Hunters with permits will not be able to go inside the Blackwater Wildlife Refuge this month if the government shutdown continues.
The gates are locked and caution tape blocks off entrances into the refuge.
And, Tom Hook, Treasurer of the group Friends of Blackwater tells WBOC that the park rangers are still on duty and will hand out tickets to trespassers.
If the park is still closed by the weekend of the 18th and 19th the next time the refuge will be open to hunters will be the first weekend of November.
