Now that Gov. Mark Dayton, DNR Tom Landwehr and former DNR Fisheries Chief Don Pereira are out of the picture, let’s hope that Gov. Tim Walz and new DNR Commissioner Sarah Strommen will fix the political co-management mess on Lake Mille Lacs. They need to figure out a new and better way to manage the lake. [...]
PERM has had a good year, as a voice for citizens, staying on top of the issues. And now gearing up for 2019. Check issues and projects below. Will you donate to help launch a full-bore 2019? ‘Co-Managing’ Mille Lacs When Gov. Dayton took office in 2012, the Mille Lacs walleye limit was four. [...]
1855 Ceded Territory potential lawsuit UPDATEGULL LAKE SENTENCING JUST THE BEGINNING?By Tim Spielman Outdoor News, November 8, 2018 [Reprinted from Outdoor News]It's been just over three years since four people were cited for testing the bounds of Indian treaty rights in Minnesota--in this case the illegal setting of gill nets in Gull Lake near [...]
MLFAC - UPDATE Good news for Mille Lacs? By Javier Serna Outdoor News, Vol. 51, No. 45 Assistant Editor Javier Mille Lacs committee gets some good news reported on the latest Mille Lacs Fishery Advisory Committee meeting held on October 5th. MLFAC focused on recent DNR assessments and the possibility of open water harvests [...]
1855 Ceded Territory potential lawsuit UPDATE Defendant in Gull Lake netting case sentenced Defendant James Warren Northrup faced charges following an August 2015 protest over 1855 Treaty harvest rights, a protest that involved illegal netting on Gull Lake. A September 12 ruling by the Court found defendant Northrup guilty on all four counts brought [...]
PERM encourages its members and anglers to attend Mille Lacs Fishery Advisory Committee meets Monday, Nov. 5th The Mille Lacs Fisheries Advisory Committee will meet from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5, at McQuoid's Inn, 1325 State Highway 47 in Isle. The agenda will cover winter regulations, fall assessment and walleye population [...]
Lake Mille Lacs winter anglers allowed 1 walleye starting Dec. 1 Winter anglers on Lake Mille Lacs will be allowed to keep walleye on Mille Lacs starting Saturday, Dec. 1, with no bait restrictions and a limit of one walleye between 21-23 inches, or one fish over 28 inches. The DNR is "encouraged to [...]
Minnesota gubernatorial candidates Tim Walz, Jeff Johnson state their cases on the outdoors Outdoors Writer Dennis Anderson Interview Excerpt Star Tribune October 29 Q Can management of Lake Mille Lacs be improved? Johnson: I'm not an expert on the lake, its resources or its management, but co-management of the lake as it is currently [...]
PERM Letter to the President - UPDATEWisconsin Outdoor News features PERM letter to President TrumpWe are happy to see Wisconsin Outdoor News also highlighting PERM's letter to the President. They referenced Minnesota Outdoor News Editor Tim Spielman's take on PERM's Letter and included the full text of the letter. Spielman called PERM's letter an [...]
Last Sunday the Star Tribune carried an article by Tony Kennedy, Mille Lacs among the issues Brad Parsons will take on as Minnesota's new fisheries chief.Kennedy covered a lot of Parson's background and experience with Mille Lacs. He noted Parson's recognition that Mille Lacs remains a "hot button" issue, "with politics and complicated by [...]