State will open park to hunting

The state will likely open the highlypopulated Baltimore County?s Soldiers Delight park to archery deer hunting this year, officials confirmed Monday.

The details of the plan ? the hunting area, season length and number of hunters allowed at one time ? will be discussed at a community meeting scheduled for Wednesday evening, said Paul Peditto, the Department of Natural Resource?s director of wildlife and heritage services. He said the state supports the hunting of white-tailed deer in overpopulated areas.