Weekly CO report

District 5 - Eveleth area

CO Darrin Kittelson (International Falls #1) reports time was spent on follow-up from deer firearms hunting season as it came to a close, now onto the muzzleloader season. Enforcement action was taken for shooting at deer decoy from road right of way, hunting over bait, and ATV violations.

CO Curtis Simonson (International Falls #2) reports spending time this past week working the muzzleloader deer season, small game hunting activity and early ice anglers.

CO John Slatinski IV (Ray) Conditions changes rather quickly in the area the past week. Colder weather has locked up many of the waterways which then received a covering of snow. We are still a way away from venturing out onto ice surfaces. Muzzleloader deer season opener was relatively quiet, with a few hunters observed.

CO Troy Fondie (Orr) reports working on equipment, monitoring area lakes, and completing administrative reporting tasks. Spare time was spent returning phone calls. Area forest roads continue to be monitored. Below zero temps greeted muzzle loader deer hunters, no hunters were observed in the field.

CO Sean Cannon (Cook) spent time this week working on some investigations from the deer season, working on equipment, and investigating decorative materials thefts. Time was also spent checking area lakes for any early ice anglers. Most smaller lakes and bays are frozen up now, with the bigger areas of Vermilion still open. Please remember to check the ice as you are venturing out, as early ice thickness varies greatly.

CO Aaron Larson (Tower) worked primarily angling and deer hunting enforcement. Time was spent checking various locations for ice conditions. Shallow bays on Lake Vermilion have frozen, while other portions of the lake remain open. Some smaller lakes have completely frozen over and are making ice. Most ice conditions are unsafe yet, but one angler was observed on a shallow bay on Sunday. Larson also spent time working deer hunting, and a deer hunting complaint.

CO Marc Johnson (Hibbing) continued work with ongoing investigations and tended to station equipment and administrative duties. More snow arrived in the area throughout the week and cold temps have allowed a thin layer of ice to form on many local lakes.

CO Shane Zavodnik (Virginia) Time was spent wrapping up the last phase of field training. Equipment maintenance was worked on throughout the week, and early ice anglers have started to pop up on smaller bodies of water over the weekend.

Hibbing vacant.

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