NORTHERN REGION
Ashland Team
Warden Phil Brown, of Iron River, received a complaint in April from the Bayfield County Sheriff’s Department dispatcher of an individual who trespassed and shot a turkey from the road. Through an investigation and evidence at the scene, Brown located the responsible individual who illegally baited turkey and shot across the road at a turkey on private property. Enforcement actions were taken.
Warden Amie Egstad, of Bayfield, checked anglers in a sportfishing boat coming out of the Bayfield boat landing. The people said they had several cohos and brown trout in their livewell. A check showed they had also kept two short (16 and 17 inches) rainbow trout that they thought were coho salmon. The individuals said they had caught, photographed and released a 22-inch rainbow trout knowing the minimum size limit was 26 inches. The two rainbows were successfully released and a lesson in how to identify small rainbow versus other kind of trout/salmon was given. Enforcement action was taken.
Wardens Lynna Martin and Amie Egstad and Red Cliff tribal warden Peterson boarded a commercial fishing vessel in April and found several illegal sized fish. The fish were seized; citation pending.
Warden Adam Stennett, of Brule, responded to an April call of people shooting at geese from their vehicle on Hwy. H in the town of Delta. Stennett found one dead goose floating in the water in the area of the complaint. With help from Bayfield County deputy Will Stoychoff, Stennett was able to identify four juveniles who all shot at geese from inside a vehicle on Hwy. H. Stennett worked with the parents and the Bayfield County district attorney on a educational and enforcement action.
Warden Matt Koshollek, of Drummond, completed an investigation in April of a bobcat that was shot illegally in Bayfield County in December 2017. The hunter used dogs to tree the bobcat and shot the bobcat without having a valid bobcat tag. The bobcat was transported to another county where it was tagged by another party. The hunter was convicted of hunting violations, along with the revocation of hunting/trapping privileges.
Warden Koshollek and agents from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service completed an investigation in April into the death of a timber wolf that had been shot in the town of Grandview in the winter of 2018. Koshollek recovered the wolf with other DNR staffers and found the wolf had been shot with a firearm. An investigation determined that the wolf was killed by a hunter who was out coyote hunting with the aid of dogs. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service handled the enforcement action.
Woodruff Team
Warden Mike Sealander, of St. Germain, contacted a person illegally taking walleyes from a fish refuge during the closed season. Several citations were issued.
Warden Matt Meade, of Mercer, closed a deer hunting case in Iron County. A hunter was convicted of not purchasing an archery license prior to harvesting a buck with a crossbow. The evidence was confiscated by the Iron County Circuit Court.
Warden Rich Thole, of Boulder Junction, observed a wire noose wrapped around a tree near the South Branch of the Presque Isle River in April. A beaver had been chewing on the tree and the wire noose was an illegal cable restraint trap. The trapper responsible for placing the illegal trap for beaver was identified and cited for the violation.
Antigo Team
Wardens Tim Otto and Ben Herzfeldt contacted a person in April whose vehicle was stuck in the mud on state property. The driver veered off the actual road intended for public use and got stuck in an ephemeral wetland. The vehicle created deep ruts and caused damage to the wetland and soils. He was cited for operating in an unauthorized area.
Warden Brad Dahlquist, of Forest County, investigated a complaint in April that involved the illegal cutting of aspen poles along Browns Road located east of Monico in Oneida County. Wardens Dahlquist, Otto and Bartelt worked together in identifying a suspect involved with the illegal cutting not only along Browns Road, in other areas in Oneida County that were located by Bartelt. Two other suspects were also identified as having participated in the illegal cutting of aspen poles. Enforcement actions are pending.
Park Falls Team
Warden Aaron Koshatka, of Hayward, observed an ATV being operated without its headlights on and with expired registration. Upon stopping the operator, Koshatka found a 3-year-old child sitting in front of the operator without a helmet. It was also found that the operator hasn’t yet taken ATV safety and never transferred the registration to his name after purchasing the ATV. Enforcement action was taken.
Warden Dylan Belisle, of Ladysmith, received information from a Wisconsin State Patrol trooper in April of multiple youth turkey hunting violations uncovered during a traffic stop. An investigation revealed that an 18-year-old and two 16-year-olds had hunted and harvested a turkey during the turkey youth hunt. They are not eligible to hunt during the youth season. Enforcement action was taken.
Warden Dan Michels, of Park Falls, investigated a timber theft of birch saplings on public land west of Butternut. Michels located the suspect who was cutting the trees to sell because she needed to pay off past fines in Ashland County. Michels had also cited this person for timber theft in 2016. Enforcement action was taken.
Warden Michels followed up in April on an open burning complaint in Glidden. A local resident had made a large bonfire and piled on a large variety of illegal materials, including aerosol cans, a bicycle, a refrigerator, tires and other debris. The subject also did not obtain a burning permit as required. Enforcement action was taken.
WEST-CENTRAL REGION
Lower St. Croix Team
Warden Brad Peterson, of Pierce County, completed an investigation involving the fatal shooting of a great blue heron in the village of Plum City. A man who resided in Plum City shot the heron and also admitted he shot at a muskrat with a .22 rifle in the village. The discharge of the rifle occurred in close proximity to other residences, and the shooting direction was in line with several nearby homes. It is not legal to shoot a great blue heron, and it is illegal to take or attempt to take a muskrat by any means other than trapping or snaring. Enforcement action was taken.
Wardens J.J. Redemann and Jaime McDermid, both of Dunn County, investigated a Dunn County man in April who used a sump pump and hose to pump out his septic tank over the past several years. The septage was pumped out in close proximity to the Red Cedar River. During the investigation, one of the residents was learned to be consuming alcohol in violation of felony bond from an open domestic abuse case. Enforcement action was taken for the illegal septic pumping.
Wardens Redemann and McDermid investigated an Eau Claire County man who harvested five archery bucks during the past two deer seasons. This man had family and friends register the extra bucks in an attempt to legitimize the harvests. The man had also placed large bait piles to attract deer while using city property that was not open to hunting. The man also obstructed wardens during the investigation by repeatedly providing false information. Enforcement action was taken.
Wardens Redemann and McDermid investigated an Eau Claire County resident who purchased his deer hunting license after harvesting his 2018 archery buck. Enforcement action was taken.
Warden Redemann, along with DNR R3 coordinator Linda Xiong, attended a learn-to-fish event in Menomonie in April. New anglers were taught about safety around the water and fishing techniques. A local fishing guide set up the event, and several fishing gear prizes were distributed to participants.
Warden McDermid interviewed a woman in April suspected of allowing the use of her archery deer harvest authorization by another. McDermid discovered she let her son use her archery harvest authorization for a deer he killed. He also learned she had hunted without a license and failed to register another deer during the 2017 gun deer season. Enforcement action was taken.
Warden Paul Sickman, of St. Croix County, dealt with a complaint in April of someone netting live goldfish from Twin Lakes and then transporting the fish away from the waterbody. Sickman met with the suspect, who was keeping the goldfish alive in three tubs with aerators. The suspect eventually planned to sell the goldfish for private pond/fountain stocking. Enforcement action was taken invasive species violations.
Warden Isaac Kruse, of St. Croix County, received a complaint of utility terrain vehicles (UTV) being driven on roadways by underage operators in a large subdivision. Kruse arrived at the area specified in the complaint and observed a Polaris UTV with three passengers on the roadway without its headlights activated and no registration decals visible on the UTV. Kruse stopped the UTV. The female operator was 15 years old, was not accompanied by an adult as required, was not wearing a helmet as required, and had not completed an ATV safety course as required. Kruse later spoke with the girl’s father and learned he permitted her to ride around the neighborhood. Enforcement action was taken.
Wardens Kyle Kosin and Brad Peterson, both of Pierce County, contacted an individual from out of state in April who was illegally camping in a state land parking lot. Upon warning the man for illegally camping, the wardens learned the man had recently – and multiple times in the past – purchased a Wisconsin resident fishing license while not being a state resident. Enforcement action was taken for multiple violations of residency fraud.
Warden Kosin investigated three youths during the youth turkey season who had all separately harvested multiple turkeys with a single shot. Warnings were issued and the turkeys were seized.
Mississippi River Team
Wardens Shawna Stringham, of Viroqua, and Trevor Tracey, of Stoddard, investigated an individual who had been placing corn out on his land. The wardens found the property owner had placed nearly 1,000 gallons of corn during the winter to feed deer. There also were two minerals blocks and he was using medicated calf mixture in his corn for nutrients. The individual had been cited in 2016 for baiting deer. Enforcement action was taken.
Wardens Stringham and Lt. Tyler Strelow contacted a hunter in April who had just harvested two tom turkeys. Through investigation it was found that the hunter’s father instructed the hunter to shoot two turkeys if he had the opportunity and the father would use his turkey authorization to register the second turkey. The father was at work when the hunter shot two turkeys. Enforcement action was taken against the father.
Wardens Trevor Tracey and Edward McCann, of La Crosse, investigated a complaint in April of an individual who illegally shot an adult male turkey in a friend’s yard several days before the season started. The wardens learned that he also did not have any turkey hunting approvals. Enforcement action was taken.
Wardens Dale Hochhausen, of Onalaska, and Ed McCann and Mitch Boyum, of the Minnesota DNR, investigated a complaint of an individual who was keeping more than his daily bag limit of walleyes. The individual was found to have made two trips to the river in one day, where he caught and kept nine walleyes. Their investigation showed that he was in possession of 101 walleyes. The bag/possession limit in this area of Minnesota is six walleyes. Charges have been referred to a Minnesota district attorney’s office.
Warden Meghan Jensen, of Trempealeau, was asked by the Trempealeau Police Department to assist with multiple reports of cabin break-ins in an area that had seen significant flooding in April. The only way to safely access the cabins for Trempealeau Police Department officers was to investigate the break-ins by boat. Jensen worked with officers to provide a boat to assist with their investigations.
Wardens Jensen and Matt Groppi received a complaint in April concerning an individual who had damaged trees at Perrot State Park and had stolen a fire extinguisher and heater from the park property. The wardens also found that the person was in possession of marijuana, methamphetamine, and cocaine paraphernalia. The individual was evicted from the park and enforcement action was taken.
Wardens Jensen and Lowry, of Osseo, received a complaint that an individual had shot a turkey from the road and trespassed. It was found that the turkey had not been shot from the road, but the individual had trespassed to shoot the turkey. Additionally, it was found the hunter did not possess a valid turkey license, stamp, or harvest authorization at the time the turkey was shot and those items were later purchased by one of the hunter’s family members while the hunter was not with them. Enforcement action was taken.
Wisconsin River Team
Warden Kyle Ziembo, of Wisconsin Rapids, responded to a complaint in April about a person fishing who was keeping short walleyes. Upon contact, the person initially stated he had not been fishing and was found to have kept a limit of walleyes. All but two of the walleyes were undersized. The person also did not have a fishing license. Enforcement action was taken.
While checking people who were fishing, warden Ziembo observed an individual carrying three fishing poles along the river. The individual stated he had caught one small walleye. When asked for his fishing license the individual stated that he had no proof on him and provided a name he could not spell and stated two different dates of birth. After a few minutes the individual stated that he did not have a fishing license and provided his real name. Ziembo discovered that the individual also had a warrant for his arrest. The individual was arrested for the warrant and enforcement action was taken for fishing without a license.
Warden Ziembo gave two presentations in April to Fish, Forest and Wildlife classes at Lincoln High School about a game warden career.
Warden Erika Taylor, of Marshfield, rescued an injured bald eagle on a cranberry marsh in City Point and arranged for transportation to wildlife rehabilitator REGI.
Warden Taylor assisted the Marshfield Police Department in removing an injured bear from within the city limits.
Warden Taylor and supervisor Korey Trowbridge worked with the Marathon County Sheriff’s Department in removing three vehicles stuck on the McMillan State Wildlife Area near Marshfield. Damage was caused by the vehicles operating in an unauthorized area. Enforcement action was taken.
Wardens Tyler Flood, of Wausau, and Josh Litvinoff, of Schofield, contacted a person about a loan/borrow case from archery deer season. The individual was found to have harvested two does during the archery season and having someone else use their harvest authorization to register them. Enforcement action was taken.
Warden Flood was notified of a large pile of dumped animal carcasses on private property in the town of Texas. He located the pile, which consisted of: ducks, geese, grouse, woodcock, fox, beaver, raccoon, deer, rabbit, mice, coyote and a bobcat. Flood was able to find the person who dumped the carcasses and he took enforcement action. He was also able to determine a bobcat was not legally possessed prior to being dumped, which also resulted in enforcement action.
Warden Bryan Lockman, of Stevens Point, spoke to participants in April at the USSA learn-to-hunt turkey event at the Mead State Wildlife Area.
Warden Lockman attended the town of Hull annual public meeting at the request of the town chairman, where he spoke about ATV/UTV route rules and answered questions about general ATV/UTV laws. The town board is discussing making routes on town roads.
Warden Jon Scharbarth, of Stevens Point, made contact with two people in April who had been fishing below the dam at Nekoosa on the Wisconsin River. Based on information received from other anglers and gained during the contact it was determined the two anglers had “double-tripped” on walleyes. A total of 13 walleyes were seized and donated to the Salvation Army. Enforcement action was taken.
Warden Scharbarth attended the UW-Stevens Point College of Natural Resources scholarship and awards night to present the Wisconsin Warden Association scholarships.
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