DNR Conservation Officer Reports – District 9 (Brainerd area)

CO Jim Guida (Brainerd East) worked angling and snowmobile activity this week. Guida worked with another conservation officer on a snowmobile detail. Speeding and registration violations were detected. Guida issued car-killed deer permits and fielded a call coming out of the metro from a person who was nervous about the vocal brush wolves in her backyard potentially attacking her little puppies.

CO Chelsey Best (Pequot Lakes) spent the week on fishing, trapping and snowmobile enforcement. Best and other COs from the area also worked the Brainerd Ice Fishing Extravaganza on Gull Lake. Enforcement action was taken for extra lines, unattended lines, no shelter tags and various license/registration issues.

CO Eric Sullivan (Brainerd) reports the Brainerd Ice Fishing Extravaganza on Gull Lake was successful once again. The winner was a 13-year-old angler who caught a trophy walleye. Congratulations to the young angler on making a memory that will last a lifetime. Unattended angling lines was a common violation outside the contest area.

CO Tony Flerlage (Crosby) finished a background investigation for a potential new employee. He attended the funeral for Montgomery Police Department Officer Gordy Prochaska with Honor Guard duties.

CO Andrew Ladzinski (Pine River) conducted snowmobile patrols on the Whitefish Chain and local lakes in the Backus area. A detail was worked with other local officers for Brainerd Ice Fishing Extravaganza on Gull Lake. Multiple unattended-line violations were addressed. Training was attended in Duluth at the U.S. Border Patrol station.

CO Calie Cook (Crosslake) spent time checking multiple anglers and snowmobile riders throughout the week. Cook also worked the Brainerd Ice Fishing Extravaganza on Gull Lake and found multiple violations including unattended lines, extra lines and various recreational vehicle violations.