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: The Cat Scratch Fever phoned in his plea during a District Court
: hearing in Ketchikan on Tuesday. Nugent has agreed to pay a
: $10,000 fine and he has been forbidden from hunting in Alaska or
: any national forest for a year. The judge ruled that the rocker
: must also film a public service announcement about responsible
: hunting.
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: Nugent told the court, "I cherish my hunting time and
: relationships with the people and the wildlife of Alaska. I'm
: afraid I was blindsided by this, and I sincerely apologize to
: everyone for it."
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: In his show Ted Nugent Spirit of the Wild , he was shown
: tracking the bear and shooting an arrow at the beast in May,
: 2009, but court records state he failed to locate that animal
: and days later, he shot and killed another black bear. Alaskan
: law dictates that hunters can only kill one black bear per year
: in designated areas. They must also track down wounded animals.
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: Nugent's latest controversy comes a week after he met with
: Secret Service agents to discuss remarks he made about President
: Barack Obama and Democrats during a National Rifle Association
: rally earlier this month.
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