Weekly CO report

District 15 - Marshall area

CO Matt Loftness (Marshall) spent most of the week working the firearms deer season. Time was also spent working pheasant- and waterfowl-hunting activity. Deer-hunting success has been good but plenty of hunters are being patient knowing the muzzleloader season is still to come. Hunters are reminded that deer must be registered within 48 hours of taking or before being processed.

CO Luke Gutzwiller (Montevideo) spent time working the firearms deer season. A variety of issues that included trespass, hunting over bait, and shooting from the roadway were investigated. K9 Earl assisted with investigations, conducting multiple evidence-related searches this past week.

CO Levi Brown (Benson) continued to focus on big game throughout the deer firearms season. He continued to see hunters throughout the week trying to fill their tags with a deer. Over the weekend he observed more hunters spending their time trying to take pheasants and waterfowl than the opening weekend of deer firearms season.

CO Mason Bulthuis (Madison) spent the past week focusing on firearms deer-hunting activity. Numerous hunters were checked throughout the area. Bulthuis also spent time checking pheasant and duck hunters.

CO Dustin Roemeling (Worthington) spent the week working angling, waterfowl enforcement, small-game enforcement, and firearms deer hunting. Various hunting related incidents were responded to and investigated. Enforcement action was taken for a variety of hunting related issues.

CO Derek Daniels (Lake Benton) primarily worked deer- and pheasant-hunting enforcement this past week. Many hunters were out with the warmer weather, but wind kept deer movement to a minimum early on. Enforcement action was taken for license violations, trespassing, and transporting loaded firearms.

CO Shawn Wichmann (Slayton) spent time the week checking hunters in the area. Wichmann reported seeing limited success among deer hunters. Time was also spent responding to various TIP calls.

CO Dallas Cornell (Ortonville) focused enforcement efforts on deer-hunting activity throughout the area. Numerous hunters were contacted and found to have been battling warmer weather and limited success. Fall angling activity and small-game hunting are being monitored.

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