PGA Tour player Tripp Isenhour was recently charged with killing a hawk with a golf shot because it was making noise as he videotaped a TV show at Grand Cypress Golf Course in Orlando, Florida.  Apparently, the hawk perched on a tree and started squawking near where Isenhour was taping, preventing completion of the shoot, which took place in December, 2007.

Isenhour decided the easiest and most effective solution to his problem would be to shoot golf balls at the red-shouldered hawk, a migratory species that is protected in Florida.

After coming close a few times, he struck the bird, knocking it from the tree and killing it.

Witnesses said he took multiple shots, even pausing for a bit, before the kill shot.  After, Isenhour stated he was an “animal lover” and felt bad about the incident.

I’ve made some bad judgements in my life, for sure, but most of them were made in my teens.  I’m amazed that the 39-year old Isenhour didn’t come to his senses after the first few shots and figure a better course of action. Instead, he now faces fines and possible jail time.

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