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Entries for the 'DNR - Minnesota CO Tales' Category
| Wednesday, October 03, 2007 |
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Minnesota Conservation Officer Tales - October 2007
By Team JustNorth :: 563 Views ::
0 Comments ::  :: Minnesota Outdoor News, DNR - Minnesota CO Tales
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BEAR HUNTER DEFENDS SELF WITH FRENCH BREAD
Conservation Officer (CO) Brent Speldrich (McGregor, MN) encountered a bear hunter busy checking his bait. After locating the hunter’s firearm, which was near Speldrich and away from the hunter, he let out a soft growl. The wide-eyed hunter, stood up at the speed of light, and started to grasp at anything he could find to defend himself. The only object he found was a loaf of what appeared to be French bread. After the hunter realized it was an officer, not a bear, both had a hearty chuckle...
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| Sunday, September 02, 2007 |
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Conservation Officer Tales - September 2007
By Team JustNorth :: 624 Views ::
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CO Chris Vinton (Perham, MN) assisted an outraged neighborhood capture two suspects in the killing of an albino squirrel. The squirrel was a neighborhood novelty and treasure. A witness observed the two parked near a tree when they shot the squirrel. The officer went to the residence of one of the suspects and asked, "I guess you know why I’m here?" The suspect responded, "It was a stupid thing to do." A year ago the suspect took a black squirrel and wanted a white one to go with it.. View more great stories...
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| Wednesday, August 08, 2007 |
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| Wednesday, May 02, 2007 |
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Conservation Officer Tales - May 2007
By Team JustNorth :: 817 Views ::
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A concerned citizen leaving a gas station told CO Jeff Halverson (Staples) that there was an intoxicated man in the store. The individual was a passenger and not the driver of his car, so there was no issue with him. However, the concerned citizen had to be stopped 15 miles later because he failed to pay for his gas! Halvorson wrote, "I guess his concern for the drunk made him overlook paying his $50 gas bill." Read 16 wild stories from the Minnesota DNR...
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| Monday, March 05, 2007 |
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Conservation Officer Tales - March 2007
By Team JustNorth :: 872 Views ::
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CO Brad Schultz (Center City) noted a very erratic set of vehicle tracks on road. A short time later the officer encountered a vehicle stopped in the middle of the road. As the officer approached the vehicle, the driver got out, nearly falling into the ditch. Officer noted a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on the driver’s breath. A deputy was called and the driver was arrested for DWI, subsequent breath test of .31 BAC. As driver was being placed in squad he commented...
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| Monday, February 05, 2007 |
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Conservation Officer Tales - February 2007
By Team JustNorth :: 853 Views ::
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Officer Dale Ebel (Duluth) reported a truck's rear bumper prevented it from falling completely through the ice. The owner thought the ice had improved from the previous week. When asked why he thought that the man said that two weeks earlier he drove his ATV on the same lake and fell through. When asked where his ATV fell through the ice the man pointed to the same spot where the truck had gone through! Read more great stories...
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| Wednesday, January 03, 2007 |
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