Weekly DNR Reports

[Lee Borgersen]

  ..Weekly Regional DNR Reports

November 1, 2018   

District 1 – Baudette area

CO Ben Huener (Roseau) and COC Jacqueline Hughes checked anglers and waterfowl hunters on Lake of the Woods and at the Northwest Angle. They also checked Thief Lake for duck-hunting activity. Grouse hunters were checked in various locations around the Roseau station.

CO Eric Benjamin (Warroad) worked ATV, big- and small-game, angling, boat and water, and waterfowl enforcement. Enforcement action was taken for transporting fish fillets without the required patch of skin.

CO Jeremy Woinarowicz (Thief River Falls) completed an investigation from the bear season resulting in enforcement action for failure to register a bear bait, no sign on a bear bait, taking a bear in the wrong zone, and taking a bear without a valid license. The CO also investigated a complaint about a turkey being shot by a person without a license, which resulted in the seizure of a turkey fan and enforcement action for taking a turkey without a valid license.

CO Demosthenes Regas (Blackduck) reports time was spent checking anglers, patrolling area ATV trails, and patrolling a shining complaint area.

CO Hannah Mishler (Baudette) spent time checking small-game hunters and ATVers in the area. Follow up was done on illegal activity in a state wildlife management area, and various phone calls were fielded regarding the upcoming rifle deer season.

District 2 – Bemidji area

CO Tom Hutchins (Crookston) and COC Fitzgerald report the weather conditions in the region were not ideal this past week, but some hunters tried to harvest the remaining waterfowl that have not migrated south. Enforcement action for the week included dealing with a treestand left in a WMA and failure to validate a site tag.

CO Brice Vollbrecht (Bemidji) responded to a TIP regarding individuals hunting in the Bemidji game refuge. Time was spent investigating illegal structures on state forest land and complaints about individuals hunting over bait.

CO Chris Vinton (Perham) reports working TIP calls of possible baited stands and checked area WMAs for small-game hunters.

CO Al Peterson (Osage) received several complaints about trespass and neighbor disputes.

CO Steve Chihak (Moorhead) spent the week working small-game, waterfowl, and deer-hunting enforcement. Time also was spent investigating baiting and trespass complaints.

CO Angie Warren (Mahnomen) reports that complaints about ATV usage in a WMA, baiting, and rifle shots after dark were received.

District 3 – Fergus Falls area

CO Tricia Plautz (Henning) checked on possible baited locations, followed up on complaints including trespass, and issued car-killed deer permits. Plautz picked up a car-killed fisher and checked small-game hunters, trappers, and archery hunters. Plautz also finalized a case in which a bowhunter using a crossbow was hunting over bait. The hunter told Plautz he was 60 years old, but the math indicated he was 59. Enforcement action was taken.

CO Mitch Lawler (Alexandria) focused on monitoring fishing and small-game hunting activity in Douglas and Hubbard counties. An ATV patrol was conducted with CO Holt during which a number of grouse and deer hunters were checked. Compliance was very good with the exception of one individual who was cited for riding in a truck while holding a loaded shotgun. Lawler continued an investigation in partnership with the Montana DNR by conducting several interviews.

CO Brian Holt (Osakis) reports a complaint was received regarding waterfowl hunting after hours on a lake south of Osakis.

District 4 – Walker area

CO Mark Mathy (Cass Lake) and COC Shane Zavodnik report a busy week of preparation for the deer season. Calls regarding deer and bears getting hit on the roadway have increased, with some people issued possession tags but reminded they needed to take the entire animal. 

District 5 – Eveleth area

CO Darrin Kittelson (International Falls) reports outdoor activities have slowed as the weather has not cooperated – unless you were waterfowl hunting. Complaints about animals are still coming in, mainly beaver issues. Most people were out getting ready for the upcoming firearms deer season. People are reminded to keep safety at the foremost of their minds for this weekend.

CO John Slatinski (Ray) reports ATV use in the area remains one of the more prominent activities with deer hunters entering the woods to get ready for the upcoming firearms season while small-game hunting at the same time. Calls related to concerns about animals causing damage were once again fielded. Now that the trapping season has opened for more species, it may help to become friendly with the neighborhood trapper and ask for his or her assistance to help control problem furbearers. Slatinski and Voyageurs National Park rangers checked whitefish netters who reported their catch numbers were down, but they still were enjoying their annual trip.

CO Troy Fondie (Orr) reports small-game and ATVing activities continue as grouse hunting remains poor. Illegal trail cutting and illegal deer stands have been reported, and coordination with DNR Forestry on the matter was completed.

CO Duke Broughten (Cook) found many bough harvesters still hard at work. He also followed up on a trespassing complaint and investigated a timber trespass.

CO Don Bozovsky (Hibbing) worked ongoing hunting seasons, a special archery season in an area within a state park, the opening of water mammal trapping, and ATVers. Bozovsky investigated a case involving a deer taken out of season. The deer was shot in a backyard with a rifle. The CO seized the deer and rifle used and now the shooter faces gross misdemeanor charges. A trespass-on-state-property case was concluded with an interview of the suspect who was caught on camera. A wolf incident was investigated, a deer stuck in the fence was removed, and a trap-tampering complaint was reported.

CO Matt Frericks (Virginia) and COC Jake Swedberg investigated reports of baited deer stands. These stands and the bait in front of them were photographed and documented. The owners can look forward to meeting the officers on opening morning. Two separate wetland cases were investigated. In one case, a landowner was making plans to build a house in a Type 7 tamarack swamp. First, they had to haul in 900 yards of fill. The COs and county officials advised it might not be such a good idea to try that.

CO Mark Fredin (Aurora) worked trapping throughout the week and received a complaint about possible early trap setting. Deer are on the move and more car/deer accidents are occurring, which in turn brings the bald eagles to feed on the carcasses, resulting in them being hit by passing cars.

District 6 – Two Harbors area

CO Sean Williams (Ely) and CO Velsvaag investigated a TIP call in which a bowhunter had, after wounding a deer with an arrow, returned and shot the deer several times with a handgun. They interviewed the suspect, who admitted shooting the deer with a firearm.

CO Darin Fagerman (Grand Marais) checked whitefish-netting activity, small-game hunters, remote, designated trout lakes, and dealt with a waters complaint.

CO Mary Manning (Hovland) answered numerous questions about nuisance beavers as well as the state park deer hunts in Cook County, particularly in regard to the use of bonus tags.

CO Anthony Bermel (Babbitt) and COC Lerchen report charging out a spruce top theft case on state tax-forfeit land. One individual was apprehended for hunting deer over bait within the city limits of Ely, which is an area closed to hunting. The individual was set up within sight of houses and decided to sweeten the pot with an illegal bait block.

CO Thomas Wahlstrom (Tofte) checked small-game hunters and ATV riders. He also checked a few brave anglers on the rough and cold waters of Lake Superior.

CO Don Murray (Two Harbors) worked big-game baiting investigations and trapping activity this past week. Hunters are reminded that all deer feed must be completely removed 10 days prior to hunting.

District 7 – Grand Rapids area

CO Randy Patten (Northome) checked anglers and hunters, responded to multiple calls about eagles killed by cars, investigated a livestock depredation complaint, and patrolled for timber theft related to boughs and spruce tops.

CO Jayson Hansen (Bigfork) checked anglers, worked ATVing activity, and checked small-game hunting activity, waterfowl hunters, and worked AIS enforcement.

CO Mike Fairbanks (Deer River) checked hunters, worked baiting complaints, and attended meetings at Camp Ripley. The angler success in the area was good this past week.

CO Jimmy Van Asch (Pengilly) reports many individuals were encountered while completing last-minute preparations for the firearms deer season.

District 8 – Duluth area

CO Jacob Willis (Brookston) reports commercial pine bough cutting was monitored and enforcement action was taken for failing to carry written permission from the landowner while harvesting. 

CO Andy Schmidt (Duluth) spent the week field training COC Tony Flerlage. Time was spent working with ATV riders as well as duck and grouse hunters. Calls were received concerning beavers, bears, and birds. The officers transported an eagle to get rehabbed after possible lead poisoning.

CO Kipp Duncan (Duluth) spent the majority of the week working small-game and archery deer enforcement. Night deer-shining complaint areas also were worked. Several complaints of possible deer-hunting violations were received and will require attention during the upcoming firearms deer season.

CO Scott Staples (Carlton) spent extra time checking areas where decorative forest items were being harvested.

Lake Superior Marine Unit

CO Keith Olson (Lake Superior Marine Unit) worked nights in prior shining complaint areas in and around the Duluth area. Olson also checked small-game hunters and trappers north of Duluth during the week.

CO Matt Miller (Lake Superior Marine Unit) checked shore anglers and duck hunters. Deer hunters are in the woods preparing for the upcoming season.

District 9 – Brainerd area

CO Tim Collette (Brainerd) followed up on calls about baited deer stands, lakeshore shoreline work without permits, and hunter harassment. Areas of shining complaints were worked, and anglers and small-game and waterfowl hunters were checked.

CO Bob Mlynar (Aitkin) reports a trespass complaint was addressed, and assistance was given at the Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge.

CO Chelsey Best (Crosslake) took enforcement action for ATV violations, investigated dogs chasing deer and issued wildlife permits. Best has also spent many hours during the past few weeks investigating and cleaning up littering/dumping cases.

CO Karl Hadrits (Crosby) checked waterfowl, grouse, turkey, and deer hunters, fall fishing activity, and responded to issues of trespass, bear/crop depredation, a bear caught in a coyote trap, reports of night poaching/shining/shooting, reckless ATV damage to agricultural land and crops, illegal feeding of wildlife and deer baiting, and pre-emption of hunting locations on public lands.

CO Scott Fitzgerald (CCSRA) reports a wildlife permit was issued and follow-up was done on a case of a cow taken by a wolf.

District 10 – Mille Lacs area

CO Dan Starr (Onamia) worked fall hunting activities and WMA issues and checked fall anglers. An illegal fire was investigated, and enforcement action was taken. Starr also assisted local law enforcement with a vehicle crash that was caused by a felon fleeing the police.

CO Bret Grundmeier (Hinckley) dealt with an increase in trespassing calls as landowners started finding some hunters scouting and placing deer stands on private property without permission. Several bear-hunting cases were finished up, including one that involved hunter harassment. Bear hunters have always been competitive about getting the best public hunting spots, but recently it has escalated to the point of disrupting another person’s hunt. Trail cameras were messed with, stands were pushed over, and, in one of the more unfortunate harassing actions, one person left a freshly made pile of human waste for a hunter to find when walking out to the stand.

CO Eugene Wynn (Pine City) assisted the Pine County Sheriff’s Office in locating a farmer involved in a traffic accident.

District 11 – St. Cloud area

CO Joyce Kuske (Little Falls) issued permits for road-killed bobcats and otters and handled calls about rattlesnakes, a duck hunter shooting after sunset, a pheasant hunter illegally hunting on the Soo Line ATV trail, and adults illegally driving their Class I ATV with two adults and two youths with no helmets.

CO Caleb Silgjord (Sauk Centre) reports a TIP complaint regarding illegal motor vehicle operation in a federal waterfowl production area was handled and the subjects were educated on WPA restrictions.

CO Chad Thesing (Albany) spent time checking hunters, boaters and anglers. The Camp Ripley archery hunt was worked. Thesing also assisted in the rescue of a stranded pontoon operator on an Avon-area lake. 

District 12 – Princeton area

CO Phil Mohs (Center City) focused on duck- and deer-hunting activity. A TIP call was received about a buck that was possibly poached and dumped near Stacy. Anyone with information is asked to call the TIP line.

CO Angela Londgren (Cambridge) investigated a trespass complaint in which a hunter was found hunting near several hundred acres of a cornfield, but bought a 50-pound bag of corn that he placed next to his blind. The hunter also had a flashlight mounted to his compound bow, which he explained was so he could find his way in and out to his blind. 

CO Rick Reller (Buffalo) and COC Ashley Whiteoak checked duck hunters, pheasant hunters, and archery hunters. They conducted a falconry inspection, and Whiteoak gave her first snowmobile safety education presentation to a class in St. Michael. Both of the officers also responded to a duck hunter who reported that shots had been fired in his direction.

CO Trent Seamans (Big Lake) patrolled for small-game and archery hunters. Additional efforts were spent patrolling state lands and checking anglers. Enforcement action was taken for hunting small game without a license, failing to submit a federal duck stamp for inspection, and dumping trees in the Mississippi River.

District 13 – West Metro area

CO Alexander Birdsall (Waconia) has spent the majority of the past week on big-game cases. Assistance was given to the Chaska Police Department when a concerned citizen noted vehicles at a public access had been there for more than 24 hours. The hunters were contacted and found to be camping while archery hunting. The hunters expressed gratitude for people paying attention to such things.

CO Thephong Le (ELCOP) worked with COC Blong Lor, checking anglers on the Minnesota River and hunters and trappers in the Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area.

CO Brent Grewe (Minnetonka) assisted a local police department in searching for a missing juvenile.

CO James Fogarty (Prior Lake) reports a local police department gave him information about an individual that was found target-shooting at a boat landing. Enforcement/ education action was taken on public landing trespass and leaving deer stands overnight on public property.

District 14 – East Metro area

CO Luke Gutzwiller (White Bear Lake) reports enforcement action was taken for using a motorized decoy in a WMA and allowing a youth to violate fish and game laws.

CO Chris Tetrault (Maplewood) spoke with two outdoor classes at Cretin-Durham Hall High School about the career of a conservation officer.

District 15 – Marshall area

CO Andrew Dirks (Worthington) and COC Annette Kyllo report a busy week checking anglers and pheasant, waterfowl, and archery deer hunters. They have noticed increased deer movement as farmers continue to harvest crops.

CO Matt Loftness (Marshall) reports assistance was given with a youth firearms deer hunt at Camden State Park during the weekend.

District 16 – New Ulm area

CO Shane Vernier (Willmar) and COC Taylor Hochstein spent time checking anglers and waterfowl and pheasant hunters. Time also was spent working the central Minnesota chronic wasting disease-related feeding ban.

CO Nicholas Klehr (Litchfield) spent time in the DNR helicopter, checking a location where a holding pond washed out and pushed sand into the St. Croix River. Klehr also floated a river in Meeker County to check for illegal early trapping activity. Other time was spent following up on trespassing complaints and violations.

CO Mike Gruhlke (Jackson) attended the annual Kilen Woods State Park youth deer hunt. Six kids participated. He also reports that the corn harvest is progressing quite well.

District 17 – Mankato area

CO Chris Howe (St. Peter) reports checking hunting, angling, and trapping activity. Trapping activity appears slower than in recent years.

CO Chad Davis (Owatonna) checked big-game, small-game and migratory waterfowl hunters. Davis also checked anglers, boaters, and ATV operators, and worked ongoing investigations.

CO Corey Wiebusch (Mankato) worked the trapping opener and took several complaints about trespassing.

District 18 – Rochester area

CO Phil George (Rochester) worked the week checking small-game, waterfowl, and deer hunters. A possible waters violation was looked into as well. Enforcement action was taken for taking squirrels in a state park, angling for trout in a closed area, untagged traps, and no trapping license.

CO Tom Hemker (Winona) worked with COC Tyler Ramaker. They checked deer hunting, trapping, fishing, and duck hunting. One deer-related complaint was resolved when it was learned that the blood found in a driveway was from a coyote trapper, not a deer poacher. The officers also attended a law enforcement career day at a local university.

[glenn57]

lEE i gotta go put some union money in da bank........... post da DNR email where they issued permits for polyMet!!!!!!!!!!!

[Rebel SS]

lEE i gotta go put some union money in da bank........... post da DNR email where they issued permits for polyMet!!!!!!!!!!!

Hokay.


DNR News Release

For Immediate Release:

Nov. 1, 2018

DNR issues permits for NorthMet mining project in northeast Minnesota

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced today that it has issued permits for Poly Met Mining, Inc.’s (PolyMet’s) proposed NorthMet mining project in northeast Minnesota.

The DNR has issued the permit to mine, six water appropriation permits, two dam safety permits, a public waters work permit, and an endangered species takings permit for the NorthMet project.

The permit to mine includes a financial assurance plan and wetland replacement plan.

Today’s action completes the DNR’s consideration of the major permits that the project needs from the DNR in order to proceed. However, the NorthMet project still requires water and air quality permits from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and a wetlands permit from the Army Corps of Engineers, in addition to other local permits and approvals.

“No project in the history of Minnesota has been more thoroughly evaluated,” said DNR Commissioner Tom Landwehr.

“Based on the DNR’s review, we are confident that the project can be built, operated, and reclaimed in compliance with Minnesota’s rigorous environmental standards, which are designed to protect human health and the environment,” Landwehr said. “This does not mean that the project will not have impacts, but it does mean that the project meets Minnesota’s regulatory standards for these permits.”

The NorthMet project would create an open pit copper, nickel, cobalt and precious metals mine and would refurbish a portion of the former LTV Steel Mining Company processing plant. The project is located near the cities of Hoyt Lakes and Babbitt.

Comprehensive financial assurance package
The NorthMet permit to mine permit includes a comprehensive, PolyMet-funded financial assurance package designed to provide sufficient funds for the DNR to reclaim and close the mine and plant site in the event that PolyMet should fail to do so.

Prior to issuance of the permit to mine, the company provided $74 million in financial assurance for the construction phase of the project, which will last approximately two years. The total required financial assurance at the start of mining is currently estimated at $588 million. In the year of peak mining activities, the DNR currently estimates the required financial assurance at approximately $1.039 billion.

The DNR will review the company’s financial assurance obligations annually and amounts will be adjusted as necessary to ensure that the state has sufficient funds to reclaim the site should it close unexpectedly at any point.

“The financial assurance package has been thoroughly vetted by independent financial experts and provides comprehensive protections for Minnesota,” said Landwehr.

Public input results in changes
Since the project was first proposed in 2004, the DNR and other state and federal agencies have thoroughly evaluated the NorthMet project, including multiple opportunities for public input on both the environmental impact statement and draft permits.

During the public’s review of the proposed project’s Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement, the DNR and its federal agency co-leads held three public meetings and systematically reviewed approximately 58,000 comments.

During the permitting process, the DNR and MPCA also held two public meetings and the DNR considered more than 22,000 comments on its draft permits.

Several tribal governments and stakeholder groups submitted extensive and substantive comments that resulted in important changes to the NorthMet permits.

Examples of changes include: additional surface and groundwater monitoring points, additional financial assurance, more specific timelines and approvals for submittal of final designs and project work plans, pilot and field testing for the tailings basin pond features, greater safety ratings for the high concentration wastewater pipeline, and additional seepage collection system requirements.

Additional steps
In issuing its permits, the DNR has completed its decision making process on the NorthMet permit applications and is not taking further public comment on the applications.

Prior to the DNR’s permit decisions, PolyMet has obtained from mining company Cliffs Erie certain properties associated with the former LTV taconite facility. The DNR has executed modifications to certain permits in connection with these property transfers to ensure that all permit obligations, including financial assurance, are maintained with the proper party.

Additionally, prior to making permit decisions, the DNR concluded it would not order a pre-decisional contest case hearing(s) regarding the permits. Detailed explanation of the agency’s decision to deny the contested case requests is included in the DNR’s findings for its permit mine decision.

Online public information
The DNR and MPCA have a joint web portal for the PolyMet project at polymet.mn.gov. The DNR’s final permits and additional documents related to these permit decisions will be available later this afternoon via the portal or at mndnr.gov/polymet.

The portal provides permitting-related information from both agencies, as well as links to the DNR’s earlier environmental review documents.

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[glenn57]

thanks buddy..................Lee must be underwhelmed again!!!!!!!!!

[Rebel SS]

Is that his wife says?   *OW*      

[Lee Borgersen]

thanks buddy..................Lee must be underwhelmed again!!!!!!!!!

  Dat's it! I go out ta rake a few leafs and deez two clowns jump in and take da tread way 

What was da topic anyhow?

[Rebel SS]

Who you callin' a clown, knockwurst? Glenn'll sic his thugs on ya for dat!  'Sides, Glenn said yer topic was way off base, anywho, and asked me ta post relevant DNR E-mails, so I did.....take dat, ya bamboozler! 

Glenn said I should moon ya. 

[Lee Borgersen]

Who ya callin' "knockwurst"   Godda go, Trump is on da phone

[glenn57]

Who ya callin' "knockwurst"   Godda go, Trump is on da phone

sooooo what he want .....................nite crawlers!!!!!!!!!!

[Lee Borgersen]

lEE i gotta go put some union money in da bank........... post da DNR email where they issued permits for polyMet!!!!!!!!!!!

Yep! and it's all due ta Trump. I wonder how Obummer likes dat
                                                                     

[Rebel SS]

Yer derailin' da thread again!!!!    I better post anudder DNR just-in Email.....




Minnesota DNR News

For Immediate Release:

Nov. 1, 2018

Questions?
Contact DNR Info Center
by email or 888-646-6367

In This Issue
Lakeville artist wins walleye stamp contest
Parks and Trails Legacy Advisory Committee seeks applicants
Archers take 237 deer at Camp Ripley
walleye image
Lakeville artist Stephen Hamrick won the Minnesota Walleye Stamp contest.

Lakeville artist wins walleye stamp contest
Lakeville artist Stephen Hamrick won the Minnesota Walleye Stamp contest. Judges selected his painting from among 11 entries for the annual contest that the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources sponsors.

The 2019 walleye stamp will feature Hamrick’s painting of a walleye swimming at night under a full moon near an angler’s leech-baited hook and slip bobber. Hamrick has won a DNR stamp contest 11 times; he also has won the waterfowl, pheasant, wild turkey, trout and salmon, and walleye stamp contests.

The voluntary walleye stamp validation costs $5 but the DNR does not require anglers to buy it to fish for or keep walleye. For an extra 75 cents, the DNR will mail the pictorial stamp to purchasers. The DNR also sells a pictorial collectable stamp without the validation for $5.75, and sells walleye stamps year-round. Customers can purchase walleye stamps at any time, even if they already have a fishing license.

Judges also selected Stuart Nelson of Cloquet and Josh Evan of Mapleton as finalists in the Oct. 25 contest at DNR headquarters in St. Paul. The DNR offers no prizes for the stamp contest winner, but the winning artist retains the right to reproduce the work.

The DNR uses revenue from stamp sales to purchase walleye for stocking in Minnesota’s lakes. All license vendors still have the 2018 walleye stamp available for purchase. The DNR website at mndnr.gov/stamps has more information about stamps.

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Parks and Trails Legacy Advisory Committee seeks applicants
Applications due by Friday, Nov. 30
The Department of Natural Resources, the Metropolitan Council and the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission are seeking qualified applicants to serve on the Parks and Trails Legacy Advisory Committee.

“The Parks and Trails Legacy Advisory Committee plays a critical role in helping us achieve the vision Minnesotans have for use of the Parks and Trails Legacy funds and creates an accessible and equitable, integrated system of state and regional parks and trails in Minnesota,” said DNR Commissioner Tom Landwehr.

The purpose of the Legacy Advisory Committee is to promote and coordinate implementation of the 25 Year Parks and Trails Legacy Plan. Funding recommendations for individual projects is not a part of this committee’s work. The plan can be found at legacy.leg.mn/funds/parks-trails-fund/plan.

The deadline for applications is Friday, Nov. 30.

The committee is made up of 17 members, including, to the practical extent possible, diverse geographical and demographic representation. The committee has a mixture of park and trail professionals and Minnesota residents. Among the skills desired for the committee are backgrounds in youth programs, natural resource education, resource management, marketing, new technology, tourism, and business. Committee members should have expertise in two or more of the four strategic pillars of the plan:

Connect people and the outdoors.
Acquire land and create opportunities.
Take care of what we have.
Coordinate among partners.
Terms are two years with the option of being reappointed for a maximum of three terms. Meetings are scheduled every two months around the state, with an option to attend remotely. 

Interested candidates may complete the application form online at legacy.leg.mn/ptlac/member-application or print it out and return it to Paul Purman, Department of Natural Resources, Box 39, 500 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN 55155. Questions should be directed to Purman via phone at 651-259-5643 or email at paul.purman@state.mn.us.

The year 2018 marked the 10th anniversary of the passage of the Legacy Amendment by Minnesota voters, and 2019 is 10 years since the first Legacy-funded projects. The committee hosted a series of regional events during 2018 to celebrate Legacy accomplishments and engage Minnesotans on the question “What’s Your Legacy?” A final report on the regional events will be available in January.

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Archers take 237 deer at Camp Ripley
Mild, windy and wet weather greeted archers at this year’s Camp Ripley bow hunts near Little Falls, and hunters took 237 deer during the four-day event from Oct. 18-19 and Oct. 27-28.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources issued 2,883 permits, and the 2,365 participating hunters had above average success of 9.7 percent.

The Central Lakes College Natural Resources Program coordinated morning check-in and provided deer registration services at the hunts.

“We have a strong partnership with Central Lakes College,” said Beau Liddell, DNR wildlife manager at Little Falls. “They did a great job managing traffic and registering deer. The event is a worthwhile opportunity to train students pursuing careers in wildlife management.”

The archery hunt at Camp Ripley is an annual event. The DNR coordinates the hunts in collaboration with Central Lakes College Natural Resources Department, and the Department of Military Affairs, which manages the 53,000-acre military reservation. 

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[glenn57]

Yer derailin' da thread again!!!!    I better post anudder DNR just-in Email.....




Minnesota DNR News

For Immediate Release:

Nov. 1, 2018

Questions?
Contact DNR Info Center
by email or 888-646-6367

In This Issue
Lakeville artist wins walleye stamp contest
Parks and Trails Legacy Advisory Committee seeks applicants
Archers take 237 deer at Camp Ripley
walleye image
Lakeville artist Stephen Hamrick won the Minnesota Walleye Stamp contest.

Lakeville artist wins walleye stamp contest
Lakeville artist Stephen Hamrick won the Minnesota Walleye Stamp contest. Judges selected his painting from among 11 entries for the annual contest that the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources sponsors.

The 2019 walleye stamp will feature Hamrick’s painting of a walleye swimming at night under a full moon near an angler’s leech-baited hook and slip bobber. Hamrick has won a DNR stamp contest 11 times; he also has won the waterfowl, pheasant, wild turkey, trout and salmon, and walleye stamp contests.

The voluntary walleye stamp validation costs $5 but the DNR does not require anglers to buy it to fish for or keep walleye. For an extra 75 cents, the DNR will mail the pictorial stamp to purchasers. The DNR also sells a pictorial collectable stamp without the validation for $5.75, and sells walleye stamps year-round. Customers can purchase walleye stamps at any time, even if they already have a fishing license.

Judges also selected Stuart Nelson of Cloquet and Josh Evan of Mapleton as finalists in the Oct. 25 contest at DNR headquarters in St. Paul. The DNR offers no prizes for the stamp contest winner, but the winning artist retains the right to reproduce the work.

The DNR uses revenue from stamp sales to purchase walleye for stocking in Minnesota’s lakes. All license vendors still have the 2018 walleye stamp available for purchase. The DNR website at mndnr.gov/stamps has more information about stamps.

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Parks and Trails Legacy Advisory Committee seeks applicants
Applications due by Friday, Nov. 30
The Department of Natural Resources, the Metropolitan Council and the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission are seeking qualified applicants to serve on the Parks and Trails Legacy Advisory Committee.

“The Parks and Trails Legacy Advisory Committee plays a critical role in helping us achieve the vision Minnesotans have for use of the Parks and Trails Legacy funds and creates an accessible and equitable, integrated system of state and regional parks and trails in Minnesota,” said DNR Commissioner Tom Landwehr.

The purpose of the Legacy Advisory Committee is to promote and coordinate implementation of the 25 Year Parks and Trails Legacy Plan. Funding recommendations for individual projects is not a part of this committee’s work. The plan can be found at legacy.leg.mn/funds/parks-trails-fund/plan.

The deadline for applications is Friday, Nov. 30.

The committee is made up of 17 members, including, to the practical extent possible, diverse geographical and demographic representation. The committee has a mixture of park and trail professionals and Minnesota residents. Among the skills desired for the committee are backgrounds in youth programs, natural resource education, resource management, marketing, new technology, tourism, and business. Committee members should have expertise in two or more of the four strategic pillars of the plan:

Connect people and the outdoors.
Acquire land and create opportunities.
Take care of what we have.
Coordinate among partners.
Terms are two years with the option of being reappointed for a maximum of three terms. Meetings are scheduled every two months around the state, with an option to attend remotely. 

Interested candidates may complete the application form online at legacy.leg.mn/ptlac/member-application or print it out and return it to Paul Purman, Department of Natural Resources, Box 39, 500 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN 55155. Questions should be directed to Purman via phone at 651-259-5643 or email at paul.purman@state.mn.us.

The year 2018 marked the 10th anniversary of the passage of the Legacy Amendment by Minnesota voters, and 2019 is 10 years since the first Legacy-funded projects. The committee hosted a series of regional events during 2018 to celebrate Legacy accomplishments and engage Minnesotans on the question “What’s Your Legacy?” A final report on the regional events will be available in January.

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Archers take 237 deer at Camp Ripley
Mild, windy and wet weather greeted archers at this year’s Camp Ripley bow hunts near Little Falls, and hunters took 237 deer during the four-day event from Oct. 18-19 and Oct. 27-28.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources issued 2,883 permits, and the 2,365 participating hunters had above average success of 9.7 percent.

The Central Lakes College Natural Resources Program coordinated morning check-in and provided deer registration services at the hunts.

“We have a strong partnership with Central Lakes College,” said Beau Liddell, DNR wildlife manager at Little Falls. “They did a great job managing traffic and registering deer. The event is a worthwhile opportunity to train students pursuing careers in wildlife management.”

The archery hunt at Camp Ripley is an annual event. The DNR coordinates the hunts in collaboration with Central Lakes College Natural Resources Department, and the Department of Military Affairs, which manages the 53,000-acre military reservation. 

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awe Lee already posted that!!!!!!!!!!

[Rebel SS]

Well.........FINE! With all yer discomboobulatin', no one can keep track, so here! 

[Lee Borgersen]

Well.........FINE! With all yer discomboobulatin', no one can keep track, so here! 

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