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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