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 [...]
October 1, 2018The Honorable Donald TrumpPresident of the United StatesThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NWWashington, DC 20500Request for Presidential Order Terminating the 1837 Hunting and Fishing Privilege of the ChippewaDear Mr. President:I am writing to you as President of PERM (Proper Economic Resource Management), a Minnesota nonprofit that supported the landowners who intervened in [...]
1855 Ceded Territory potential lawsuit - UPDATEJudge hears arguments in Gull Lake netting casePAY ATTENTION MINNESOTA!Jennifer Kraus' report today (Sept 6) in the Brainerd Dispatch Judge hears arguments in Gull Lake netting case provides important details of a case that potentially has more far-reaching consequences than the Mille Lacs 1837 Treaty case, for several [...]
This will be the first Mille Lacs Fishery Advisory Committee meeting under Brad Parsons, DNR's new fisheries chief. Remember, there is a 15-minute period at the end of the meeting reserved for public comments and questions. PERM invites everyone concerned about the Mille Lacs situation to attend. Douglas Meyenburg The Mille Lacs Fisheries Advisory [...]
Crow Wing County Court Administration staff reported nothing new since the January 17, 2018 plea hearing (when the only remaining defendant, James Northrup, failed to even show up.) Joe Fellegy commented that "there are questions and uncertainties. James Northrup is a Fond du Lac Band member. Fond du Lac is outside the 1855 ceded [...]