CO Reports: Dock Removal Season
Area MnDNR Conservation Officer Weekly Reports - October 16, 2025. CO Emmitt Winkels focused on archery deer hunting, spending time at Camp Ripley with the disabled veteran hunt and the youth archery hunt.
CO Andrew Struffert worked on waterfowl, small-game, big-game, and ATV enforcement. Violations include operating an ATV on a roadway without a headlight and taking ducks from open water.
- Operating an ATV on a highway
- Failing to have adequate personal floatation devices aboard a duck boat
- Taking ducks out of season
- Transporting live fish
- Failure to drain a live well
Struffert assisted with transporting two injured bald eagles to a rehabilitation facility.
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Author's summary: CO reports highlight enforcement actions.