Weekly CO report

District 15 - Marshall area

CO Dallas Cornell (Ortonville) spent the week working sport fishing and ATV activities. Shore anglers have been checked along the Minnesota River. With the warmer weather last week a few boats have been seen on Big Stone Lake.

CO Luke Gutzwiller (Montevideo) spent time this past week teaching the laws and ethics portion of a firearms safety class in Maynard. While at the class, youth met K9 Earl and assisted with a detection demo. Numerous calls were received involving snow geese dumped on Highway 212 for about a mile stretch located just west of Montevideo. Please contact the TIP line at 800-652-9093 if you have any further information involving this incident.

CO Dustin Roemeling (Worthington) spent the week completing required EMT training. Additional canine training was done with K9 Cora. Assistance was provided with commercial activities.

CO Mitch Nowak (Redwood Falls) spent time this week patrolling local water accesses and WMAs and checking shore anglers. Time was also spent presenting at public outreach events. Time was spent investigating tires dumped in Cedar Rock WMA. If you have any information regarding the tires, please come forward with that information.

CO Matt Loftness (Marshall) worked fishing, ATV, light goose hunting, and public land enforcement throughout the week. Shore fishing activity has picked up with some perch and crappies being caught. Anglers are reminded there is no catch and release season for walleyes or northern pike. Firearms and ATV safety classes continue to be set up around the area, so please visit the DNR website if you have anybody that needs an ATV or firearms safety certificate.

CO Mason Bulthuis (Madison) patrolled the area monitoring ATV activity and checking anglers in popular local fishing spots. Anglers continue to report a slow bite. Bulthuis also spent time following up on several ongoing investigations, and fielding questions from the public on a variety of topics.

CO Derek Daniels (Lake Benton) worked angling, light goose hunting, and coyote-hunting enforcement this past week. Warm weather later in the week had a few folks getting out the long fishing poles with the lakes being open, only to get snowed on over the weekend with freezing temps. Assistance was given to local law enforcement with various calls.

CO Shawn Wichmann (Slayton) spent the week patrolling for angling and recreational vehicle activity. Wichmann provided the law and ethics portion of a firearms safety class in Slayton. Enforcement action was taken for failure to display ATV registration, operating an ATV on the right of way, and a passenger under 18 without a helmet.

CO Levi Brown (Benson) continued to focus on ATV activity in the area. Spring beaver trapping is in full swing with people trying to keep the waterways clear of beaver dams for the coming months of planting in the fields. Time was spent monitoring ATV activity at the Appleton ATV Park.

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