Michigan Outdoor News Cuffs and Collars

DISTRICT 1 Conservation officers (COs) Shannon Kritz and Jeremy Sergey represented the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Law Enforcement Division at a career fair held at the National Guard Armory in Ishpeming where they spoke

DISTRICT 1 Conservation Officer Zach Painter was on patrol in Gogebic County and conducted a traffic stop on a motor vehicle. Immediately upon contact with the operator of the vehicle, CO Painter observed several signs

DISTRICT 1 COs Alex VanWagner and Phil Helminen observed a permanent ice shanty on a lake in Iron County with five tip-ups surrounding it. The COs approached the shanty and there was only one angler

DISTRICT 1 CO Alex VanWagner checked a body of water in Iron County while working ice fishing activity. While approaching the access site, CO VanWagner observed two subjects fishing near the access site with multiple

DISTRICT 1 COs John Kamps and Jeremy Sergey responded to a complaint of an individual who had an untagged deer laying on his front porch. The COs arrived at the residence to find the suspect

District 1 COs Zach Painter and Alex VanWagner contacted a hunter coming out of the woods who had previous violations at his hunting blind. There was also a gut pile located near the blind. While

DISTRICT 1 COs Ethen Mapes and Zach Painter checked deer at two different meat processors in Ontonagon County and found two APR (Antler Point Restrictions) violations, tag sharing/tag lending violations, as well as a license

DISTRICT 1 Conservation Officer (CO) Ethen Mapes and Probationary Conservation Officer (PCO) Alex VanWagner were on patrol in Ontonagon County when they observed a running vehicle parked on an off-trail vehicle (ORV) trail with its

DISTRICT 1 COs Cody Smith, Dave Miller, and John Kamps conducted a small game patrol using a grouse decoy. The COs interacted with many hunters throughout the day. Many positive checks and several violations including