ESSEX, MD—A group of waterfowlers recently received citations after trespassing in the Essex area.
At just after 4:45 p.m. on January 13. 2025, Maryland Natural Resources Police officers responded to a complaint of a group of hunters trespassing on marked property near Browns Cove in Essex.
Arriving officers found five dead ducks – two mallards, two black ducks, and one gadwall – in the back of a pickup truck. As officers met with the group of individuals returning to the truck, two more mallards and five more gadwalls were located.
Due to multiple violations, including trespassing on posted private property, hunting from an illegal blind site, and not tagging waterfowl, a 19-year-old Baltimore man and an 18-year-old man from Essex were issued citations totaling up to $1,500 in fines and/or 90 days imprisonment if convicted.
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