Three waterfowl hunters were charged with violations after officers received complaints of trespassing at Vulcan Materials Co.
On Thanksgiving Day, an officer conducting surveillance on the Vulcan property on Riverside Road saw three men enter the property and begin hunting.
Sean Richard Coppage, 30, of Mechanicsville, was charged with using an unplugged shotgun to hunt waterfowl and for hunting without written permission. David Allen Todor, 30, of La Plata, and Evan John Charles, 19, of Hughesville, were issued citations for hunting without written permission. All three received warnings for trespassing on posted private property.