It's not racist to question racist government policy Joe Fellegy nails it in today's Outdoor News, Fellegy selfie Q&A: tribal state park permits and more. He calls out the Governor, DNR, various state leaders, and unnamed tribal politicos over a discriminatory tribal state park permit policy. He explains why the Governor "and his administration cannot be [...]
The most asked questions I get about PERM are: With no major case in court why is PERM still operating? And, what is done with funds raised? Every chance to speak up, challenge, inform, organize citizen response, initiate or sign on to a lawsuit all vary in timing and scope. (And depend on resources available.) Ebb [...]
Looking at new laws going into effect in 2022 one stood out—Free State Park permits for Indians. This law came out of the Legislature’s 2021 Special Session and the SF 20, Environment and Natural Resources omnibus bill. It was signed into law by Gov. Walz on June 29, 2021. SF20 was controversial in part because of [...]
An article by Star Tribune reporter Jim Williams explains how tribes in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan acquired special permission to open up the hunting of Tundra swans. " Tundra swans can be hunted by some American Indian tribes in Minnesota." They are legal game in eight states, but the nearly identical-looking Trumpeter swans are strictly protected [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Here are the WINNERS of PERM’s Spring 2021 Legal Fund Raffle I’m always happy to share some good news. It also gives me a chance to talk to some of our raffle winners. There’s no question PERM has a very supportive membership. Thanks to everyone who got in on the raffle. We really count on your [...]
Eric Jacobson does a great job of challenging the DNR's inexplicable self-defeating tactic of preserving (rather than conserving) the Mille Lacs 2013 year class of walleyes. How good does the fishing have to be? Mille Lacs Messenger, July 2, 2021. Jacobson points out that while walleye fishing on Mille Lacs lake has been "nothing short of [...]