WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
HOUSTON - A 55-year-old Conroe resident has admitted to operating an illegal waterfowl guiding operation.
Richard Lee Bowers admitted he invited members of the public to duck hunt on his property in Walker County, known as the Pull Two Ranch, where he illegally baited a pond with corn.Bowers had his paying clients hunt over the bait where they harvested various species of ducks.
Ducks are covered by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and may not be legally hunted with the aid of bait.
On Nov. 18, 2023, authorities conducted surveillance at Pull Two Ranch and observed duck blinds near the pond which h...