"I really don't care what he did with the bear. He bought it and should be able to do with what he pleases as long as it isn't torture or cruelty. It isn't very sporting but neither is high fence hunting. "

I'm with you - MOST of the way on this one. If he had just decided I'm going to go shoot a caged bear (if that's legal in MN, not sure) and have it mounted to show my friends, then by all means go for it. As long as there was no cruelty involved and he had the money to buy some meat/hide legally, that's cool. The same thing happens on deer and elk farms to thin the herd. BUT, this guy tagged the bear as if he had shot it in the wild and they edited the video to make it out to be something it isn't. That's where I have the problem. He's trying to pretend to be a hunter when he's a shooter. For God's sake, this guy could easily have afforded to pay the best bear guide there is out there to lead him to a bear in the wild, probably a monster, and would have had a much better time doing it that way.