Weekly Conservation Officer Reports
Aug 23, 2021 02:21PM ● By Editor
District 6 - Two Harbors Area - From the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - August 23, 2021
CO Sean Williams (Ely #1) focused on angling and bear-baiting enforcement over the week. Reports from bear hunters continue to be very good as bear activity only continues to increase. Assistance was also given to the U.S. Forest Service to help contact visitors inside the BWCA to inform them of the closure.
CO Thomas Wahlstrom (Grand Marais) worked anglers on Lake Superior and checked bear-bait stations. He spent time responding to fires with the U.S. Forest Service and armored firearms at Camp Ripley.
CO David Schottenbauer (Silver Bay) worked area boating and angling activity this week. Time was also spent checking bear-baiting activity and assisting with fire response in the area.
CO Kylan Hill (Tofte) reports focusing his efforts on bear baits, fire monitoring, and Lake Superior anglers throughout the week. A few bear-bait violations were detected and the hunters were contacted. Remember to put your information on your bear drums and to document the GPS coordinates when you register the bait. Some steelhead were again reported coming off of Lake Superior, but the anglers Hill checked were in compliance. Hill, CO Pilot Jason Jensen, and Cook County emergency personnel assisted with a capsized canoe. The victim was found and was brought to safety and reunited with their group. Hill also assisted a hiker in distress on the Superior Hiking Trail.
CO Don Murray (Two Harbors) worked bear-baiting activity and assisted with fire duties for the Greenwood fire. Murray also attended a Division training session at Camp Ripley and handled nuisance-bear complaints this week.
CO Sean Williams (Ely #1) focused on angling and bear-baiting enforcement over the week. Reports from bear hunters continue to be very good as bear activity only continues to increase. Assistance was also given to the U.S. Forest Service to help contact visitors inside the BWCA to inform them of the closure.
CO Thomas Wahlstrom (Grand Marais) worked anglers on Lake Superior and checked bear-bait stations. He spent time responding to fires with the U.S. Forest Service and armored firearms at Camp Ripley.
CO David Schottenbauer (Silver Bay) worked area boating and angling activity this week. Time was also spent checking bear-baiting activity and assisting with fire response in the area.
CO Kylan Hill (Tofte) reports focusing his efforts on bear baits, fire monitoring, and Lake Superior anglers throughout the week. A few bear-bait violations were detected and the hunters were contacted. Remember to put your information on your bear drums and to document the GPS coordinates when you register the bait. Some steelhead were again reported coming off of Lake Superior, but the anglers Hill checked were in compliance. Hill, CO Pilot Jason Jensen, and Cook County emergency personnel assisted with a capsized canoe. The victim was found and was brought to safety and reunited with their group. Hill also assisted a hiker in distress on the Superior Hiking Trail.
CO Don Murray (Two Harbors) worked bear-baiting activity and assisted with fire duties for the Greenwood fire. Murray also attended a Division training session at Camp Ripley and handled nuisance-bear complaints this week.
