Thursday, May 8, 1997 | 11:59 a.m.
On a 1995 outing to a game farm in South Africa, Nugent displayed his unique version of "sportsmanship." The "Predator Teditor" paid to kill a rhinoceros and then bungled the job by wounding the rhino with two arrows. "Humane hunter" that he is, Nugent refused to let game rangers finish what he'd started because he claimed the rhino was "his" to kill. The injured animal escaped to die an agonizing and slow death.
Bobby Cairee, who leads hunts for feral pigs in Hawaii, describes one-time client Ted Nugent as "unethical" and says Nugent "shoots at anything. He just likes to kill a lot of animals.
Nugent isn't exactly ethical with his fellow humans, either. Referring to animal rights activists and others who don't share his view that "blood and guts is good for you," Nugent warns, "Anybody that wants to get in our (hunters') way does not deserve anything less than a bullet between the eyes."
Nugent claims he "never got high on poison because the Spirit of the Wild taught me to wallow like my brother the elk in the sensual stimuli." Well, that's not all he's wallowed in. Nugent has said that, when he got the call from the draft board during the Vietnam War, he stopped using the bathroom a week before his physical and lived inside pants that were caked with excrement and soaked with urine. Not surprisingly, Nugent got a deferment. As a Detroit Free Press letter-writer put it, "Could it be that the Motor City Madman was scared s---less at the prospect of having his targets shoot back?"
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FAQs
In August 2010, California revoked Nugent's deer hunting license after he pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of deer-baiting and not having a properly signed tag.
Does Ted Nugent hunt in Africa? ›
Sunrize Safaris offers dream hunts in the USA, Canada and Africa with the best outfitters in the business. We also offer hunts on some of our own properties and several hunts with Ted each year. You will come away from a Ted Nugent Sunrize Safaris hunt with memories that last a lifetime.
Where does Ted Nugent currently live? ›
Nugent still owns 300 acres of property in western Jackson County, which is used as a hunting ranch, known as Sunrize Acres, and a part-time residence for the rocker and his family. Nugent's primary residence is Waco, Texas.
Does Ted Nugent still have land in Michigan? ›
Nugent owns a 340-acre hunting ranch near Jackson, Michigan, called Sunrize Acres.
Did Ted Nugent get caught poaching? ›
Ted Nugent was brought up on 11 charges of poaching, to which he pleaded no contest. He was fined $1,750.
Is Ted Nugent a bow hunter? ›
Ted Nugent began Bowhunting in the mid-1950s – approximately the same time he picked up his first guitar. Nugent has gone on two wildly successful careers in the two seemingly separate fields.
Does Ted Nugent hunt high fence? ›
With longrunning accurate records to prove it, the most difficult deer I have ever hunted were in high fence operations with real world escape habitat.
Is Nugent in the Hall of Fame? ›
When Keith noted that Ted's "politics" are the main reason he hasn't been inducted into the Rock Hall, Nugent said: "Let's examine the foundation of that observation, very accurate observation. I'm not in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame because of my politics. My politics are the U.S. Constitution. Thank you very much."
Why isn't Ted Nugent in the Hall of Fame? ›
When Keith noted that Ted's "politics" are the main reason he hasn't been inducted into the Rock Hall, Nugent said: "Let's examine the foundation of that observation, very accurate observation. I'm not in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame because of my politics. My politics are the U.S. Constitution.
How many Grammys has Ted Nugent won? ›
He has won multiple awards, including a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance.
No, Drake Nugent and Ted Nugent are not related despite sharing the same last name. Drake Nugent and Ted Nugent are from different states in the United States and have no familial links. Drake was born in Colorado and grew up there while Ted was born and brought up in Michigan.
Why did Chris Brackett lose his hunting license? ›
A federal judge recently banned the Indiana host of a former hunting television show from hunting for 30 months after he illegally shot a trophy buck. In December of 2013, Christopher Brackett shot a deer he dubbed The Unicorn Buck in Jefferson County, Indiana, and transported it across state lines.
Is Ted Nugent in the Hall of Fame? ›
When Keith noted that Ted's "politics" are the main reason he hasn't been inducted into the Rock Hall, Nugent said: "Let's examine the foundation of that observation, very accurate observation. I'm not in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame because of my politics. My politics are the U.S. Constitution. Thank you very much."
