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[AverageJoe]

Wish they would implement that rule here in az for elk. You wound one your hunt is over. If they did half the people on this site would be guilty of the same thing as ted.

 

I wouldnt say he is giving us a black eye. Lol. He stands up for hunting far more than most people. Especially being a celebrity.

[oz31p]

Wish they would implement that rule here in az for elk. You wound one your hunt is over. If they did half the people on this site would be guilty of the same thing as ted.

 

I wouldnt say he is giving us a black eye. Lol. He stands up for hunting far more than most people. Especially being a celebrity.

Which half?

[AverageJoe]

 

 

2 years ago he got busted for baiting deer in California. His hunting rights were revoked in California for 2 years, and under the law, that can apply to 34 other states as well.

 

Don't need negative fodder for the liberals to feed on. A spokesman for hunting that has been busted for 2 game violations is not a good thing.

 

Problem is when you are a celebrity everyone is watching you and lookin for anything to nail you on. Baiting deer and shooting a second bear after wounding one are not very serious crimes. Wrong is wrong but you must also look into the severity of a crime before casting judgement. I am sure hunting all sorts of states the rules might become a little foggy.

 

I just dont think we as hunters should be so quick to jump on someone who has stood up to the liberals time and time again and speaks the truth that most of us feel but are afraid to say. Funny how few hunting celebrities there are. Kevin costner is another one but he prefers to stay low key.

 

Go Ted!!

[AverageJoe]

I have learned over the years that i will stick by those who are on the right side of things even if they do something wrong. There are limits to that of course but i will not turn my back on them easily.

[azphil]

More than likely it was a failure to know local laws. If they were known and violated - that's another thing. Like they say" ignorance of the law is NO excuse!

 

Ted is an un-apologetic supporter of our shooting rights and of hunting. Don't judge if you don't know all the FACTS!

[Antlerdog]

More than likely it was a failure to know local laws. If they were known and violated - that's another thing. Like they say" ignorance of the law is NO excuse!

 

Ted is an un-apologetic supporter of our shooting rights and of hunting. Don't judge if you don't know all the FACTS!

 

God Bless Ted Nugent!!!!!!!!!!

[Antlerdog]

Wish they would implement that rule here in az for elk. You wound one your hunt is over. If they did half the people on this site would be guilty of the same thing as ted.

 

I wouldnt say he is giving us a black eye. Lol. He stands up for hunting far more than most people. Especially being a celebrity.

Which half?

Which half do you fit into? Be a responsible hunter.

[Redman]

Ted does a lot of good for gun and hunting rights... but his recent comments and actions are ridiculous.

 

Maybe he knew something before making the controversial statement below.....as his action in Alaska could have landed him in jail..

 

 

"if Barack Obama becomes the president in November again, I will either be dead or in jail by this time next year"....

[SpeedGoat]

There is a certain Species that actually costs me money. I see them weekly because I am on my farm all of the time. I see 60lbs. specimens and I don't shoot because I know that in that tiny instance that I get caught everyone that I will ever go up against will use it to take me down. So I contacted the G&F and worked with them to get a depredation hunt installed. It took awhile but not as long as a license suspension.

Now I help hunters that have drawn tags find their prey. Daddy always said "Always act like they're watching." That is what I do and it feels good. If you stretch the truth or bend the law be ready to pay the fine.

Whether I like "Uncle Ted" or not if he messed up, he messed up. I am glad he uses his celebrity to further our cause but he should have thought about it before he pulled a NO-NO in whatever state of the Union.

[billrquimby]

"Baiting deer and shooting a second bear after wounding one are not very serious crimes. Wrong is wrong but you must also look into the severity of a crime before casting judgement. I am sure hunting all sorts of states the rules might become a little foggy. "

 

If he broke a game law and transported across state lines even a single whisker from an animal he killed illegally, he can be charged under the U.S. Lacey Act and subject to huge fines and long jail terms. If it can be shown that he violated the state law knowingly, it can be deemed a felony and he will lose his right to vote or possess firearms.

 

I'd say that is very serious.

 

Unfortunately, because he hunts as much as he does in as many states as he does, his reputation is at the mercy of the guides he hires to find him animals and keep him from unintentionally breaking a law.

 

Bill Quimby

[billrquimby]

"Baiting deer and shooting a second bear after wounding one are not very serious crimes. Wrong is wrong but you must also look into the severity of a crime before casting judgement. I am sure hunting all sorts of states the rules might become a little foggy. "

 

If he broke a game law and transported across state lines even a single whisker from an animal he killed illegally, he can be charged under the U.S. Lacey Act and subject to huge fines and long jail terms. If it can be shown that he violated the state law knowingly, it can be deemed a felony and he will lose his right to vote or possess firearms.

 

I'd say that is very serious.

 

Unfortunately, because he hunts as much as he does in as many states as he does, his reputation (and his freedom) is at the mercy of the guides he hires to find him animals and keep him from unintentionally breaking a law.

 

Bill Quimby

[billrquimby]

I'm certain you are right about many CWT members, but I would not be among them. My point, though, is that between the state compact that would keep us from hunting in 37 states there also is a federal law that could ruin us financially and send us to prison for violating a hunting law -- no matter how dumb that law might be -- in another state or country.

 

I am not a fan of Ted Nugent. In my opinion his in-your-face attitude does hunting and hunters a huge disfavor. However, no one who hunts as much as he does in as many places as he does should be expected to know all the laws everywhere he goes. The real violators were his guides and outfitters.

 

Bill Quimby

[muskrat]

This is interesting. Not disputing that hunters need to know the laws, but this is a pretty obscure one.

 

http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/why-ted-nugent-pleading-guilty-alaska-bear-case?page=0%2C0

[billrquimby]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Rocker and wildlife hunter Ted Nugent has agreed to plead guilty to transporting a black bear he illegally killed in southeast Alaska.

 

Nugent made the admission in signing a plea agreement with federal prosecutors that was filed Friday in U.S. District Court.

 

Calls seeking comment from Nugent, his Anchorage attorney, Wayne Anthony Ross, and assistant U.S. Attorney Jack Schmidt were not immediately returned.

 

The plea agreement says Nugent illegally shot and killed the bear in May 2009 on Sukkwan Island days after wounding a bear in a bow hunt, which counted toward a state seasonal limit of one bear.

 

According to the agreement, first reported by the Anchorage Daily News, the six-day hunt was filmed for his Outdoor Channel television show, "Spirit of the Wild." In the hunt, Nugent used a number of bear-baiting sites on U.S. Forest Service property, according to the agreement.

 

The document says Nugent knowingly possessed and transported the bear in misdemeanor violation of the federal Lacey Act.

 

Nugent, identified in the agreement as Theodore A. Nugent, agreed to pay a $10,000 fine, according to the agreement, which says he also agreed with a two-year probation, including a special condition that he not hunt or fish in Alaska or Forest Service properties for one year. He also agreed to create a public service announcement that would be broadcast on his show every second week for one year, the document states.

 

"This PSA will discuss the importance of a hunter's responsibility in knowing the rules and regulations of the hunting activities that they engage in, which is subject to the review and final approval, prior to any broadcast, by a representative of the United States Attorney's Office in the District of Alaska," the agreement says.

 

Nugent, who signed the document April 14, also agreed to pay the state $600 for the bear that was taken illegally, according to the agreement. He would still need to enter the plea in court and have the plea be approved by a judge.

 

In August 2010, California revoked Nugent's deer hunting license after he pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of deer-baiting and not having a properly signed tag.

 

Nugent's loss of that deer hunting license through June 2012 allows 34 other states to revoke the same privilege under the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact. Each state, however, can interpret and enforce the agreement differently.