CO Darin Fagerman (Grand Marais) did a couple of remote ATV patrols into designated trout lakes. The trout and the walleye fishing has really picked up with some nice fish being seen. Officer Fagerman also checked lake accesses and talked with folks about AIS issues.
CO Mary Manning (Grand Marais East) checked area anglers and boaters on Lake Superior and inland lakes. The officer also patrolled campgrounds and cleaned up trash left by irresponsible campers. Manning followed up on an ATV complaint and a report of possible birch sapling theft, which was found to be a local person hauling birch logs for firewood.
CO Tim Gray (Bagley) received a complaint of a net being used at the Clearwater Lake Dam to net fish. Turned out to be juvenile males that had found a piece of snow fence and decided to see what fish were caught in the spill way below the dam, then throw the fish back into the Clearwater River.
CO Don Bozovsky (Hibbing) concluded a case of a PWC lift with approximately 6,000 zebra mussels on it that had been transported from an infested metro area lake to a Hibbing area lake property. Luckily the lift had not made it into the water.
CO Joyce Kuske (Little Falls) assisted the local Sheriff ’s Department with the apprehension of three individuals in possession of a stolen car. The car had been stolen in Brainerd and the owner happened to see it drive by him in Little Falls. The owner followed the car and called the police. Kuske detained the driver, then located the two passengers who had fled on foot.
CO Brittany Hauser (Red Wing) received a call regarding a mama mallard and her ducklings trying to cross Highway 61 during a heavy traffic period. The officer, along with help from CO Kylan Hill, was able to round up the ducklings in a box and walk across Highway 61 with mama mallard following. The officers walked the box of ducklings and mama mallard across a set of railroad tracks and another street before reuniting mama and her babies at the river’s edge.
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!
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