PERM has had a good year, as a voice for citizens, staying on top of the issues. And now gearing up for 2019. Check issues and projects below. Will you donate to help launch a full-bore 2019? ‘Co-Managing’ Mille Lacs When Gov. Dayton took office in 2012, the Mille Lacs walleye limit was four. Limits were reduced each [...]

1855 Ceded Territory potential lawsuit UPDATEGULL LAKE SENTENCING JUST THE BEGINNING?By Tim Spielman Outdoor News, November 8, 2018 [Reprinted from Outdoor News]It's been just over three years since four people were cited for testing the bounds of Indian treaty rights in Minnesota--in this case the illegal setting of gill nets in Gull Lake near Brainerd in August 2015. [...]

MLFAC - UPDATE Good news for Mille Lacs? By Javier Serna Outdoor News, Vol. 51, No. 45 Assistant Editor Javier Mille Lacs committee gets some good news reported on the latest Mille Lacs Fishery Advisory Committee meeting held on October 5th. MLFAC focused on recent DNR assessments and the possibility of open water harvests next summer. The big [...]

1855 Ceded Territory potential lawsuit UPDATE Defendant in Gull Lake netting case sentenced Defendant James Warren Northrup faced charges following an August 2015 protest over 1855 Treaty harvest rights, a protest that involved illegal netting on Gull Lake. A September 12 ruling by the Court found defendant Northrup guilty on all four counts brought by Crow Wing County [...]

PERM encourages its members and anglers to attend Mille Lacs Fishery Advisory Committee meets Monday, Nov. 5th The Mille Lacs Fisheries Advisory Committee will meet from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5, at McQuoid's Inn, 1325 State Highway 47 in Isle. The agenda will cover winter regulations, fall assessment and walleye population estimate results, a creel [...]

Lake Mille Lacs winter anglers allowed 1 walleye starting Dec. 1 Winter anglers on Lake Mille Lacs will be allowed to keep walleye on Mille Lacs starting Saturday, Dec. 1, with no bait restrictions and a limit of one walleye between 21-23 inches, or one fish over 28 inches. The DNR is "encouraged to see evidence that [their] [...]