PERM’s 2021 Annual ‘SAVE MINNESOTA’ Dinner & Fundraiser
Thursday, December 2 Brookhall Event Center (next to Blainbrook) 12000 Central Avenue NE, Blaine PERM's ‘Save Minnesota’ Annual Dinner & Fundraiser Tickets HERE See Flyer about the dinner HERE
Recent developments in Mille Lacs Band v. County lawsuit
Tracy LeBrun recently reviewed progress of the Mille Lacs Band’s lawsuit against Mille Lacs County. Federal lawsuit sees recent developments, Mille Lacs Messenger, Sep 29, 2021. This lawsuit is critical. Tribal claims for the existence of a long-disestablished 61,000-acre reservation go far beyond anything established by treaties or by State and Federal court rulings. It would affect property rights, law [...]
The so-called “bans” on over-water teal hunting
Recent reporting by Tim Spielman pulled the curtain back on the White Earth and Leech Lake Bands' abrupt "teal hunting ban.” Streams of Thought, Tim Spielman, Editor, Outdoor News Minnesota, September 10, 2021. It came just days before the launch of a new experimental teal hunting season. It's a pretty big deal, being the first new season in nearly 50 [...]
Tribal moose hunt details revealed
The only detail concerning non-tribal hunters is "none" Javier Serna, Assistant Editor, Outdoor News Minnesota, recently did a great job revealing these details. How is it that Grand Portage and Bois Forte bands of Ojibwe, and the Fond du Lac Band of Chippewa can hunt Moose whenever they want and decide how many they kill when Moose hunting by Minnesotans [...]
Plenty of walleye – no basis for strict regs
Regs are out of sync for Mille Lacs walleye population/forage balance Mille Lac’s Steve Johnson recently challenged the DNR’s “very strict regulations on the harvest of walleyes from Mille Lacs Lake.” No walleye for you, Mille Lacs Messenger, July 20, 2021. Johnson, a local businessman, community leader, and member of the Mille Lacs Fishery Advisory Committee says there are plenty [...]
Hooking Mortality’s Flimsy Science Drives Mille Lacs Shutdowns
Eric Jacobson's recent opinion piece in the Mille Lacs Messenger is to the point and worth reading. Mille Lacs post mortality walleyes, Mille Lacs Messenger, July 16, 2021. (See Below) Jacobson questions the use of post-release hooking mortality in setting treaty harvest limits under a (negotiated) allocation. "Nowhere else in the state does the DNR keep track...of fish that die [...]