District 3 - Fergus Falls area

CO Hanna Wood (Fergus Falls) spent the past week assisting with training at Camp Ripley for spring in-service as well as with a female-only firearms safety field day with other female COs.

CO Tricia Plautz (Henning) attended annual training at Camp Ripley. Plautz monitored fish run activity and reminds people that bowfishing is not open until April 27. Some anglers were found catching suckers with hook and line. ATV enforcement was taken for youth without helmets, failure to transfer ownership, and operating unregistered ATVs. Wetlands-related complaints were handled, as was a litter case of several snow goose carcasses dumped along a township road. A firearms safety class was attended with a laws and ethics discussion with the youth.

CO Ryan Brown (Elbow Lake) reports spending time monitoring boating and angling enforcement. Time was also spent with ATV enforcement and annual training at Camp Ripley. Enforcement action this week included a juvenile passenger on an ATV with no helmet worn, expired boat registration, and too many passengers on a Class 2 ATV. Calls related to incidentally trapped animals were also fielded.

CO Shane Osborne (Evansville) checked anglers, boaters, and ATV riders. Burning complaints and investigations were handled over the weekend. A fishing complaint in Otter Tail County was received and assisted on.

CO Jake Homan (Alexandria) spent the week patrolling Douglas County. Time was spent checking anglers and responding to several fires in the area. People are reminded that with the dry, hot, and windy weather that small fires can turn large quickly. Enforcement action was taken on numerous violations throughout the week.

CO Felicia Znajda (Osakis) worked the trout opener and is pleased to report seeing lots of children putting fish in the buckets. There was overall good success opening day with fewer anglers the second day. Various violations encountered with enforcement action taken. Other enforcement efforts were focused on panfish anglers and ATV activity.

CO Daniel Baumbarger (Glenwood) reports enforcement efforts for the week were concentrated on checking anglers and ATV operators. Additional time was spent at Camp Ripley and investigating a couple of illegal fires.

Wheaton vacant.

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