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Conservation Officer Tales - December 2006
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:: Minnesota Outdoor News, DNR - Minnesota CO Tales

The day prior to season opener CO Cary Shoutz (Crosslake) was called to rescue an 8-point buck that had its antlers hung up in a rope hanging from a boatlift. Shoutz was able to cut the rope and free the buck although the rope had spooled tightly around the bucks rack, sounding like a turbine as it unwound when the deer ran away....

Conservation Officer Tales - November 2006
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:: Minnesota Outdoor News, DNR - Minnesota CO Tales

CO Bret Grundmeier (Mora) received a complaint of an individual running over wild turkeys with a pickup. The individual was found with two wild turkeys in the bed of his pickup. An interview of the individual determined he drove past a flock of turkeys on the road, turned around, and accelerated into the flock. The driver was hoping to...

Minnesota Conservation Officer Tales - October 2006
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:: Minnesota Outdoor News, DNR - Minnesota CO Tales

Received a report of someone hunting deer with a crossbow and using bait. Upon locating the hunter it was determined the man had a permit to use the crossbow. When the man was asked about the grain and sugar beets by his stand he said it wasn't like he was hunting right on top of the bait, but just using the bait to bring the deer a little closer...

Conservation Officer Tales - September 2006
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:: Minnesota Outdoor News, DNR - Minnesota CO Tales

CO Darin Fagerman (Grand Marais) received several calls on a hyena like dog creature east of Grand Marais. The animal is almost always seen at night and has been seen by two sheriff's deputies. It has been described as...

Conservation Officer Tales - August 2006
By Team JustNorth :: 1888 Views ::

:: Minnesota Outdoor News, DNR - Minnesota CO Tales

Lake Superior Marine Unit CO's Chris Johnson, Keith Olson, and Mike Scott report an intoxicated boater got on the radio to ask the Coast Guard to turn on the lights at...

Conservation Officer Tales - July 2006
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:: Minnesota Outdoor News, DNR - Minnesota CO Tales

CO Joe Stattelman (Detroit Lakes) encountered a man and his wife fishing. As Stattelman asked for the woman's fishing license she gave it to him and proceeded to cast her line back into the water narrowly missing his head. He then proceeded to...

Conservation officer tales - June 2006
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:: Minnesota Outdoor News, DNR - Minnesota CO Tales

Despite the cold wet weather most anglers had at least some luck getting walleyes to bite. One angler, however, had no luck at all. Not only did he...

Conservation officer tales - May 2006
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:: Minnesota Outdoor News, DNR - Minnesota CO Tales

CO Brett Oberg (Maplewood) observed some individuals bored with fishing decide to start playing with fire. The individuals seemed to be talking in a group when one of them burst into a sprint for the end of the fishing pier . . . on FIRE! The individual jumped off the pier into the water while...

Conservation officer tales - April 2006
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:: Minnesota Outdoor News, DNR - Minnesota CO Tales

Lt. Rod Smith (New Ulm) organized the rescue of two fishermen who had driven their snowmobile into open water at the mouth of a river of Lake Winnie. Lt. Smith was on time off at his cabin when he heard people yelling for help. When he walked around to the front of the cabin he could...