Bite work a husband coaches football sessions your home vaccine VanderWeyst found a few anglers out this week but they were having little to no luck. The officer assisted neighboring officer with a deer case. Snow over the weekend slowed activity and left people wondering what the fishing opener be like. CO Thesing worked anglers, followed up on illegal burning complaints and worked on the upcoming Conservation Officer Academy. With the never-ending snow, more snowmobiles were out again. Enforcement action for the week included a citation to Mother Nature for leaving out past the deadline. CO Frank Rezac reports checking ice fishermen and snowmobile riders during the week. Calls about regulation questions were also returned and dates set to speak to area hunter education firearms safety classes. Enforcement contacts were made for no snowmobile safety certificate and expired snowmobile registration. Pierz vacant. Annandale vacant. CO Londgren checked anglers, closed snowmobile trails and trappers, and fielded calls about injured animals. She also scheduled upcoming speaking events and prepared presentations. CO Mohs focused on ATV and snowmobile activity. Snowmobile riders are reminded that --aid trails closed 1. Enforcement action was taken for operating a snowmobile the road right of way, snowmobiling on a closed trail, and operating ATV without registration. CO Krauel spent the week checking anglers and patrolling for ATV activity. Panfish anglers are still finding some success on area lakes. Krauel also gave law talks to two firearms safety classes. At one class, Krauel also had the opportunity to present one of the instructors with his 40-year award. Over those 40 years, it is estimated he has taught more than 1 students. A big thank you to all of the dedicated safety instructors! CO McGaw checked some ice anglers during the week. Ice conditions remain fairly stable. Panfish have been hit and due to fluctuating weather. Turkeys are still grouped up but one lone was seen walking across a snow-covered field. CO Tony Musatov spoke at a youth firearms safety class. Complaints about animals were handled and follow up was done on a big-game case. Musatov worked ATV complaint areas and followed up on property illegally left on WMAs. CO Reller followed up on a possible wetland violation. He also gave two presentations at firearms safety classes Monticello and Rockford. CO Trent Seamans checked anglers and addressed various wildlife calls. He also worked a southeast Minnesota trout opener detail. Few trout anglers were observed braving the poor weather conditions. Anglers checked reported cold hands and moderate fishing success. Enforcement action for the week included fishing without a license and targeting smallmouth bass during the closed An injured 's hawk was rescued from a window well. The hawk was delivered to the Raptor Center by a dedicated volunteer. CO Arnaud Kpachavi spent the week checking anglers and responding to wildlife complaints. The officer looked into a complaint of a business storing property at a public access and spent time patrolling for snowmobile activity over the snowy weekend. Enforcement action was taken for angling without a license. CO Grewe spent the week following up on calls and attending a district safety meeting. Grewe also went to Camp Ripley for division K9 training, which consisted of detection work, articles and obedience. CO Alexander Birdsall spent a snowy weekend on the snowmobile. riders were out on the trails and ditches. Violations encountered included failure to register, failure to transfer ownership, failure to display valid registration, and operating at excessive speeds. Birdsall responded to a medical call which individual cut himself while working on a boat. Birdsall was first on the scene and applied a pressure bandage to the wound to stop the excessive bleeding. CO Maass gave a law and ethics presentation to a firearms safety class Rogers. Maass also investigated a complaint of two people fishing for walleyes during the closed Enforcement action was taken for angling for a species a closed Time was also spent investigating a public waters and wetland violation. CO Vang worked snowmobiling and fishing activities the metro area. He attended training his district and took calls about animal complaints. He also answered questions from the Asian community on camping and trout fishing regulations. CO Fogarty assisted Fisheries with encroachment violations on the Eagle Creek Aquatic Management Area. than 40 homeowners were contacted and advised of violations, which ranged from mowing state property to placing a concrete slab on state property. Fogarty also spoke to a firearms safety class and collected abandoned tree stands from the Savage Fen Scientific and Natural Area. Bloomington vacant. Ft. Snelling vacant. CO Joe Kulhanek spent the week working anglers the area. The much-anticipated trout opener arrived with a blizzard but people were still out braving the elements. The bite was very slow with few fish seen the creel. Enforcement action for the week included licensing violations. CO Chris Tetrault attempted to assist neighboring officers with the trout opener. The large amount of snow made opener slow. However, some anglers ventured out. Snowmobile riders were out and about and enjoying our late snowfall. CO Arntzen reports teaching the laws and ethics portion to a firearms safety class Lake. He spent time checking anglers, patrolling WMAs and following up on open cases. Arntzen also handled nuisance animal calls and worked on getting equipment ready for the St. Croix River fishing opener. CO Vuthy Pril worked the Vermillion River trout opener weekend and checked fewer anglers this year due to