District 2 - Bemidji area

CO Tom Hutchins (Crookston) reports helping staff a DNR informational booth at the Crookston Armory and speaking at an ATV safety class in Ada. Time was also spent checking anglers and monitoring fire activity in the area. Turkey hunters were also checked.

CO Andrew Goodman (Perham) monitored fish run activity and the first few days of spring turkey hunting. Additional time was spent catching up on reports and administrative tasks. Turbulent weather hampered water and angling activity.

CO Jordan Anderson (Osage) worked the fish run and recreational vehicle activities during the week. Several turkey hunters were encountered with birds seen, but little success getting them. Although the area received some rain in the beginning of the week, fire risk remained high.

CO Bill Landmark (Moorhead) spent the week checking turkey hunters, anglers, and beaver trappers in the Moorhead and Pelican Rapids stations. The cold weather prior to the weekend slowed the panfish bite some, but the fish started getting active again over the weekend. Landmark also attended a firearms safety class and spoke to the annual Pelican Rapids Pheasants Forever youth turkey hunt participants. The youth turkey hunt had 15 participants and all kids had a good time with their mentors.

CO Angie Warren (Mahnomen) worked angling, leeching, and fish run activity. Follow up on leeching, bear hunting regulation violations, and aquatic vegetation complaints was conducted. Station was patrolled for ATV and ORV activity.

CO Brady Manteufel (Bagley) checked a few groups of turkey hunters this week, along with conducting angling checks in the area. He was pleased to see youth out turkey hunting in a couple of the groups. Questions about public land use, leech and minnow traps, and furbearer trapping were answered. Manteufel would like to remind anglers to have their leech and minnow traps properly marked, before placing them.

CO Jamus Veit (Bemidji #2) spent the week working turkey opener, patrolling area lakes for angling activity, monitoring ATV traffic, and fielding calls from the public. Enforcement action was taking for angling without a license.

Pelican Rapids vacant.

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