Weekly CO report

District 2 - Bemidji area

CO Tom Hutchins (Crookston) continued to field train a new officer this past week. Most of this week was spent working deer-hunting enforcement. Also, various trespass and shooting from the roadway complaints were received.

CO Andrew Ladzinski (Bemidji #1) spent time patrolling for hunting activity. He followed up with ongoing big-game cases and TIP calls. Enforcement action was taken for operating an ATV on a non-motorized trail, transporting a loaded firearm, and untagged deer. He worked a late-night shining detail with other area officers.

CO Andrew Goodman (Perham) reports his primary focus of the week remained on deer-hunting activity. Various conditions reduced deer movement, and thus hunting success during the later parts of the week. Waterfowl numbers greatly increased over the weekend, but few hunters were checked. Assistance was provided to other agencies and general calls for service were handled. Goodman would like to remind hunters to register their deer within 48 hours of take or before processing or leaving them with a taxidermist.

CO Jake Swedberg (Detroit Lakes) spent the week checking deer, duck, and small-game hunters. Swedberg also responded to a call of an overlimit of walleyes. Enforcement action was taken against the individual involved. He also assisted with several deer-hunting cases with surrounding officers and investigated several complaints of trespassing and shooting from the road.

CO Jordan Anderson (Osage) reports increased activity as the deer firearms season ends. Anderson and COC Bobby Stringer observed some success with harvests, as the weather cooperated until the end. Both officers want to remind hunters to register their deer and ensure camps are cleaned up prior to departure. Enforcement action for the week included not removing watercraft plug during transport, failure to register deer, hunter harassment, and harvesting forest products without a permit.

CO William Landmark (Moorhead) spent the week working deer-hunting activity. Hunter success varied depending on where hunters focused their efforts. Those who hunted areas where larger tracts of woods were present had better luck than those hunting the prairie. Multiple big bucks were observed harvested by hunters. Calls from the public included questions regarding public lands and complaints of law violations. Enforcement action was taken for numerous deer-hunting violations, including the gross misdemeanor transport of illegally taken animals, deer overlimit, discharging a firearm within 500 feet of an occupied dwelling, unregistered big-game animals, and more.

CO Angela Warren (Mahnomen) focused on firearms deer season hunting activity. Fewer hunters were observed, and hunters reported fair to poor success rates. Assistance was provided to White Earth Tribal conservation officers with possible trespass issues. ATV, off-road vehicle, angling, and waterfowl-hunting activity was worked.

CO Brady Manteufel (Bagley) continued to check deer hunters during the week. Overall, reported and observed activity was slow. He followed up on baiting tips and addressed a trespassing issue. Assistance was provided on a highway accident and property left on public lands was addressed. Manteufel would like to remind people that property left on public lands is not OK to take and turn in if you think a violation has occurred. Please contact the DNR first. Questions about CWD and licenses were answered while visiting deer camps throughout the week.

CO Jamus Veit (Bemidji #2) spent time checking hunters during the firearms deer season. He worked with area conservation officers on multiple nights patrolling for shining activity, and assisted Beltrami and Clearwater counties in attempting to locate a subject who fled from officers into the woods. Enforcement action was taken for transporting a loaded firearm.

Pelican Rapids vacant.

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