CO Andrew Goodman (Perham) conducted station equipment maintenance and inventory in preparation for the upcoming seasons. A few panfish anglers continue to venture out on frozen water with caution. Time was also spent on report writing and follow-up with ongoing cases related to water resources and deer hunting.

CO Jake Swedberg (Detroit Lakes) spent the week checking ice anglers and training with other members of the DNR K-9 team. CO Swedberg also answered questions about injured and sick wildlife.

CO Angela Warren (Mahnomen) spent time on angling and ice house activity. Public accesses were monitored for ice house removal related activity. Trails and lakes were patrolled for snowmobiles. Recent snowfall allowed for a few snowmobile riders to get out and about.

CO Bill Landmark (Moorhead) spent the week checking ice anglers and following up with ongoing cases.

CO Ryan Schaefer (Bemidji #2) spent time this past week checking local anglers, who are still managing to find panfish and trout on area lakes. Time was also spent investigating a possible wolf depredation involving domestic cattle.

Osage – vacant.

CO Tricia Plautz (Henning) checked anglers and found that most have transitioned to ATV and foot travel due to access conditions deteriorating. A ride along was conducted with a student interested in future employment with DNR, and deer license violation investigations were conducted.

CO Ryan Brown (Elbow Lake) continued to monitor angling during the week. Ice conditions are deteriorating fast and urge caution to anglers who are venturing out. The recent snowfall has seen snowmobile riders getting out before spring.

CO Shane Osborne (Evansville) checked fishermen, ATV’s and ice conditions on area lakes. ATV and foot traffic has occurred on most lakes with the officer seeing increased areas of open water. Canada geese have been migrating back into the area.

CO Jake Homan (Alexandria) spent the week patrolling for angling and snowmobile activities. Time was spent following up on ongoing cases. Enforcement action was taken for a variety of ATV, snowmobile, and angling violations.

CO Curtis Jepson (Wheaton) checked anglers on local rivers and ATV activity. Those anglers report a slow bite to a non-existent one. Time was also spent providing the laws-and-ethics talk to a firearms safety class at the elementary school in Wheaton.

CO Nick Baum (Park Rapids) patrolled the local area for angling and recreational vehicle traffic. CO Baum found varying success for anglers around the area lakes. With the recent snowfall several snowmobilers were enjoying the local trails. Trail conditions are rideable with the fresh snow with occasional ground showing on sun facing slopes. CO Baum took enforcement action on various recreational vehicle violations.

CO Patrick McGowan (Cass Lake) worked area lakes and snowmobile trails throughout the week. Anglers are reporting limited success and difficult lake travel with the new snowfall. Enforcement action was taken for angle without a license, extra lines, and ATV/snowmobile violations.

CO Jack Lien (Walker) patrolled his district lakes and trails for ice anglers and snowmobile riders. Overall, Lien observed a decline in the usual number of anglers and snowmobilers out as he expected to see more people enjoy late winter activities after the recent snow accumulation. Additionally, Lien received training at a local ice-water rescue course and learned life-saving measures for rescuing himself and/or others during the event of an ice break-through.

CO Corey Sura (Remer) spent time on annual trainings, and cleaning up old cases. A complaint was taken on a potential Wetland Conservation Act violation. Sura spent time checking panfish anglers; angling activity in the area has significantly decreased over the last couple of weeks.

CO Levi Brown (Staples) attended an instructor course at Camp Ripley this week. Over the weekend, Brown focused on varmint hunting with tournaments taking place near his station.

ATV rec officer – vacant.