Overview
- Natural Resources Police documented 11 cases from the Oct. 20–25 season, with nine accused of illegally hunting over bait.
- State rules bar bear baiting, require hunters to stay 150 yards from baited sites, and impose a 10‑day wait after deer bait removal.
- One hunter, Matthew David Green, faces four charges and up to $6,000 in fines after officers found a crossbow, a revolver, and a bait site nearby.
- Two Frederick County men cited as disqualified persons allegedly possessed rifles; police confiscated the weapons and each case carries up to four years in prison and $4,000 in fines.
- This year’s hunt issued 1,050 permits from about 4,410 lottery applicants, harvested 89 bears—slightly below the five‑year average—and several defendants have December court dates.