Hunting On The Cove – Part Two

Scalloptown Park may be a wildlife refuge, but waterfowl hunting is still allowed by state law below the mean high tide line through Jan. 20.

When last we met, I had posed the question, "So, are the hunters pictured here are in Warwick?" It turns out I was asking the wrong question. The question should have been, "Are these hunters below the mean high-tide line?" in reference to the photo that accompanied that article. Sadly, I don't have a definitive answer, but after reading all the comments on the first story and talking to Town Manager Bill Sequino and Deputy Chief Kurt Blanchard of the state Department of Environmental Management, I do have more information. First of all, despite the fact that the area in question – the East Greenwich portion at the southern end of Greenwich Cove – is named Scalloptown Park and Wildlife Refuge (emphasis mine), hunting is indeed allowed on …

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Hunting On The Cove Is Legal – In Warwick

The question is, where does East Greenwich begin and Warwick begin?

The hunters were crouched in the reeds nearby the lower trail at Scalloptown Park and Wildlife Refuge. A brace of ducks were on the water just in front of them. What were they waiting for? Shoot the ducks! Upon closer inspection, I realized the "ducks" were decoys. Of course! But is duck hunting allowed in East Greenwich?  No. It's not.  "The town does have a provision in the ordinances in regards to no discharging of any firearms east of South County Trail," said Lt. Paul Narhgang via email. But it's not quite that simple. He continued: "The hunters that have been in the area have been on the Warwick side of the bay at the inlet that abuts Forge Road. The regulations that govern that are covered under the regulations set forth through …

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Police Log

Police Log: Broken Sign, Burning Car & Hunting On Hunter's Run

Information about the following incidents was supplied by the East Greenwich Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

Friday, Jan. 4 12:25 a.m. – Police arrested Dacia Broccoli, 25, of Whitehall Drive in Warwick, for driving with a suspended license after she was pulled over for driving a car with plates belonging to another car. She was pulled over at London Street at Lion Street. She was taken to the police station where she was processed, issued a summons for Third District Court and other citations and released. Update: The case was dismissed and her license was reinstated on Jan. 10. 6:17 a.m. – Residents of First Avenue reported a van blocking their driveway after the vehicle stalled while the driver attempted to turn it around. Routine checks of the driver and his passenger turned up two suspended licenses. A tow truck towed the van from the scene…

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Police Log: Poop On Main Street, Hunting On Cindy Ann

Information about the following incidents was supplied by the East Greenwich Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

Monday, Dec. 17 12:04 p.m. – An employee of a medical office on South County Trail reported she was being harassed by her ex-boyfriend while at work. Police spoke with the ex-boyfriend, of North Kingstown as is the woman, and he said he would not go to the woman’s workplace again. 4:53 p.m. – Police heard from two people about an erratic driver on Division Street. Police found the car, which was traveling west on Division, and and saw it drive through two red lights. Finally, police got the car to pull over by the Showcase Cinemas. The driver, of Wakefield, appeared to have medical conditions that would prohibit him from operating a car safety. Police had the man taken to Kent Hospital and sent a letter to the DMV medical board. Tuesday, …

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Shotgun Deer Hunting Season Begins Saturday, Dec. 1

All hunters are reminded to wear fluorescent orange throughout shotgun deer hunting season, which begins on Dec. 1.

With the recent accident off Moosehorn Road in which a hunter fell out of his tree stand and had to be taken by EG Rescue to the hospital, and because hunting is in fact allowed both in the western part of East Greenwich and on Greenwich Cove, we thought it might be helpful to review rules and precautions for the deer-hunting season, which began earlier this fall but, as of Saturday, includes hunters with shotguns too. The following is from a press release from the Department of Environmental Management: DEM reminds all Rhode Islanders that, for safety reasons, they must wear fluorescent orange when in state management areas during the shotgun deer hunting season, which opens on Saturday, Dec. 1. Hunters are required to wear 500 square …

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Man Falls From Tree While Hunting

He was taken to Rhode Island hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries on Saturday.

A man fell out of his tree stand while hunting in the woods to the rear of 80 Moosehorn Road Saturday afternoon, Fire Chief Peter Henrikson confirmed Monday. The man was taken to Rhode Island hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, Henrikson said. Apparently, he fell asleep while in the stand, causing him to fall. EG EMTs had to carry the man "a couple hundred feet," Henrikson said. The stand was not on the man's property but the chief said he was under the impression the man had permission of the owners to be there.  According to residents of Moosehorn, it is not uncommon for hunters to build tree stands in the woods behind the houses there. Deer hunting season begins Sept. 15 in Rhode Island and lasts until Jan. 2, with…

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