Using information gathered by Natural 1, the department’s helicopter, officers charged four men with illegally hunting turkeys in Caroline County.
Last Saturday, officers set up surveillance near an area baited for turkey and issued a citation to Marlin Ray Lapp, 19, of Gordonville, Pennsylvania, for hunting turkey with the aid of bait.
On April 18 at 6 a.m., officers saw two men begin to hunt in an area baited for turkey near Preston. They issued citations to Terry Dixon Colby, 58, of Southington, Connecticut, and David Lloyd Fluharty Jr., 70, of Laurel, Delaware.
That same morning, officers conducting surveillance of an area near Wood Wharf Road saw a man walk into the woods and enter a hunting blind that over looked the bait.
Michael B. Steeken, 54, of Preston, received a citation for illegally hunting over bait.
All four men are scheduled to appear in Caroline County District Court June 9. If found guilty, the fine would be $500.