Jim says: Country music singer Troy Lee Gentry, of the country singing duo Montgomery Gentry, has been accused of killing a tame black bear that federal officials say he tagged as killed in the wild.
Authorities allege that Gentry purchased the bear from Greenly, a wildlife photographer and hunting guide, then killed it with a bow and arrow in an enclosed pen on Greenly's property in October 2004.
Gentry allegedly paid about $4,650 for the bear, named Cubby. The bear's death was videotaped, and the tape later edited so Gentry appeared to shoot the animal in a "fair chase" hunting situation, the government alleges.
Reader comment:
Jon says:
You should really check out some of this guy's "music." There's one
video for a song called "You Do Your Thing"
where's he's driving
around the city with dead dear strapped to the hood of his SUV. The
song has such priceless lyrics as "I ain't tradin' in my family's
safety just to save on a little gas" and "And I ain't gonna spare the rod because that ain't what my daddy did." It's like a parody,
except he's actually serious.
