CO Andrew Ladzinski (Bemidji #1) spent time patrolling local lakes. Anglers reported a slower bite, but Ladzinski still saw a few fish in live wells. Enforcement action was taken for a sunfish overlimit, angling without a license, northern pike within the protected slot, and watercraft violations. He assisted a Bemidji renter who had robins attacking her whenever she left her home. He attended a detail in the metro area with other officers.

CO Andrew Goodman (Perham) handled a variety of calls throughout the week regarding wildlife, boater education, jet ski complaints, and public access issues. Investigations of damage to public access property are ongoing. Commercial game farm inspections and follow up on restorations of public waters and wetlands were completed.

CO Jake Swedberg (Detroit Lakes) spent the week checking anglers, boaters, and ATV riders in the Detroit Lakes area. Other time was spent assisting with an AIS detail in International Falls and doing a K9 AIS demonstration for Hubbard County COLA event.

CO Jordan Anderson (Osage) attended training for advanced BUI enforcement, which focused on detecting drug-impaired operators. Time was also spent on CO Academy instruction and fielding numerous wildlife-related complaints.

CO William Landmark (Moorhead) spent the week assisting at the CO Academy and responding to complaints of nuisance animals, mainly bears. As a reminder for those with bear issues, removing the food eliminates a majority of human and bear conflicts.

CO Angela Warren (Mahnomen) spent time on ATV and ORV activity. AIS compliance inspections were performed. Angling and boating activity were worked, with anglers reporting a slowed bite. A complaint of a possible angling tournament violation was investigated. Leeching ponds were monitored for regulation compliance. Information was provided for preventing nuisance-bear activity and questions were answered about new boating operator regulations.

CO Matthew Boyle (Pelican Rapids) spent the week patrolling area lakes and Maplewood State Park. The weekend was busy, even with less-than-ideal conditions. Violations for the week included taking illegal-length pike, no life jacket onboard a boat, no throwable onboard, operating an unregistered boat, no angling license in possession, and no fire extinguisher onboard.

CO Brady Manteufel (Bagley) addressed youth violations on an ATV and checked public lands, accesses, and lakes this past week. A ride-along with a DNR intern was conducted and game and fish laws were discussed. He also attended a large field day for 55 youth in a firearms safety class. An injured fawn was rescued and taken to a rehabber. Enforcement action was taken regarding a TIP call about a Canada goose gosling being taken from a park, transported to a residence, and put in a chicken coop. Manteufel tracked down the gosling over 7 miles away and returned it to the location it was taken from.

CO Jamus Veit (Bemidji #2) spent the week checking area anglers, monitoring ATV activity, assisting with a firearms safety class in Bemidji, and handling various wildlife-related complaints. Many anglers are continuing to have success fishing for panfish on area lakes. Violations encountered were illegal-length northern pike, taking fish without a license, lack of personal floatation device, sunfish overlimit, and expired ATV registration.
CO Curtis Jepson (District #2) focused on ATV, boating, and angling enforcement. He fielded numerous complaints about nuisance wildlife and answered questions for the Dilworth Police Department about a fawn that may have been injured by a domestic dog.

CO Hanna Wood (Fergus Falls) focused enforcement efforts on recreational vehicle and angling enforcement. With help from Otter Tail County boat and water deputies, an out-of-state couple was found to be over their crappie limit by 25. Contact was made due to expired registration on the resort-owned boat and the couple tried to hide the overlimit by dumping dead fish back into the lake. The expired registration was also addressed with the resort owner.

CO Tricia Plautz (Henning) focused enforcement efforts on invasive species, ATV, fishing, and boating this past week. Calls were handled regarding baby wild animals being held captive, dead waterfowl found in a garage, and an attack on livestock. Wetland violation cases were investigated as well.

CO Ryan Brown (Elbow Lake) reports focusing his enforcement efforts on angling and boating during the week. Brown also spoke at a lake association meeting and responded to a potential public water violation. Calls regarding “abandoned fawns” were received and he encourages everyone to let them be as that is their best chance for survival.

CO Jake Homan (Alexandria) spent the week patrolling Douglas County for angling and ATV activities. Homan spent additional time preparing for an upcoming training. Enforcement action was taken for ATV violations.
CO Felicia Znajda (Osakis) focused her week on angling and ATV activity. Lots of angling success throughout the counties of Todd, Douglas, and Pope. Various violations were encountered throughout the week. On multiple occasions, she has come across violations when anglers have used “artificial intelligence” to look up a regulation. She reminds people to use a reliable source such as the online version of the Minnesota Fishing Regulation booklet. Using inaccurate information from artificial intelligence or Google summarizations is not an excuse to violate law.

CO Emily Douvier (Morris) reports working fishing and recreational enforcement. Enforcement action was taken for fishing without a license and various questions were answered from the public.

CO Patrick McGowan (Cass Lake) assisted with CO Academy training throughout the week. McGowan also spent time monitoring ATV/ORV traffic and patrolled lakes throughout Cass County. Enforcement action was taken for numerous violations.

CO Corey Sura (Remer) patrolled area ATV trails, followed up on several Wetland Conservation Act and public waters violations, and patrolled area lakes. The summer panfish bite has picked up on some area lakes, and walleye anglers struggled on Leech Lake. A complaint of an individual who killed a gosling was investigated. The suspect admitted to shooting at a flock of geese that had been relieving themselves on his lawn. The suspect was using a BB gun, and stated he didn’t believe it would have enough power to kill the geese.

CO Jacque Johnson (Longville) spoke at a firearms safety class. She also took multiple nuisance-bear reports and investigated a littering report.

Walker – vacant.

ATV rec officer – vacant.