Illinois Conservation Police have arrested three men in connection with a March duck poaching incident at Carlyle Lake Wildlife Management Area near Vandalia. Steven Dean of Granite City, along with Bradley Peters and Daniel Groves of Wood River, were arrested on April 25th. The three men face felony charges for their alleged involvement in the illegal killing of more than 30 ducks out of season on March 6th. The illegal killings included northern pintail and mallard species and left several ducks crippled. Charges include Felony Resource Theft of Migratory Waterfowl, Unlawful Possession of Freshly Killed Species During the Closed Season, Wanton Waste of Migratory Waterfowl, Unlawful Take Over the Limit of Mallard Ducks and Unlawful Take Over the Limit of Northern Pintails. In addition Groves was charged with Unlawfully Possessing a Firearm When He is Ineligible for a Firearm Owners Identification Card. Duck hunting season closed Jan. 7, 2014 in the South Central Zone which includes Carlyle Lake. Information that led to the arrests was received through an anonymous tip made to the Target Illinois Poachers hotline at 877-236-7529. All tips remain anonymous.