Bidding Open For Trapping Privileges On Select Eastern Shore Wildlife Management Areas

Vienna, Md. (September 6, 2011) - The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Wildlife and Heritage Service is currently accepting bids for the 2011-2012 trapping seasons at LeCompte, Linkwood, Taylor’s Island, Fishing Bay, Idylwild, Ellis Bay, Wetipquin and Nanticoke River Wildlife Management Areas.

Bid packages must be picked up from and returned to LeCompte Wildlife Management Area at 4220 Steeles Neck Road, Vienna, Md. 21869 by 12 p.m. on October 21, 2011. Sealed bids will be opened at 1 p.m. on October 21, 2011. For additional information please call 410-376-3236 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is the state agency responsible for providing natural and living resource-related services to citizens and visitors. DNR manages nearly a half-million acres of public lands and 17,000 miles of waterways, along with Maryland's forests, fisheries and wildlife for maximum environmental, economic and quality of life benefits. A national leader in land conservation, DNR-managed parks and natural, historic and cultural resources attract 11 million visitors annually. DNR is the lead agency in Maryland's effort to restore the Chesapeake Bay, the state's number one environmental priority. Learn more at www.dnr.maryland.gov