Boating rescues in Chesapeake & Potomac over holidays: two saved, one still missing

SANDY POINT, MD. — A holiday turned into one of misery and mystery when a man fell from his sailboat near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge on New Year’s Eve; the week before, two men fishing in the Potomac were lucky to be found after their boat sunk.

Pirate Poacher Hillbillies busted for jack-lighting deer and poaching deer

His Big Game Harvest Record did not show any deer kills for the 2015-16 season. The only legal deer hunting on Dec. 26 was for antlered deer taken with a muzzleloader.

“He provided a written statement, and the officer seized the rifle and the deer meat, which was donated to charity,” said the NRP press release.

Pirate Poachers of the Chesapeake: Virginia cracks down on oyster thieving commercial watermen

“The Commission has no tolerance for oyster thieves, especially those who steal from a protected sanctuary. This matter will be resolved in court and if convicted, these individuals will stand in front of the Commission to determine whether their licenses should be revoked and for how long. In the past two years, the Commission has revoked 39 licenses for natural resources violations, which is the most in decades.”