One Floridian has received a lifetime hunting ban for shooting a protected bird, according to Outdoor Life .
A pair of tundra swans were spotted by Lake Jackson near Tallahassee. This being a rare sight in the region, word got out, and hunters and photographers alike took up positions to find them. The pair swam by one group of hunters unimpeded.
One unnamed hunter in a kayak, however, was spotted shooting one of the tundra swans, wringing its neck, and hiding it in his kayak. Authorities went to investigate and found the bird after an initial denial from the hunter…