Weekly CO report

District 13 - West Metro area

CO Ben Ulrich (Osseo) spent the week working angling enforcement and spending time at Camp Ripley for annual training. Trespass complaints and other various complaints also were fielded.

CO Mike Lerchen (Bloomington) patrolled local rivers for angling and boating activity. Lerchen also fielded questions about the path to becoming a CO. Enforcement action was taken for angling without a license.

CO James Fogarty (Prior Lake) spent the week at Camp Ripley instructing during annual spring in-service training.

CO Alexander Birdsall (Waconia) spent most of the past week participating in training at Camp Ripley. Birdsall also attended the Carver County Chapter of Pheasants Forever Hands on Habitat Day at local wildlife management and waterfowl production areas. Dozens of volunteers from the chapter and Hamburg Hunting and Fishing club spent hours removing old barbwire, fence posts, and invasive species.

CO Kylan Hill (Mound) reports attending in-service training at Camp Ripley during the week. Time was also spent addressing nuisance-beaver problems and checking anglers. Lake Minnetonka was extremely busy with boat traffic over the weekend as anglers were targeting crappies. Mixed success was reported. ATVs are beginning to appear more frequently. Be sure to check registration for those machines that were parked over the winter.

CO Thephong Le (ELCOP) patrolled the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers for angling and boating activity. He attended in-service training at Camp Ripley. He encountered anglers who were fishing without a valid license and without a fishing license in possession.

CO Brent Grewe (Minnetonka) spent time during the week checking anglers and following up with complaints. Grewe also fielded calls this week of nuisance nesting geese, a sick fox, and an aggressive turkey.

Ft. Snelling vacant.

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