Area MnDNR Conservation Officer Weekly Reports - March 9, 2021 Written By: Denton L. Newman Jr | 9:00 am, Mar. 9, 2021 ×
District 9 - Brainerd area
CO (Conservation Officer) Scott Fitzgerald Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area (CCSRA) received a call to respond to a local DNR office where some damage had been reported. Fitzgerald met with the local agency and was told the culprit had broken out a lower window in the building but could not gain entry. The culprit then went to the entrance doors by jumping up two layers of landscaping and broke another window but could not get into the building. The culprit then tried another window and, with no luck there either, jumped off the steps on to a lower roof and fled the scene. The witnesses only description of the culprit was that it had four legs, hooves, brown fur and a fluffy white tail. DNR staff were contacted to secure the windows and the culprit is still running free. Why it wanted to get inside the b
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March 4, 2021
District 1 – Baudette area
CO Demosthenes Regas (Blackduck) reports checking anglers and monitoring activity on snowmobile trails this week. Regas reports the warm weather this past week took a toll on snowmobile trails, which deteriorated quickly and are in poor condition.
CO Nicholas Prachar (Blackduck) investigated an area river that had been filled in with dirt and debris. An area logger had made two river crossings, but they were not in compliance with the allowed parameters. Prachar advised the logger on what was legal for river crossings and gave him 24 hours to correct the issues. Both crossings were brought into compliance within four hours.
Area MnDNR Conservation Officer Weekly Reports - Feb. 17, 2021 Written By: Denton L. Newman Jr | 9:00 am, Feb. 17, 2021 ×
District 10 - Mille Lacs area
CO (Conservation Officer) Dustie Speldrich (Willow River) worked Mille Lacs Lake and local lakes during the frigid holiday weekend. One angler was very surprised when they came out of the fish house as Speldrich was walking up. The angler’s eyes looked like saucers as they spun around and ran back in to the house. After a delay, Speldrich was invited inside the house. The angler was trying to hide an extra line.
Enforcement action was taken for no license in possession, shelter licenses not displayed and shelter identification not displayed. A call of murky looking and rapidly rising creek water was investigated and turned over to the city. Speldrich would like to remind anglers to pick up their trash, including cigarette butts, on the ice. One local lake that has had issues in the past looked very c
Area MnDNR Conservation Officer Weekly Reports - Feb. 17, 2021 Written By: Denton L. Newman Jr | 9:00 am, Feb. 17, 2021 ×
District 10 - Mille Lacs area
CO (Conservation Officer) Dustie Speldrich (Willow River) worked Mille Lacs Lake and local lakes during the frigid holiday weekend. One angler was very surprised when they came out of the fish house as Speldrich was walking up. The angler’s eyes looked like saucers as they spun around and ran back in to the house. After a delay, Speldrich was invited inside the house. The angler was trying to hide an extra line.
Enforcement action was taken for no license in possession, shelter licenses not displayed and shelter identification not displayed. A call of murky looking and rapidly rising creek water was investigated and turned over to the city. Speldrich would like to remind anglers to pick up their trash, including cigarette butts, on the ice. One local lake that has had issues in the past looked very c