District 13 - West Metro area

CO Thephong Le (ELCOP) patrolled metro area lakes and the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers for angling and AIS activities. He took enforcement actions for no angling license, take/possess northern pike in closed season, no fishing license, illegal angling methods. He also took TIP call for illegal possession of a fish in closed waters and illegal disposal of deer carcasses.

CO Mike Lerchen (Bloomington) spent time checking anglers. Lerchen assisted in training deputies in boat operation. Enforcement action was taken for angling without a license and possessing walleye in closed season.

CO Ben Ulrich (Osseo) spent the week working angling and boating enforcement, time was also spent helping Scott County deputies train on watercraft operations. Some violations encountered this week included fail to display current registration, expired registration, and no license in possession.

CO Kylan Hill (Mound) reports staffing DNR Enforcement recruiting booths at the Minnesota State FFA Convention at the Warner Coliseum along with the First Responders Career Fair at Hennepin Tech. Some great contacts were made with students eager to have a career in natural resources law enforcement. Hill assisted in training Scott County Deputies in watercraft operations on Prior Lake as they get ready for the busy summer season. Finally, Hill attended a Firearm Safety Field Day at the Monticello Rod and Gun Club. Just under 40 students were certified.

CO James Fogarty (Prior Lake) checked anglers and turkey hunters. Fogarty checked shore anglers during a decent panfish bite. A few anglers were fishing without a license. The rainy weather made hunting hard this week. Fogarty assisted the Scott County Sheriff?s Office in watercraft training for their officers on Prior Lake. During the training several boaters were reminded to purchase their watercraft registration. Education/enforcement action was taken on angling without a license, angling with extra lines, and failure to display current motorized watercraft registration.

CO Alexander Birdsall (Waconia) spent a good part of the past week participating in training events. Watercraft operation training was held at Prior Lake to assist in skill building for the Scott County Sheriff's Deputies. Firearms safety training Field Day was administered at a local range.

Ft. Snelling vacant.

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