Long-expected appeal to be heard September 19 Joe Fellegy asks some great questions to keep in mind about the attempt to expand 1855 Treaty rights. This case may have far more consequences than the Mille Lacs 1837 Treaty case. This decision could bring Mille Lacs style co-management to most of Northern Minnesota lakes. PERM stands by all treaties [...]
Mille Lacs Fisheries Advisory Committee (MLFAC) will meet from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 12, at Izatys Resort, 40005 85th Ave., Onamia. The agenda will cover an open water season update and a lake management planning discussion. Members of the public may observe MLFAC meetings, but these meetings serve primarily as a way for [...]
DNR seeks input on its fishing management plan August 1 is the last day for DNR Mille Lacs survey The Mille Lacs Messenger recently reported on one of the DNR's' three "Community Conversations about Mille Lacs." (Will an increase in walleye harvest be in sight?) by T.A. LeBrun, July 24, 2019). This one was held at Kathio [...]
Discussion will recognize 'co-management' as a factor PERM encourages all Minnesota anglers to attend and have their voices heard. *** Thursday, July 11: Northland Arboretum,14250 Conservation Drive, Brainerd *** Tuesday, July 16: Mille Lacs Kathio State Park classroom, 15066 Kathio State Park Road, Onamia *** Thursday, July 18: Indian Mounds Regional Park Pavilion, 10 Mounds Boulevard, St. Paul All [...]
Attend a Mille Lacs Lake community conversation MN DNR's Minnesota Fishing Newsletter June 24, 2019 DNR is developing a fisheries management plan and wants to hear from you. You can hear a presentation from DNR Mille Lacs fisheries supervisor Tom Heinrich, participate in discussion groups, and all ages are welcome. Join us 6-8 p.m. in person: [...]
This letter shows that legal and illegal gill netting is going on all over the state. The DNR doesn’t pay much attention unless there is a lot of ruckus raised. Typically most everything goes under the heading “allowed in the treaties” whether or not that area is treaty-specific. Doug President, PERM Letters to the Editor Outdoor [...]
Update on the Tribal Related Litigation By Randy V. Thompson, Esq. Mille Lacs County Quarterly - April 2019 Even occasional readers of this newsletter have likely noticed that a federal lawsuit – brought in November 2017 by the Mille Lacs Band against the County, the Sheriff and the County Attorney - is a frequent topic in [...]
Joe Fellegy has some choice comments about another ‘C’ word. He quotes Steve Johnson (Johnson’s Portside on Mille Lacs) “Stop using the C-word!”, the Mille Lacs walleye population is in no crisis!” Fellegy highlights the misleading vocabulary being used to set a up straw man excuse for a “downward swing of the Mille Lacs walleye population.” [...]
After one year, abandoned gill net investigation closed Tribal/GLIFWC game warden loading a gill net full of wasted Mille Lacs walleye The following story is being reprinted with permission of the Mille Lacs Messenger. By Vivian LaMoore, Mille Lacs Messenger, Wednesday, April 3, 2019 It has been nearly a year since an abandoned tribal gill net [...]
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