Офицеры охраны природы Миннесоты провели рейды по контролю за рыбалкой, охотой на медведей и безопасностью на ярмарке

Here are highlights from Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer (CO) reports for the week ending Aug. 31. The complete report is available at www.dnr.state.mn.us/enforcement/co_report/index.html CO Michael Cross (Lake George) worked angling, boating, and off-highway vehicles, and checked wild rice harvesters. Bear baits were checked and multiple questions were answered throughout the week. Cross also worked at the Minnesota State Fair. CO Nick Baum (Park Rapids) patrolled the local area for bear baiting, angling, boating, and recreational vehicle traffic. Baum coordinated with North Country Trail Volunteers to have vandalism cleaned by those responsible. Baum followed up on an ongoing water appropriation violation that is impacting a well. Baum took enforcement action for various violations. CO Landyn Saewert (Wadena) spent the week assisting with fires in the northern part of the state. Time was also spent at the Minnesota State Fair assisting with a security detail. CO Patrick McGowan (Cass Lake) worked angling and boating activity throughout the week. McGowan also assisted with security details at the Minnesota State Fair. CO Jack Lien (Walker) patrolled his area and other parts of his district. He observed that the number of people around the area over the summer has slowly started to decrease as the fall season has approached. Angling checks and water patrols have been conducted, as well as bear bait enforcement. Lien patrolled the area by ATV and visited numerous bear bait sites to check for law compliance. He reports running into a lot of bear activity while out patrolling in the woods. CO Corey Sura (Remer) patrolled by ATV and monitored bear baiting activity ahead of the Sept. 1 bear opener. CO Mike Fairbanks (Deer River) worked bear baiting, responded to medical emergency calls, handled nuisance/injured-animal complaints, and monitored wild rice harvesting this week. Enforcement action was taken for harvesting rice in a closed area, license issues, and allowing illegal operation of an ATV. CO Curtis Simonson (Hill City) reports working area lakes and ATV trails this past week. Time was spent checking anglers and working boating activities on area lakes. Anglers contacted throughout the week reported having success. Bear baits continue to be monitored throughout the area. Bear hunters have reported good activity on their bait sites throughout the area.