Ellinwood hunting guide sentenced for violating Migratory Bird Treaty Act

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Updated: Nov 23, 2020, 11:04 AM

KANSAS CITY – A Kansas guide is losing his hunting privileges for three years because he violated the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said on Friday.

Zachary B. White, 35, Ellinwood, pleaded guilty in federal court in Wichita to violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. In his plea, White admitted he acted as a waterfowl guide to a party of 13 hunters during a hunt conducted during December 2015 in Barton County. With White’s assistance, the hunters killed 31 white-fronted geese, violating a daily bag limit of two per person.

The unlawful hunting and guiding services were provided to the hunters by White and another guide, both co-owners and operators of Prairie Thunder Outfitters (PTO), located near Ellinwood.

White was sentenced to three years on probation, during which he is prohibited from hunting and fishing or acting as a guide…

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