This might be one of the weakest excuses I ve heard in awhile, but it s definitely a new one.
The Minnesota DNR offers weekly conservation officer reports from each region around the state. Many of these reports are pretty dry. Often just detailing interactions with people fishing/hunting/on the trails, trail or ice conditions updates, or occasional information about hunting and fishing infractions. This one definitely stood out from the pack.
In the St. Cloud area report for the beginning of February 2021, Minnesota DNR conservation officer Keith Bertram reported an angler using too many lines on a Long Prairie area lake. The reason for having too many lines in the water is wild.
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Outdoornews
February 4, 2021
District 1 – Baudette area
CO Demosthenes Regas (Blackduck) reports working trapping, snowmobiling, and angling activity this past week. Time was spent patrolling area trails, assisting Bemidji DNR Wildlife with the bobcat/fur registration and conducting follow-up investigation of ongoing trapping cases. Regas also handled two separate incidents of incidental catches of wolves in trappers’ coyote sets.
CO Marc Johnson (Warroad) assisted with furbearer registration and worked angling activity on Lake of the Woods and at the Northwest Angle. Violations encountered included fishing with extra lines, taking fish with no angling license, no permanent shelter tag/identification, and no angling license in possession.
Area MnDNR Conservation Officer Weekly Reports - Feb. 2, 2021 Written By: PineandLakes Echo Journal | 3:00 am, Feb. 2, 2021 ×
District 11 - St. Cloud area
CO (Conservation Officer) Keith Bertram (Long Prairie) checked an angler using too many lines. The angler told Bertram he was switching lines and never pulled up the first two. His excuse was he became distracted trying to find a date using Match.com on his phone.
CO Keith Bertram (Long Prairie) checked an angler using too many lines. The angler told Bertram he was switching lines and never pulled up the first two. His excuse was he became distracted trying to find a date using Match.com on his phone.