District 7 - Grand Rapids area

CO Brian Holt (Grand Rapids) checked angling and recreational vehicle activity during the previous week. Time was also spent following up on wetland and public waters violations. Holt monitored turkey hunting and trapping activity.

CO Jayson Hansen (Bigfork) Worked ATV?s, small game, and fishing activities. He patrolled campgrounds and trails. Numerous game and fish questions were answered. He also responded to wildlife-related complaints.

CO Thomas Sutherland (Grand Rapids) has been busy working spring pan-fishing activity with the crappie bite getting really good in the area. Spring rains have warmed up waters and sent the crappies shallow. Enforcement action has been taken for failing to have the proper watercraft registration and the new 2024 angling licenses. CO Sutherland has also taken many complaints of bears getting into bird feeders and attempting to get into beehive equipment.

CO Mike Fairbanks (Deer River) worked spring fish run, monitored OHV activity handled nuisance/injured animal calls and followed up on a wetland complaint. CO Fairbanks and his K9 partner Fennec attended the commissioner?s awards presentation at the central office in St. Paul where they and the rest of the Minnesota DNR K-9 unit received an award.

CO Taylor Hochstein (Hill City) reports that more and more people are taking to the lakes to test out their boats and make sure that all their equipment is ready for the upcoming fishing opener. A law and ethics talk was given to a firearms safety class and assistance was given to other law enforcement agencies with calls for service.

CO Vinny Brown (Northome) checked anglers, patrolled walleye spawning areas, and checked beaver trapping activity. A raccoon was removed from a beaver trap, various hunting and fishing related questions were answered, and follow-up was conducted on previous cases.

NE ATV officer vacant.

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