Not sure of the truth of this, but a co-worker of mine heard it today on the radio. It was reported that Troy Gentry of the Country music group Montgomery Gentry purchased a tamed retiredcircus Bear for $4,600 and staged a "hunt" where he shot and killed it. The reports I heard was he actually staged it to look like the bear was charging him as he shot it with his bow.

Here is the atricle that I found abou it.

http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/news/local/15284832.htm

I saw this on another thread. Well, give him the benefit at least till convicted.

I really hope this is not the case however it looks like it is. If this comes to be true I guess I'll be pulling my CD out of my exchanger in my Titan and chucking it out the window, well I don't want to litter so I guess I just put it in the garbage.

Definitely not a good thing. Its almost sad too that he possibly faces prison for 5 years and some muderers don't even get that.

He deserves whats coming to him though.

what an idiot hes giving hunting a bad name![:@][:@][:@]

Rob, mail it back to his recording label with a letter of explanation.... My wife is a big fan of theirs, and has several of their CD's... That's what I'm doing....

USA - Innocent until proven guilty?????

US District Court document detailing the case:

http://cdn.digitalcity.com/tmz_documents/gentry_0816.pdf

Thats to bad , hope its not true but if it is then it just goes to show ya that people with lots of money think they can do whatever they want reguardless .

What an idiot. I always thought those guys were pretty big posers anyway... Nothin's "country" like taking out a tame circus bear. It takes all kinds I guess...