DNR CO Reports – District 9 (Brainerd area)

CO Chelsey Best (Pequot Lakes) spent the week on snowmobile checking riders and anglers. Trapping activity was monitored. Enforcement action was taken for various fishing and license/registration issues.

CO Andrew Ladzinski (Pine River) conducted snowmobile patrols on Upper and Lower Whitefish Lake. Anglers are reporting a very slow bite, with many perch showing up on their graphs. Snowmobile training was attended at the U.S. Border Patrol Station in International Falls.

CO Calie Cook (Crosslake) checked multiple anglers and snowmobile riders throughout the past week. Enforcement action was taken for snowmobile speeding, expired registration and angling with extra lines.

CO Eric Sullivan (Brainerd) reports deer-hunting violations continue to be investigated. Contact was made with people who were illegally harvesting decorative materials from federal forest land. Enforcement action was taken. Sullivan also had several complaints of snowmobile riders who are trespassing on private property.

CO Jim Guida (Brainerd East) patrolled station lakes and snowmobile trails this past week. Compliance with registrations and licenses was good. Enforcement action was taken on shelter license and identification violations. Some snowmobilers were instructed on how to properly display registration numbers and the registration year decal. Guida fielded miscellaneous wildlife-related calls and issued car-killed deer possession permits.

CO Andrew Dirks (CCSRA) spent time checking ice anglers and snowmobile riders throughout the past week.

CO Tony Flerlage (Crosby) checked snowmobilers enjoying the trails. Ice fishing has been steady on area lakes. He spent time on a background investigation.