Back in December, when PGA tour golfer Tripp Isenhour, was filming a video segment for his television show "Shoot Like A Pro" he apparently killed a protected bird.

The bird, a red-shouldered hawk, was making such a noise that the crew had to do a second take. Isenhour tried to hit the bird, supposedly in an effort to silence it, from 300 yards away but he was unsuccessful. When the bird moved to another tree, just 75 yards away, Isenhour was heard to say "I'll get him now." And after taking about ten shots, he did just that - knocking the hawk out of the tree and causing it to fall 30' to the ground, where it lay bleeding from both nostrils. At this point, the golfer apparently said "I didn't think I would hit it." That's how you shoot like a pro, then.

The golfer, whose real name is John Henry Isenhour III, was charged with cruelty to animals and killing a migratory bird.

This gives a whole new meaning to the phrase 'target golf.'

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