Cumberland Times-News

Outdoors

February 2, 2013

NRP blotter

Associated Press

CUMBERLAND — Tyler John Hetrick, 21, Corriganville, was charged by Maryland Natural Resources Police Officer Cory Garver on Jan. 28 with failing to record a deer kill on his big game harvest record card and exceeding the deer bag limit.

Each violation has a possible $250 fine.

Also, Christopher Boyce, 28, Morgantown, W.Va., was charged with fishing without a license in Garrett County on Jan. 5.

Anatolli Voronetskyi, 43, Washington, paid $250 fine for possessing undersized pike and walleye on Jan. 5 in Garrett County.

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