A Baltimore federal judge will decide whether property owners in the line of the proposed Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project can hunt on their property when the property is set to be surveyed.

The company planning the project, PSEG, argued in court Tuesday that it's a safety issue.

For the property owners, though, it's a matter of being able to feed their families. Their lawyers argued that sufficient safety measures can be implemented.

In court, U.S. District Court Judge Adam Abelson was clearly torn. He recognizes the right of surveyors to do their job safely, as well as the right of people to hunt on their own property.

Abelson didn't hint at when a decision could come.

Balancing rights

The Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project, sometimes known as MPRP, is slated to run through

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