November 10, 2016
From News.Delaware.gov
DOVER – Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Oct.
31-Nov. 6 responded to 34 complaints regarding possible violations of laws and regulations.
Incidents of note:
• On Nov. 6, Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police cited 11 people aboard for fishing violations as follows: 16 counts of possession of undersized black sea bass, two counts of possession of over-the-limit black sea bass and one count of possession of over-the-limit bluefish, carrying fines per violation of $107, including court costs.
• On Nov. 4, Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police cited a 58-year-old Townsend man for possession of unlawfully taken antlerless deer, hunting on a state game refuge and hunting deer with the aid of illegal bait on a state game refuge. He was fined $495, including court costs.
• On Nov. 1, Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police arrested Scott G.
Austin, 18, of Frederica, and charged him with providing false information when registering an antlered deer, attaching an antlerless deer tag to an antlered deer, possession of an unlawfully taken antlered deer, hunting antlered deer with a firearm during archery season and unlawful possession of a game animal/antlered deer in connection with an Oct. 30 incident near Felton. Austin pled guilty to providing false information when registering an antlered deer and attaching an antlerless deer tag to an antlered deer.
He was fined $2,504, including court costs, and released.
Citations issued by category, with the number of charges in parentheses,
included:
- Wildlife Conservation: Trespassing to hunt (1)
- hunting on a state refuge (1)
- hunting deer over bait on a state refuge (1)
- hunting antlered deer with a firearm during archery season (2) [*Citation issued at the C&D Canal Conservation Area: Hunting antlered deer with a firearm during archery season (1)]
- hunting with a bow in a closed area (1)
- providing false information when registering an antlered deer (1)
- attaching an antlerless deer tag to an antlered deer (1)
- possession of unlawfully taken antlered deer (2)
- possession of unlawfully taken antlerless deer (1)
- failure to tag antlerless deer (1)
- failure to register antlerless deer within 24 hours (1)
- butchering antlerless deer prior to registration (1)
- and wanton waste of a game animal/deer (1)
Fisheries Conservation: Recreational: Unlicensed fishing (3), possession of undersized black sea bass (16), possession of over-the-limit black sea bass (2), possession of undersized striped bass (6), possession of undersized tautog (1), and possession of over-the-limit bluefish (1).