GEARY COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Geary County are investigating 3 suspects for hunting violations.

On the first weekend of October, the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism K9 Meg and Game Warden, K-9 handler Lance Hockett discovered three suspects hiding and hiding their bows while hunting deer in one of the US Army Corp parks with out a license, deer permit/tag or written permission.

The hunters were local, military, according to Hockett. “Some of this was probably an honest mistake but a lot of it was not,” said Hockett.

The state confiscated their weapons and they will face a number of fines.

The US Army Corp of Engineers allows hunting in the parks only by special permit, drawing each year.