Illinois Hunting Club Shut Down for Illegal Baiting

Illinois hunting club shut down for illegal baiting

Williamson County waterfowl hunting club shut down for illegal baiting, defendants to pay $71,500

Tuesday, the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Illinois announced that a district judge has ordered a duck hunting club in Williamson County to shutter its doors for two years after the owner admitted to a federal…

Judge closes Williamson Co. hunting club for 2 years; two ordered to pay fines | Illinois State Bar Association

Judge closes Williamson Co. hunting club for 2 years; two ordered to pay finesA duck hunting club in Williamson County was ordered to shut down for two years after the owner pleaded guilty to illegal baiting, according to the U.S. Department of Justice Attorney's Office Southern District of Illinois. Source: WSIL

Williamson County Waterfowl Hunting Club Shut Down for Illegal Baiting

BENTON – A district judge ordered a duck hunting club in Williamson County to shutter its doors for two years after the owner admitted to a federal charge for illegal baiting. Hugh Thomas Burns, Jr., 67, of Carbondale, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act by sale of wildlife in violation of federal law, as the sole owner of Burns Hunting Club, LLC. “Hunting and fishing are cherished traditions in Southern Illinois, …