Area MnDNR Conservation Officer Weekly Reports - Jan. 26, 2020
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Prepared by Joe Albert, Communications coordinator | Division of Enforcement | 7:00 am, Jan. 26, 2021 ×
District 10 - Mille Lacs area
CO Victoria Griffith (Isle) monitored snowmobile, ATV, and angling activity on Mille Lacs Lake. Anglers reported fishing to be slower over the weekend, with the night bite picking up. Enforcement action was taken for angling without a license, fishing with extra lines, and no shelter tag. Griffith would like to remind anglers to clean up their area and pick up garbage before leaving the ice.
CO Dan Starr (Onamia) worked fishing, snowmobile, and trapping activities. A dispute over plowed road areas on the lake was addressed and continues to be monitored. Violations for no fishing license, no snowmobile registration, lack of safety training, and no fish house license were found. A reminder to wheelhouse anglers: Clean up the area around your wheelhouse before you
Area MnDNR Conservation Officer Weekly Reports - Jan. 26, 2020
Written By:
Prepared by Joe Albert, Communications coordinator | Division of Enforcement | 7:00 am, Jan. 26, 2021 ×
District 10 - Mille Lacs area
CO Victoria Griffith (Isle) monitored snowmobile, ATV, and angling activity on Mille Lacs Lake. Anglers reported fishing to be slower over the weekend, with the night bite picking up. Enforcement action was taken for angling without a license, fishing with extra lines, and no shelter tag. Griffith would like to remind anglers to clean up their area and pick up garbage before leaving the ice.
CO Dan Starr (Onamia) worked fishing, snowmobile, and trapping activities. A dispute over plowed road areas on the lake was addressed and continues to be monitored. Violations for no fishing license, no snowmobile registration, lack of safety training, and no fish house license were found. A reminder to wheelhouse anglers: Clean up the area around your wheelhouse before you
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January 7, 2021
District 1 – Baudette area
CO Ben Huener (Roseau) checked coyote hunters and anglers around Roseau County. Anglers were checked on Lake of the Woods. Violations encountered included angling without a license and angling with extra lines.
CO Aaron Larson (Baudette) worked angling, ATVing, snowmobiling, and trapping enforcement. Larson attended fisher/marten registration in Baudette and spent time checking anglers on Lake of the Woods and Upper Red Lake.
CO Corey Sura (Baudette) reports participating in snowmobile safety and operations training, checking furs and trappers at the recent furbearer registration, patrolling the area for trapping activity, and checking anglers on the Rainy River and Upper Red Lake. CO Sura wants to remind folks to make sure they have current registration on their ATVs and snowmobiles before hitting the lakes and trails, and that all non-portable fish houses and shelters require licenses.
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December 31, 2020
District 1 – Baudette area
CO Ben Huener (Roseau) checked traps, followed up on angling and drug cases, and investigated a complaint about hunting deer over bait.
CO Corey Sura (Baudette) reports spending time patrolling on Upper Red Lake and investigating a TIP report with several area officers. Violations encountered included no fish house/shelter license, fishing without a license, possessing dressed/filleted fish on special-regulation waters, fishing with extra lines, and possession of marijuana.
CO Jeremy Woinarowicz (Thief River Falls) conducted angling and trapping checks in the area. Enforcement action for the past week included ATV registration, angling license, and ice shelter license violations.
CO Ryan Brown (Karlstad) reports very little recreational activity due to the holiday season. Anglers reported 10 inches of ice in some spots of the Thief River. ATV enforcement was taken this past week due to no headlights activated while in operation. Snares and traps were checked in the area.
CO Jeremy Woinarowicz (Thief River Falls West) conducted angling and trapping checks in the area. Enforcement action for the past week included ATV registration, angling license and ice shelter license violations.
District 2 - Bemidji area
CO Tom Hutchins (Crookston) reports spending time this past week checking anglers. Time was also spent contacting ATV operators and checking archery deer hunters.