RESERVE – Two St. Charles men were recently cited for after-hours duck-hunting violations while hunting near Reserve.

On Dec. 5, according to Lt. Col. Keith LaCaze of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, agents for the Enforcement Division cited Paul Olivier Jr., 19, and Warren Herks III, 22, both of Destrehan, and Maurice Waguespack III, 21, of Montz, for alleged migratory waterfowl hunting violations.

The three were issued citations after agents allegedly witnessed them shooting wood ducks after legal shooting hours on the bank of the Mississippi River near Reserve in St. John Parish.

Legal shooting hours for migratory game birds are one half hour before sunrise to sunset. At the time of the stop, the three hunters were in possession of four wood ducks.

The ducks were seized as evidence.

All three were cited for violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. If convicted, they face fines of up to $5,000, jail for up to 6 months and the possible loss of hunting privileges for a period of time to be determined by the court.

Agents participating in the case were Senior Agent Aron Hastings and Agent William Boyd.