot another bear that he did recover.
According to Alaska hunting regulations, hunters are only allowed to kill one bear during a season. Therefore, legally, the unrecovered bear counted toward Nugent bag limit. Read more….