District 17 - Albert Lea area

Last updated: 2013-05-07

CO Chris Howe (St. Peter) checked angling, ATV, turkey, and burning activity. Multiple TIP calls resulted in making a case for taking fish out of season. CO Howe attended the Youth Day at Key Cities Conservation Club.

CO Brent Ihnen (Waseca) checked fishermen, turkey hunters, and ATV operators. Time was also spent responding to TIP calls and other complaints from the public. A number of possible wetland violations were also investigated.

CO Corey Wiebusch (Mankato) instructed at the division?s annual in-service at Camp Ripley this past week. A booth was staffed at a local conservation club which hosted its annual Kid?s Day in the outdoors event. Follow up on a deer taken out of season is being looked into.

CO Chad Davis (Owatonna) worked angling & turkey hunting activity. The officer also attended in-service training & responded to several TIP calls.

CO Luke Belgard (Albert Lea) attended in-service training at Camp Ripley. An OHM stop resulted in multiple violations. A TIP call was investigated. Fishing activity was checked.

CO Steve Chihak (Spring Valley) spent the week monitoring turkey hunting activity. He attended annual in-service training at Camp Ripley.

WREO Julie Siems (SE) trained with new K9 and issued Resource Protection Notifications.

Faribault - vacant.