Questions behind Mille Lacs co-management standoff
Joe Fellegy highlights obvious questions in his latest article, Mille Lacs news cycle breaks records, raises questions, Outdoor News, November 15, 2019. Many of these are questions that get buried in the well-organized agendas at MLFAC meetings that are forever wrestling with the “co-management” of the Mille Lacs fishery. These are the same questions I’ve heard (or recognized from between [...]
You’re Invited! PERM Annual Dinner at Blainbrook
PERM's Metro Area Annual Dinner & Fundraiser is coming Thursday, December 5th. It's at Blainbrook Entertainment Center, and not an event to be missed. In addition to our famous catfish and chicken dinner, and CASH Door Prizes, we will have gun raffles, live and silent auctions—and more raffles. (We’ve had good luck this year finding attractive auction items and prizes.) [...]
Small role frustrates ML Fishery Advisory Committee
Why is there no real transparency when the decisions made behind closed doors? The co-management decisions effect all residents of MN, not just the local stakeholders. If in fact Mille Lacs is being managed biologically, than net locations should be changed to reflect the changes in the lake. Politics must be taken out of these decisions! See Mille Lacs Messenger [...]
Mille Lacs ‘Co-management’ Walleye Quota: Dead-End for Anglers
Steve Johnson, writing in Mille Lacs Messenger, weighs in on the DNR's co-management of Mille Lacs walleye. It’s come to this ... By Steve Johnson Mille Lacs Messenger Oct 25, 2019 I’m convinced the Minnesota DNR can no longer guarantee that the anglers of Minnesota can fish for walleye on Mille Lacs Lake for a full season–even if the lake’s [...]
Mille Lacs County faces complex defense over claimed reservation
Randy Thompson is an attorney for Mille Lacs County in a dispute over claims that old reservation still exists. Thompson reviews complexities in unraveling these claims despite more than 95 percent of the original 61,000-acre reservation having already passed out of Indian ownership. Mille Lacs Band vs County lawsuit: A Legal Context By Randy Thompson Mille Lacs Messenger Oct 23, [...]
Mille Lacs Fisheries Advisory Committee Meets Monday, Oct. 14 AND Thursday, Nov. 7
The Mille Lacs Fisheries Advisory Committee (MLFAC) will meet from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.: *** Monday, Oct. 14, at Appeldoorn’s Sunset Bay Resort, 45401 Mille Lacs Parkway, Isle *** Thursday, Nov. 7, at Izatys Resort, 40005 85th Ave., Onamia The October agenda will focus on DNR’s in-progress lake management planning process. The November agenda will focus on winter regulations. [...]