Theresa Vail

Theresa Vail

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On May 26, 2015, while filming an episode for the show near [[Holy Cross, Alaska]], an incident occurred when Vail was with master guide Michael Wade Renfro, and assistant guide Joseph Andrew Miller of ''Renfro's Alaska Adventures''. According to the [[Associated Press]], "The hunting party spotted the bear and sow, and at Miller's direction, Vail fired at the bear. At his command she chambered another round, fired a second shot and hit the sow. Both bears died. According to prosecutors, Miller contacted Renfro, and a collective decision was made to obtain a second grizzly bear tag. However, Vail and the film crew intended to report the incident but were discouraged from doing so after guides warned that they would not be transported off the remote site if they proceeded. Renfro, according to the criminal complaint, packed the second tag in a bag, flew over the group and dropped it out of a Piper PA-18 airplane. Miller attached the invalid tag to the second bear. Vail signed the second bear tag and backdated it to May 26.... Renfro and Miller as guides are required to contact authorities to report illegally taken game, according to the complaint. The film crew reported June 3 to Alaska Wildlife Troopers what had happened."{{cite web
On May 26, 2015, while filming an episode for the show near [[Holy Cross, Alaska]], an incident occurred when Vail was with master guide Michael Wade Renfro, and assistant guide Joseph Andrew Miller of ''Renfro's Alaska Adventures''. According to the [[Associated Press]], "The hunting party spotted the bear and sow, and at Miller's direction, Vail fired at the bear. At his command she chambered another round, fired a second shot and hit the sow. Both bears died. According to prosecutors, Miller contacted Renfro, and a collective decision was made to obtain a second grizzly bear tag. Renfro, according to the criminal complaint, packed the second tag in a bag, flew over the group and dropped it out of a Piper PA-18 airplane. Miller attached the invalid tag to the second bear. Vail signed the second bear tag and backdated it to May 26.... Renfro and Miller as guides are required to contact authorities to report illegally taken game, according to the complaint. The film crew reported June 3 to Alaska Wildlife Troopers what had happened."{{cite web
|url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/state/kansas/article48590235.html
|url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/state/kansas/article48590235.html
|title=Former Miss Kansas Theresa Vail charged with illegally killing Alaska grizzly bear
|title=Former Miss Kansas Theresa Vail charged with illegally killing Alaska grizzly bear