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Although the Cook County News-Herald knows that the majority of sportsmen and women are law-abiding folks, there are a few that run afoul of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Officers. Periodically, the DNR provides a report of some of the miscreants the Conservation Officers (CO) have encountered. The News-Herald shares these stories as a reminder to all to be safe and to follow the rules!
CO Thomas Wahlstrom (Grand Marais) spent time in the BWCAW checking anglers. Time was also spent working remote area trout lakes, monitoring ATV activity, responding to wildlife-related complaints and assisting the county with calls.
CO Mary Manning (Hovland) checked anglers and boaters on area lakes and accesses. She also checked ATV riders, followed up on a report of camping violations in a state park, handled equipment repairs and took another call of a car driver failing to recognize their vehicle didn’t belong on the forest road they were stuck on. Manning took a report of a juvenile eagle hanging upside down in a tree, tangled up by a talon. When she arrived on scene the eagle was sitting on a branch, free and looking slightly embarrassed by the experience.
CO Don Murray (Two Harbors) worked angling and boating activity during the week. Some anglers were finding fish on Lake Superior as calmer wind conditions made fishing easier. Murray took calls of nuisance-beaver activity and a report of illegal structures being built in public waters.
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