District 8 - Duluth area

Last updated: 2013-05-07

CO Andy Schmidt (Brookston) worked ATV trails and complaint areas. A familiarization and safety class for the Ecological Division was taught at Camp Ripley. Officer Schmidt assisted CO Humphrey with an ATV safety class in Cromwell. Equipment preparation for opener was completed.

CO Randy Hanzal (Duluth) reports time was spent checking trout anglers along snow covered stream banks. Although conditions were less than ideal several Brook and Brown Trout were reportedly caught. A talk was given at a Firearms Safety Class. Annual in-service training was attended at Camp Ripley. A few possession tags were written for road killed deer. A road killed wolf was located and removed.

CO Kipp Duncan (Duluth) spent the majority of the week working fishing enforcement on Lake Superior and tributaries. Steelhead and Kamloop fishing had been very busy. Shore fishing also continues to be very busy. A couple nights were also worked checking smelting activity. Several calls were returned and office work was also completed.

CO Jeff Humphrey (Cromwell) worked OHV and Spring Turkey hunting enforcement during the week. Roads and trails continue to be posted closed in the Fond Du Lac State Forest. CO Humphrey attended annual in service training held at Camp Ripley. CO Humphrey spoke to both Firearms and ATV safety classes in Cromwell during the week. CO Humphrey issued nuisance beaver permits.

CO Scott Staples (Carlton) responded to a call of dumped carcasses in the Cromwell area. Badly decomposed bear and deer carcasses were dumped on someone?s private property, most likely last fall. The complainant has constant problems with trespassing and litter. There are no suspects in this case at this time. Anyone with information is asked to call the TIP phone number. K9 training continues in preparation for an upcoming detector trial. With the snow finally melting, some grass fires are starting to show up in the area. One fire was started by a person welding in their front yard. He decided to weld stuff in tall dry grass, which started the fire and came close to burning his house. Enforcement action was taken for careless negligent act resulting in the fire.