etween singing and strumming his guitar, country vocalist Troy Lee Gentry has billed himself as a hunting enthusiast and avid archer.
But the U.S. government believes it's partly a show, according to court documents released Tuesday in Minnesota.
Gentry appeared Tuesday in federal court in connection with the killing of a tame black bear that federal officials say he bought, shot in an enclosed pen with a bow and arrow, and then tagged as if it had been killed in the wild.
Gentry, 39, of Franklin, Tenn., and Lee Marvin Greenly, 46, owner of a Sandstone, Minn., wildlife refuge, made their initial appearances Tuesday before a federal judge in Duluth, Minn. The appearance was in connection with a sealed indictment returned by a federal grand jury last month in Minneapolis.
Gentry could not be reached for comment through his Nashville, Tenn.-based agent, Steve Dahl, who did not return a phone call Tuesday.
The government alleged that Gentry and Greenly tagged a captive-raised bear named "Cubby," killed on Greenly's property in October 2004, with a Minnesota hunting license and registered the animal with the state Department of Natural Resources as if it had been killed from the wild population. The false tagging would be a violation of the federal Lacey Act.
Gentry allegedly bought the bear from Greenly for about $4,650. The bear's death was videotaped, and the tape later edited so Gentry appeared to shoot the bear with a bow and arrow in a "fair chase"-hunting situation. The pair then shipped the bear's hide to a Kentucky taxidermist, the indictment said.
Both Gentry and Greenly face a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison and a $20,000 fine if convicted. The two were booked by U.S. marshals and released on a signature bond Tuesday.
Gentry is half of the hit Kentucky duo Montgomery Gentry , which won the Country Music Association's title for Vocal Duo of the Year in 2000. Gentry, along with co-singer Gerald "Eddie" Edward Montgomery, recently released the song "Some People Change."
In an August 2005 interview published in the Sikeston, Mo.-based Standard Democrat, Gentry said he went on his first bear hunt in Minnesota that year, but had been unsuccessful.
"I did get to see a bear and had a great hunt. I am looking forward to going back next year," he said in the interview.
Greenly's mother, Lavonne, reached by telephone Tuesday night, called her son an "all-American outdoor kid" who had been running a "wildlife refuge" at his 80-acre property in Pine County for 15 years. The refuge 80 miles north of the Twin Cities is billed primarily as a place to shoot photographs.
"He started just showing people animals, then got talked into photography," she said.
According to court documents, Greenly kept multiple animals, including wolves and bears, on his property, called the Minnesota Wildlife Connection. Of the bears, "Cubby" was the biggest.
"Sometimes things go wrong. It hurts me he has to go through all this," Lavonne Greenly added, declining to talk further about the case.
Greenly himself could not be reached for comment.
The government further alleged that Greenly also worked as a commercial bear guide for those wanting to hunt in the Sandstone National Wildlife Refuge, close to his property, where it is illegal to hunt black bears. One client, authorities said, killed two black bears during a hunt in late August and early September 2005.
Greenly faces an additional five years in prison and $20,000 fine for each of those deaths, if convicted.
In 2004, Gentry made news locally when he said he would pay for the passage of a herd of deer onto Greenly's property, after the deer became trapped on Minneapolis Water Works property in Columbia Heights and the DNR moved to kill them.
At the time, Greenly called Gentry a frequent visitor to his preserve.
"He's gone fishing with me. We've gone on motorcycles. I've been to tour dates with him," Greenly told the Pioneer Press.
Word History: A coward is one who “turns tail.” The word comes from Old French couart, coart, “coward,” and is related to Italian codardo, “coward.” Couart is formed from coe, a northern French dialectal variant of cue, “tail” (from Latin cda), to which the derogatory suffix -ard was added. This suffix appears in bastard, laggard, and sluggard, to name a few. A coward may also be one with his tail between his legs. In heraldry a lion couard, “cowardly lion,” was depicted with his tail between his legs. So a coward may be one with his tail hidden between his legs or one who turns tail and runs like a rabbit, with his tail showing.
That makes me so sad. Tame bears are the nicest animals you'd ever want to be around, and to shoot a trusting animal like that just for the sake of a kill is just plain criminal. I hope he gets everything that's coming to him and his career is ruined.
So now A-Hole #1 has hired Ron Meshbesher to be his lawyer and their story is that the bear that WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHERS paid to shoot PICTURES of was okay to kill. IT'S NOT A WILD BEAR IF IT'S IN A SANCTUARY.
Bear - I don't know if its actually true or not, but at one point there were bears in golden gate park in SF (like 40 years ago) since then, they were moved to the zoo.
I have never had a 'run in' with one - but the brown one that would eat my aunts berries outside her cabin in Two Harbors seemed like a friendly chap.
I'm home early today and went to a movie with the kid so I wasn't on line. Seen Ant Bully. Pretty good. Ali gave it a 5 and I gave it a 4. It was also the highest rated for all the new family films that just came out. Rented RV on the way home too.
Hey all :smile: just popping in to let y'all know that yes, I am still alive :pbpt: Also to give ya an update, we just found out the end of July that I'm pregnant again :smile: Mark and I are totally thrilled!!! Right now my due date is April 4th, 07, but that could change plus or minus. Also, I'm no longer working @ ecolab... lots and lots of drama with that and I really don't wanna get into it. I don't have internet @ home so I can only jump on when I'm over @ my aunt's house. Other than that, things are going well. Pregnancy's going really well.. picture perfect! I'm just about 8wks along now, only 4 more wks 2 go before I get past the miscarry breaking point, but I don't think I'll actually be "ok" until I reach the 5 month point. Anyways, I'm off. Hope all is well w/everyone!! Take care, peace, and God Bless!! :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile:
oh you got one of those new Movie marketing calls - it's like when the Governator calls me and says I should support (insert rep name here) to support Kalifornia!
not bad actually. I'd prefer for the chips to be a little thicker tho - so they would stay crunchier.
I ate a deep fried twinkie a couple of weeks ago. Eh. Might have been better if I had put mustard on it.
and those pickles sound devine.
This one may sound like one of the most normal on the list, but it would make me sick as a dog (no pun intended!)
I'm allergic to poppy seeds. Just a few give me killer migraines...
etween singing and strumming his guitar, country vocalist Troy Lee Gentry has billed himself as a hunting enthusiast and avid archer.
But the U.S. government believes it's partly a show, according to court documents released Tuesday in Minnesota.
Gentry appeared Tuesday in federal court in connection with the killing of a tame black bear that federal officials say he bought, shot in an enclosed pen with a bow and arrow, and then tagged as if it had been killed in the wild.
Gentry, 39, of Franklin, Tenn., and Lee Marvin Greenly, 46, owner of a Sandstone, Minn., wildlife refuge, made their initial appearances Tuesday before a federal judge in Duluth, Minn. The appearance was in connection with a sealed indictment returned by a federal grand jury last month in Minneapolis.
Gentry could not be reached for comment through his Nashville, Tenn.-based agent, Steve Dahl, who did not return a phone call Tuesday.
The government alleged that Gentry and Greenly tagged a captive-raised bear named "Cubby," killed on Greenly's property in October 2004, with a Minnesota hunting license and registered the animal with the state Department of Natural Resources as if it had been killed from the wild population. The false tagging would be a violation of the federal Lacey Act.
Gentry allegedly bought the bear from Greenly for about $4,650. The bear's death was videotaped, and the tape later edited so Gentry appeared to shoot the bear with a bow and arrow in a "fair chase"-hunting situation. The pair then shipped the bear's hide to a Kentucky taxidermist, the indictment said.
Both Gentry and Greenly face a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison and a $20,000 fine if convicted. The two were booked by U.S. marshals and released on a signature bond Tuesday.
Gentry is half of the hit Kentucky duo Montgomery Gentry , which won the Country Music Association's title for Vocal Duo of the Year in 2000. Gentry, along with co-singer Gerald "Eddie" Edward Montgomery, recently released the song "Some People Change."
In an August 2005 interview published in the Sikeston, Mo.-based Standard Democrat, Gentry said he went on his first bear hunt in Minnesota that year, but had been unsuccessful.
"I did get to see a bear and had a great hunt. I am looking forward to going back next year," he said in the interview.
Greenly's mother, Lavonne, reached by telephone Tuesday night, called her son an "all-American outdoor kid" who had been running a "wildlife refuge" at his 80-acre property in Pine County for 15 years. The refuge 80 miles north of the Twin Cities is billed primarily as a place to shoot photographs.
"He started just showing people animals, then got talked into photography," she said.
According to court documents, Greenly kept multiple animals, including wolves and bears, on his property, called the Minnesota Wildlife Connection. Of the bears, "Cubby" was the biggest.
"Sometimes things go wrong. It hurts me he has to go through all this," Lavonne Greenly added, declining to talk further about the case.
Greenly himself could not be reached for comment.
The government further alleged that Greenly also worked as a commercial bear guide for those wanting to hunt in the Sandstone National Wildlife Refuge, close to his property, where it is illegal to hunt black bears. One client, authorities said, killed two black bears during a hunt in late August and early September 2005.
Greenly faces an additional five years in prison and $20,000 fine for each of those deaths, if convicted.
In 2004, Gentry made news locally when he said he would pay for the passage of a herd of deer onto Greenly's property, after the deer became trapped on Minneapolis Water Works property in Columbia Heights and the DNR moved to kill them.
At the time, Greenly called Gentry a frequent visitor to his preserve.
"He's gone fishing with me. We've gone on motorcycles. I've been to tour dates with him," Greenly told the Pioneer Press.
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[Middle English, from Old French couard, from coue, tail, from Latin cauda.]
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coward adj.
Word History: A coward is one who “turns tail.” The word comes from Old French couart, coart, “coward,” and is related to Italian codardo, “coward.” Couart is formed from coe, a northern French dialectal variant of cue, “tail” (from Latin cda), to which the derogatory suffix -ard was added. This suffix appears in bastard, laggard, and sluggard, to name a few. A coward may also be one with his tail between his legs. In heraldry a lion couard, “cowardly lion,” was depicted with his tail between his legs. So a coward may be one with his tail hidden between his legs or one who turns tail and runs like a rabbit, with his tail showing.
look at the dixie chicks....been on a downward slide since the bush bashing...
this guy is just a dumbass.... they should toss him in a cage with 2 other bears and let them do what they want.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeWGbPq6RFY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ig_HqHkwdQ&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgyrgbQ13HE&mode=related&search=
R.I.P. Cubby.
Gonna pour one out for my homie.
but I'm the last person that there is, to talk to about stuff anyways.
caroline is home sick today...
I had to get a haircut
and now I'm at work.....if you really must know... :smile:
I have never had a 'run in' with one - but the brown one that would eat my aunts berries outside her cabin in Two Harbors seemed like a friendly chap.
I'm home early today and went to a movie with the kid so I wasn't on line. Seen Ant Bully. Pretty good. Ali gave it a 5 and I gave it a 4. It was also the highest rated for all the new family films that just came out. Rented RV on the way home too.
I was gonna take the girls to the drive-in but they stopped showing that one last week
I don't think a singer shoulda won it
at least Windfall is on
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he told me I better go see Snakes On A Plane, or he's gonna come get me.....
you can have it call your friends, and pick certain things it'll say to them
my sister did it to me....
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