The purpose of the Division of Enforcement weekly report is to promote the activities performed by Division of Enforcement personnel in protecting Minnesota's natural resources through effective law enforcement and education. Information is gathered from the Division's 18 districts as well as various subsections and compiled and edited by the Division public information officer.
Weekly Reports
District 1 - Baudette area
District 2 - Bemidji area
District 3 - Fergus Falls area
District 4 - Walker area
District 5 - Eveleth area
District 6 - Two Harbors area
District 7 - Grand Rapids area
District 8 - Duluth area
District 9 - Brainerd area
District 10 - Mille Lacs area
District 11 - St. Cloud area
District 12 - Princeton area
District 13 - West Metro area
District 14 - East Metro area
District 15 - Marshall area
District 16 - New Ulm area
District 17 - Mankato area
District 18 - Rochester area
Featured Update
CO Ben Karon (Pine City) continued active patrol in area state forests and other public lands for reoccurring violations. Most commonly, people are continuing to shoot dangerously and illegally all while managing to make the area look worse than when they arrived. It is not uncommon for people to shoot the signs that read “no shooting permitted,” or drive their OHVs around signs that read “Road/Trail Closed.” When asked why they disregarded posted signs, the resounding answer boiled down to not believing the rules applied to them. Many enjoyed the warmer weather and were out angling and boating. The crappie bite seems to have slowed for many. This should curb the enthusiastic people catching their limit and coming back the same day to catch double their limit. Calls were answered about miscellaneous wildlife-related issues. Training was given at Camp Ripley for the final rounds of annual training and multiple presentations were given at firearms safety classes.
Other weekly reports
For more information contact:
Joe Albert, Enforcement Division communications coordinator
[email protected]; 651-587-4679
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