The legend of Davy Crockett lives on

Move over, Davey Crockett, there's a new king of the Wild Frontier.

Crockett's great-great-great...etc., etc., grandson, who is five years old, killed himself a bear with a youth rifle.

We remember Davy Crockett from the old Disney show about his adventures in Tennessee and at the Alamo, and most of us went through a coon skin cap-wearing phases at one time or another.

But the best part about Davy Crockett is that he's got his own theme song, the Ballad of Davy Crockett.

It went a little something like this (emphasis added):

Born on a mountain top in Tennessee,
Greenest state in the land of the free.
Raised in the woods so's he knew every tree,
Killed him a b'ar when he was only three.
Davy, Davy Crockett
King of the Wild Frontier

But back to the point. Crockett's descendant, a tike named Tre Merritt, shot and killed a 445 lb. black bear in Arkansas Sunday. His grandpa (not Davy) was with him, but the kid pulled the trigger, all by himself.

Just like Grandpa Crockett. Incredible.

5-year-old descendant of Davy Crockett kills bear (KATV/Little Rock, via ESPN)
The Ballad of Davy Crockett (Wikipedia)