District 3 - Fergus Falls area

CO Hanna Wood (Fergus Falls) spent the week working on equipment maintenance and follow up.

CO Tricia Plautz (Henning) spoke to a firearms safety class on laws and ethics, assisted a neighboring officer with a TIP call, and monitored fish-run and turkey hunting activity. Turkey season has shown some good success in the area for the first season.

CO Ryan Brown (Elbow Lake) reports checking turkey hunting and angling activity this week. Very few hunters were out for the spring turkey season. Nuisance-animal calls were also received and fielded and questions regarding the upcoming fishing opener were answered.

CO Shane Osborne (Evansville) checked anglers, boaters, and ATV riders, and followed up on burning complaints. Calls regarding lampreys, bow fishing, injured animals and boat registration were handled. Firearms safety class questions were handled and routed to the safety section.

CO Jake Homan (Alexandria) spent the week patrolling Douglas County. Time was spent monitoring the spring fish run, angling activity, and the start of turkey hunting. With the changing weather, turkey hunters had a mix of success. Time was also spent assisting other local agencies.

CO Felicia Znajda (Osakis) spent a busy week investigating potential wetland violations, bear-related complaints, and dumping-in-public-waters violations. She checked many trout anglers, who were having a variety of success. Some of the cold days this week kept people inside, but there was still ATV activity to monitor.

CO Daniel Baumbarger (Glenwood) reports enforcement efforts for the week were focused on checking anglers, ATV operators, and turkey hunters. Baumbarger attended the Touch the Truck event at the Minnewaska Area High School, and continued work on a commercial inspection.

Wheaton vacant.

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