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| Minnesota DNR Conservation Officer Reports | Rate Topic |
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| Posted: 23 Feb 2010 12:04 am |
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Here are this week's reports filed by conservation officers across Northeastern Minnesota. District 5 - Eveleth area CO Lloyd Steen (Ray/Kabetogama)) patrolled area lakes checking fishermen and snowmobilers. Violations for no I.D. on fish shelters, fail to display snowmobile trail stickers and registration, fail to transfer snowmobile title, disobey stop sign on snowmobile trail intersection, and operate class II ATV on state highway were dealt with. CO Don Bozovsky (Hibbing) issued permits for road-killed bobcat and deer, worked anglers and snowmobiles, attended a public hearing for creating a waterfowl refuge, and was interviewed by the NBC news affiliate about firearms safety after an angler was accidentally shot in his fish house. Two occupants of a fish house quickly bailed out of their house as the officer approached, however the intense marijuana smoke plume emerged behind them. They had hoped it would air out in time, but were too late. Enforcement action was taken. Other enforcement actions taken during the week included angling license and snowmobile registration violations. CO Mark Fredin (Aurora) worked the Babbitt station and found a few crappies being caught, and most fishermen said fishing was slow but the warm weather was worth being out in. Talked to a groomer out of Hoyt Lakes and he stated the trails are in fair condition and will be groomed during the week. Equipment was maintained during the week. I. Falls # 2 - vacant. District 6 - Two Harbors area CO John Velsvaag (Ely) assisted the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Department with the investigation of a stray bullet hitting a fisherman on Shagawa Lake. The fisherman was treated and released from the hospital. He checked snowmobilers and fishermen during the week. Enforcement contacts include speed, no snowmobile registration, no trail sticker, unattended fishing lines, and no angling license. CO Marty Stage (Ely) worked trout fishermen and snowmobile trail enforcement. The warmer weather brought out some of the trail speeders. Some time was spent working with the Border Patrol. Fishing has continued to be slow and snowmobile trails are a little bit rough in places. Remember to purchase a snowmobile registration for your sled (one goes on each side of the machine) and a trail sticker if you ride any of the grant-in -aid trails. CO Mary Manning (Hovland) spent time checking anglers and area lakes; mixed success was reported on the ice. Officer Manning patrolled grant-in-aid snowmobile trails. Warm weather has led to loss of snow cover on some trails, especially in the corners, where drivers often ride the same spot on the trail regardless of which direction they are going. Manning also attended a snowmobile safety instructor class. CO Dan Thomasen (Two Harbors) spent time working snowmobile enforcement and checking lakes for angling activity. The warm weather has enticed some shore anglers to try their luck on Lake Superior. A small boat was seen out on the big lake trolling amongst the ice floes. CO Thomasen salvaged a car-hit moose in the vacant Silver Bay station. CO Andy Schmidt (Brookston) spent much of the past week working snowmobiles in the area. Many snowmobiles took advantage of the warm weather and good trail conditions. Enforcement action was taken for speed and registration issues. A vehicle broke through the ice in the Duluth Harbor over the weekend and the driver escaped injury when the vehicle came to rest on a sand bar. Babbitt - vacant. Silver Bay - vacant. District 7 - Grand Rapids area CO Jon Paurus (Hill City) completed equipment maintenance and marked fish houses as the southern deadline approaches. Phone calls regarding car killed animals were handled during the week. CO Mike Fairbanks (Deer River) worked an Operation Stonegarden shift, worked Eel Pout fest in Walker, patrolled for snowmobile activity, checked anglers and checked predator hunters. The area panfish bite has increased with many limits being caught. Enforcement action was taken for angle with extra line, no angling license in possession, fail to display ID on fish house, fail to display ATV registration, operate unregistered snowmobile, fail to display snowmobile registration, no snowmobile safety certificate and minor consumption. CO Sarah Sindelir (Grand Rapids) work snowmobile activity this past week. The trails are in great condition and the weather has been perfect for riding. She also attended training at the US Border Patrol office in Duluth. She had a firearms safety class on Friday and also worked area lakes for angling activity. CO Jeff Koehn (Grand Rapids – OHV Specialist) patrolled for ATV activity. He checked many anglers using ATVs to access the lakes. CO Koehn assisted CO Sutherland with a court trial. He attended training. CO Koehn worked snowmobile trail crossings and encountered many snowmobiles. Enforcement activity for the week included operating an unregistered snowmobile, operate snowmobile on GIA trail without a permit, operating snowmobile without a safety certificate and careless operation of a snowmobile. CO Thomas Sutherland (Grand Rapids) worked angling activity throughout the week with enforcement action taken for angling without a license, spearing without a license and an expired registration on an angling shelter. Mid-week, CO Sutherland attended a court trial. CO Sutherland attended a shooting session at a firearms safety class over the weekend. A US Border Patrol shift was also performed over the weekend. Bigfork - vacant. District 8 - Cloquet area CO Kipp Duncan (Duluth) continued to work snowmobile and fishing enforcement. Snowmobile trails continued to be busy throughout the week. Several calls were returned involving dogs injured deer and dogs chasing deer. A meeting was also attended involving the Duluth City bow hunt. CO Jeff Humphrey (Cloquet) reports working angling and snowmobile enforcement throughout the week. Humphrey also investigated a wetland disturbance complaint. Anglers on area lakes were reporting a continued slow panfish bite. Snowmobile activity was moderate. Assisted other area officers with a snowmobile enforcement work detail in St. Louis County. Violations included snowmobile speed, registration/permits, unlawful night time operation, fish house shelter license/identification, no angling license possession. Officer Humphrey met with a USFWS official to review Federal charges on a deer case from last fall. CO Scott Staples (Carlton) worked snowmobile and fishing activity this past week. Snowmobile activity was worked in the Duluth and Ely areas where enforcement action was taken for speed and registration violations. Fishing success is slow in the area. More houses were marked in the area to ensure that the garbage is cleaned up around them when they are pulled off of the lakes. CO Randy Hanzal (Duluth) reports fish house shelters have been photographed and locations mark on area lakes in preparation for upcoming removal dates. Please be sure to clean up any debris associated with ice shelter including all blocking material. A small snowmobile work detail was implemented over the weekend with only minor violations encountered. Reports of dogs chasing deer are again on the rise. Marine Unit CO Troy Ter Meer (Marine Unit) spent most of the week on snowmobile trail enforcement. He assisted with one snowmobile accident in which the driver left the trail and struck a tree. He was airlifted from the scene. At least one other injury accident occurred in the area over the weekend. Two snowmobilers were stopped for traveling over 70 mph with young children seated in front of them. Some fish houses were marked, and a few owners were working on getting housed removed that were froze in. Some anglers were checked, with limited success. Training was attended and an animal complaint was responded to. Enforcement action taken for snowmobile and angling violations. CO Matt Miller (Marine Unit) checked snowmobiles on area trails. Continued violations of excessive speed, careless operation at narrow spots and corners, and modified exhaust were found. Enforcement action taken for snowmobile violations.
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