District 4 - Walker area

CO Landyn Saewert (Wadena) spent time responding to grass fires. Enforcement action was taken for burning prohibited materials and burning without a permit. Due to the dry conditions the burning permit system was not allowing permit fires. Campfires are still allowed but discouraged. Saewert located two bow fishers who were bowfishing in the closed season. Enforcement action was taken for several violations. The local rivers are starting to show spawning activity.

CO Michael Cross (Lake George) worked trapping, attended training, and monitored early season walleye and sturgeon fishing on the Rainy River. Enforcement action was taken for boating and angling violations.

CO Patrick McGowan (Walker) attended annual in-service training at Camp Ripley. He also assisted with training at Camp Ripley for Division officers, and time was spent preparing open-water equipment.

CO Jacque Johnson (Longville) hosted a female-only firearm safety field day. She also received multiple trapping related reports and investigated a fishing TIP. Enforcement action was taken on operating an unregistered ATV.

CO Adam Seifermann (Staples) reports checking anglers and documenting any winter damage at local public accesses. He and K9 Jet spent an evening with local Boy Scouts conducting a K9 demonstration and educating them on invasive species like zebra mussels. Seifermann and K9 Jet also spent the week preparing for the annual K9 Game Detector trials held in Red Wing. On Saturday the entire K9 Unit successfully obtained their certificates.

CO Corey Sura (Remer) attended annual training at Camp Ripley. Sura patrolled ATV activity in the Remer area, and spring beaver-trapping activities were monitored. Enforcement action was taken for operating an ATV with expired registration. Preparation for spring has begun with boat and other equipment maintenance.

CO Mark Mathy (Cass Lake) found the activity to be picking up in the area as the lakes are ice-free and the weather was good. Anglers and ATV riders were primarily worked. Mathy also investigated a litter and trapping complaint.

ATV rec officer vacant.

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