March 23, 2001

St. Paul The Minnesota Senate has approved a bill that would rid the DNR Enforcement Division of a form of conservation officer evaluation that the officers’ union saw as a quota, of sorts. The bill clarifies the prohibition on quotas and brings evaluations more in line with those of state troopers and other law enforcement …

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They’re piranhas of the ice-fishing belt, or as Chip Leer of On-Ice Tour calls them, “shiner minnows on steroids.” We’re talking tullibees, or call them ciscoes if you will. And from now until ice fishing’s black-iced finale, winter’s piranhas will be in peak form. These overgrown baitfish are more common than believed. Ice fishing country

First-place honors went to Fred Hartman, of Bemidji, who garnered $1,050 with a two-pounder. The Grand Prize drawing for an Artic Cat ATV was won by Terry Lee, of Hibbing. Next year’s contest is tentatively set for Saturday, March 2.

The lakes in St. Louis and Koochiching counties include: Agnes, Crane, Little Trout, Clear, Kabustasa, Franklin, Eugene, Shoepac, Johnson Loon, Little Shoepac, Long, and Little Vermilion. Contact the International Falls Area Fisheries office at 218-286-5220 for more information, or to request a draft copy of the lake management plan. Plans also are available at the

Waterville, Minn. It’s a near certainty that a few lakes in the Waterville area will experience winterkill of fish this year. Time will tell the extent of the losses and whether or not they occur on a more widespread basis, said Todd Kolander, DNR assistant area fisheries supervisor in the Waterville office. “We have a

Among the proposals is a possible ban on most tournament fishing on refuge land. A full text of the policy is available at the web site, http://refuges.fws.gov, under “What’s new.” Submit comments to Douglas Staller, acting chief, Division of Visitor Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 670, Arlington, VA. 22203, fax (703) 358-4428. E-mail comments

The show has more than 600 exhibitors of outdoors-related merchandise and opportunities, including travel; hunting and angling destinations; boats and motors; hunting, fishing and camping gear; and motor homes. Seminars run continuously, and there will be games and fishing for the kids. Special features include the “World Record Elk Tour” and the “Travelin’ Fish Tank.”

No report available at this time. District 8 – Fergus Falls area No report available at this time. District 9 – Glenwood area Officer Tony Anderson (Morris) assisted in the Appleton area this week and is keeping an eye on the dog deer complaints. Officer Chuck Nelson (Paynesville) spent some time working snowmobilers this week,

Mar. 30-April 1: Duluth Deer & Hunting Expo at the Duluth National Guard Armory, Duluth, MN. Fri. 4-9 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Sun 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. For more info call 218-730-9990. Mar. 31-April 1: Gun Show at the Deerwood Auditorium. Dealers will buy-sell-trade. For more info call 218-534-3163. April 7: Gander Mountain