Nugent pleads guilty to Alaska hunting violation, apologizes
The story is from a few years back so the comments are no longer available, but as I remember it, for every poster trying to make excuses for him there were 3-4 others pretty angry at his failure to respect Alaska hunting regulations. Alaska is a very hunter-friendly place BUT our wildlife is the primary source of protein for a lot of folks, and no one likes it when people don't respect that. Wealthy hunters from the Lower 49 shooting game for sport and then dumping the meat is the worst, but Nugent's "gee, I didn't know I couldn't keep shooting bears until I got a trophy hide and some good footage for my TV show" doesn't go over well, either.
The plea deal Nugent reached with prosecutors contained a provision that Nugent couldn't hunt or fish in Alaska or on any U.S. Forest Service land for a year. It's too bad it wasn't longer, but at least it was something.