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    HENDERSON, N.Y. -- Following a year of waiting, William Saiff III, a well-known North Country outdoors guide and outdoors TV personality, has been indicted again on charges connected with illegally baiting and shooting protected waterfowl.

    Saiff, of Henderson, was charged Thursday in U.S. District Court in Syracuse with three counts of sale of wildlife, a federal offense, reported nny360.com.


    Saiff, owner of Seaway Waterfowl professionals LLC, a business that supplied guide services to migratory bird hunters, allegedly took hunters “to ponds he knew had been baited for illegally taking migratory birds, in violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.” He did it allegedly between October and November 2018. According to the indictment,"he charged hunters more than $350 per hunt," nny360.com reported.

    Saiff runs Bill Saiff Outdoors, which provides fishing and hunting trips. His fishing charters company has been among Lake Ontario’s largest private charter operation for several decades, according to his Facebook page. He hosted the popular hunting and shooting sports program, “Cabin Country” on public television stations across the country. He also owns the Westview Lodge in Henderson Harbor, which features a hotel, restaurant and full-service bar.

    Saiff pleaded guilty in 2017 in U.S. District Court in Syracuse to two misdemeanor counts of guiding waterfowl hunters over baited ponds for profit. He had faced a maximum prison sentence of up to one year and fines of up to $100,000 per count.


    Following his guilty pleas, he was sentenced by United States Magistrate Judge Therese Wiley Dancks to 17 months probation. In addition, he was hit with a $5,000 fine and required to make a $10,000 donation to a non-profit wildlife organization of his choice. He had all his state hunting or guiding privileges (other than fishing) taken away until Jan, 1, 2019. Finally, he was instructed to pay of the publishing of half page ads apologizing for his actions in the Water Town Times and New York Outdoors News.

    In late 2018, he was back in court on allegations that he violated his probation. During a Dec. 19, 2018 court appearance, Saiff’s probation was continued and modified slightly by Judge Dancks to include “home confinement,” which his attorney said involved a daily curfew between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. and that he had to wear an electronic monitoring device.

    The alleged probation violation case continued without resolution or change in the probation terms throughout this year. Thursday’s indictments are the most recent developments in the case.

    The new allegations against Saiff came about as a result of investigations by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and state Department of Environmental Conservation officers.

    If convicted, Saiff faces up to 5 years in prison on each count, a fine of up to $250,000, and a term of supervised release of up to 3 years. A defendant’s sentence is imposed by a judge based on the particular statute the defendant is charged with violating, the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other factors.

    https://www.newyorkupstate.com/adiro...l-hunting.html

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    Gracious

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    'Turd' could be used interchangeably with 'Moron' in this case
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    Ducks are a hell of a drug.
    Either write things worth reading, or do things worth writing.

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    Ol boy don't be giving a damn.

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    Sounds like more big government intervention.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Duck Tape View Post
    Ducks are a hell of a drug.
    It's not the ducks he was after...he's trading our sport to pad his pocket.
    Ephesians 2 : 8-9



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    But five years and 250k for anything to do with killing ducks seems crazy as hell? I don’t condone it at all but 5 years in prison for a hunting violation??? 250K? Meanwhile Indians on Walpole Island fill every hole they have with corn and guide people to shoot the shit out of them!!! Been there done that. But Canada allows that bc we fucked the Indians??? Some shit just don’t add up.
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    Bet he won't do that again...

    What which non profit he's gonna make his contribution to?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Palmetto Duck View Post
    But five years and 250k for anything to do with killing ducks seems crazy as hell? I don’t condone it at all but 5 years in prison for a hunting violation??? 250K? Meanwhile Indians on Walpole Island fill every hole they have with corn and guide people to shoot the shit out of them!!! Been there done that. But Canada allows that bc we fucked the Indians??? Some shit just don’t add up.
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    He plead guilty. The sentencing should be interesting...

    Famous Upstate NY hunting guide admits he conducted illegal waterfowl hunts, again

    By Steve Billmyer | sbillmyer@syracuse.com
    Jun 10, 2021

    Syracuse, N.Y. — A famous hunting and fishing guide from the North Country who for years hosted a PBS show pleaded guilty Wednesday to leading illegal waterfowl hunts, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District.

    William “Bill” Saiff III, 57, of Henderson, pleaded guilty in federal court in Syracuse to a felony violation of the Lacey Act for hiring guides to take paying hunters on waterfowl hunts over baited ponds, according to a news release from the federal prosecutor’s office.

    He faces up to 5 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000 and a term of supervised release of up to 3 years, prosecutors said.

    Saiff is a professional hunting guide and fishing charter captain whose website advertises that for 18 years he hosted the popular hunting and shooting sports program Cabin Country on Public Television Stations across the country.

    Saiff admitted in 2018 he repeatedly baited ponds in Jefferson County and sent hunting guides and paying clients to hunt wild ducks over those ponds, prosecutors said.

    Saiff admitted that he violated the Lacey Act by charging for the hunts in violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, prosecutors said. He charged each hunter $300 per day, and the four illegal guided hunts to which he admitted in the plea agreement involved 17 hunters, they said.

    He also admitted that he was on federal probation when he committed these offenses. In 2017, he pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of guiding waterfowl hunters over baited ponds for profit. He now faces separate charges for violating the terms of his probation.

    Following his guilty pleas in the 2017 case, he was sentenced to 17 months probation. In addition, he was hit with a $5,000 fine and required to make a $10,000 donation to a non-profit wildlife organization of his choice.

    At that time, he had all his state hunting or guiding privileges (other than fishing) taken away until Jan, 1, 2019. Finally, he was instructed to pay of the publishing of half page ads apologizing for his actions in the Watertown Times and New York Outdoors News.

    Saiff runs Bill Saiff Outdoors, which provides fishing and hunting trips. His fishing charters company has been among Lake Ontario’s largest private charter operation for several decades, according to his Facebook page. He also owns the Westview Lodge in Henderson Harbor, which features a hotel, restaurant and full-service bar.

    https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2021/...nts-again.html

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