Minnesota Conservation Officer Tales

Minnesota conservation officer tales is produced monthly by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Division of Enforcement...

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CO Mike Shelden (Alexandria) reports an individual, fishing in a portable shelter, burned his extra line on the propane stove in hopes that it would sink down the hole when the officer approached. One problem, he burned the line above the bobber. The officer retrieved the line, bobber, jig and fathead minnow and...

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Conservation officer (CO) Tricia Plautz (Osage) received a call of a poached deer on the White Earth Indian Reservation. The complainant came across a car with a trunk open late one evening. When asked what she was doing, she indicated she was using the outdoor facilities. They also found a deer lying just off the road in the ditch. The case was turned over to...

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