Robert Garner Gambill, 91 years old, reportedly shot the eagle while it was perched in a tree in Sparta ... Bald eagles and golden eagles are federally protected, making it a crime to hunt ...

According to records, Gambill shot and killed the eagle using a high-powered Ruger M77 Mark 2 rifle while the bird was perched in a tree ... the federal Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act ...

The older of the raptors, marked N, is one of a number that were reintroduced to Ireland by the Golden Eagle Trust (GET ...

Robert Garner Gambill, 91 years old, reportedly shot the eagle while it was perched in a tree in Sparta on June 5 ... a gunshot wound from a high-powered rifle. Bald eagles and golden eagles are ...

Robert Garner Gambill, 91 years old, reportedly shot the eagle while it was perched in a tree in Sparta ... Bald eagles and golden eagles are federally protected, making it a crime to hunt ...