Weekly CO report

District 9 - Brainerd area

CO Luke Belgard (Pine River) worked CO Academy training at Camp Ripley this week.

CO Jim Guida (Brainerd #2) worked sport fishing and all-terrain vehicle enforcement this week. An injured deer was searched for after a report was received of it being near death and covered with flies. Unfortunately, the deer was not located. Guida worked with area ATV instructors to get about 30 new youth operators certified in ATV safety.

CO Tony Flerlage (Crosby) received a call about a wolf depredation on a cow. He worked at the Minnesota Peace Officer Memorial in St. Paul for Honor Guard to reflect on police lives lost in the line of duty. He worked a case of fill being removed from a lake and then used to build up the lakeshore. He received other calls of boathouse violations, boaters speeding on Cuyuna Rec Area Lakes, taking too many trout, and dumping a strange substance in a lake.

CO Andrew Dirks (CCSRA) spent time instructing at the CO Academy throughout the week.

CO Chelsey Collette (Pequot Lakes) worked fishing and ATV activity this week. Enforcement action was taken for no fishing licenses, off-highway motorcycle registration issues, and taking geese out of season.

CO Matthew Brodin (Brainerd #1) assisted with training new conservation officers at Camp Ripley.

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