It's time to weigh in on Mille Lacs Fall walleye regulations The Minnesota DNR just announced they are now accepting applications for several wildlife, fisheries advisory committees. They want to fill open seats on these committees, including the recently updated Mille Lacs Fisheries Advisory Committee. PERM encourages all anglers concerned about the future of the Mille [...]
Joe Fellegy, Mille Lacs Messenger,Jul 2, 2022 Bud Grant, longtime Vikings football coach and a famed outdoorsman, is very familiar to most Minnesotans. Vince Hill (1938-2008) was a grandson of Tom Hill, the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe’s first chief executive after the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) became law. Both Bud Grant and Vince Hill were [...]
Minnesotans should be concerned about a court ruling calling for the continued existence of the former Mille Lacs reservation. PERM's concerns include the impact a ruling would have on the area's natural resources. Multiple agencies (without any hierarchy of authority) would be governing these resources. This would create an endless source of conflict. An analysis by [...]
DNR press release a litany of excuses The DNR just released their regs for Mille Lacs walleye. The announcement came with a lot of verbiage. Mainly flimsy excuses for shutting down walleye angling again. For example, another drop in the quota was due to "below-average catches of 2018 and 2019 year classes in the fall walleye [...]
MLFAC talks upcoming regulations By Eric Jacobson, Mille Lacs Messenger, March 9, 2022 The Mille Lacs Fisheries Advisory. Committee (MLFAC) Met on Fob. 15 at the Brainerd DNR offices to discuss a number of topics. First on the 'were introductions of all committee members. including 10 new members along with the DNR, staff that was present [...]
After twenty plus years – it's time for a new plan Javier Serna's report in Outdoor News gives us some real insight on the DNR's "co-management" of the Mille Lacs walleye fishery. (DNR weighing 2022 Mille Lacs open-water regulations, Outdoor News, February 25,) It is a great snapshot of the DNR's failed efforts currently and over [...]
Reservation boundary signs divisive Mike Jorgensen, in Take down the signs to again unite our area Letter of the Week, Mille Lacs Messenger, 2-16-22, responds to increasing divisiveness in the Mille Lacs area over tribal reservation boundary claims. Jorgensen challenged Mille Lacs Band statements about being “good neighbors.” Which came after a lawsuit against Mille Lacs [...]
Minnesota's new Free State Park Permits for Indians, signed into law by Gov. Walz in last June, went into effect Jan. 1 of this year. Under the new law any member of the 11 federally recognized tribes in Minnesota is eligible for an annual state park permit for no charge. Apparently, this new law has legs. [...]
PERM members are invited to observe/comment via online video-conference The Mille Lacs Fisheries Advisory Committee will meet from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15. PERM members and interested outdoor enthusiasts are invited to observe/comment via online video-conference. The agenda covers: *** Fall netting results *** Upcoming open water regulations *** Update on the Mille Lacs management plan. [...]
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 [...]