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| Had to call dnr to get some maps and also asked about fishing lic sales being suspended
operator confirmed tonite "thurs" at midnite license sales will not be possible with no time frame,,so hurry
you can still buy them on line till "midnite" and if your getting a 7 day just select the time
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Location: Lafayette, IN | Apparently, all online sales have already been shut down. Every portal for MN DNR takes me to this site. http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/shutdown.html I assume this is because it is now past working hours. Hmmm, now what??? (I'm not worried.......yet!)
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Location: Hudson, WI | I was pretty impressed with Minnesota's non-resident husband and wife deal this year. Non-resident license for both you and your spouse for $54 or something like that. That's a hell of deal, considering a 7 day for one is something like $24. I'm sure glad I bought that when I did! |
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Location: The Yahara Chain | Nice. It says you can buy them until midnight....HOW?
Maybe I can buy one from a warden on the water  .
C'mon Minnesota enough of the extreme partisanship...get it together. |
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| They've only been talking about this for 2 months! I'm sure most people wait until the last minute....then complain about it!!!!!!! |
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Location: Hayward ,Wisconsin | Just one more reason to come to Wisconsin. |
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Location: The Yahara Chain | Guest - 6/30/2011 5:21 PM
They've only been talking about this for 2 months! I'm sure most people wait until the last minute....then complain about it!!!!!!!
Sorry guest, I'm not from Minnesota. I didn't know about it until I saw Hookers post after 5 PM.
I was able to purchase a license from here:
https://jc.activeoutdoorsolutions.com/mn_customer/app/goHome.do
After they took my money it only let me print a receipt, not the actual license. I'm putting the receipt in my boat and using it as my license unless the politicians can get it together by next Friday. |
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Location: Land of the Musky | So does this mean no DNR agents to check you either??  As for the guest comment, do you really think everyone check the local gov to see if they are currently selling licenses??? I for one would never even think of it before I went on a fishing trip. JMO |
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Location: Not where I wanna be! | typically, the most state's conservation officers are paid out of the federal fish and wildlife fund, and not a part of state gov't. so they will probably still be working. Or being considered local law enforcement, they might not be included in gov't shut downs....
Glad I got my license already! :D |
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Location: The Yahara Chain | It said on the MDNR website that all of the wardens will still be working and all of the laws will be enforced.
I disabled my pop up blocker and was able to print my license.
Thanks for posting this Hooker!!!!
Edited by Bytor 6/30/2011 7:58 PM
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Location: St. Germain, Wi | I was able to print the license. had to try several time and multiple click the print license icon. |
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Location: sun prairie,wi | i just got mine......use this link i was able to print the licence...
https://jc.activeoutdoorsolutions.com/mn_customer/app/goHome.do |
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Location: Des Moines IA | I got mine, printed the receipt. Couldn't get the license to open to print. At least I'm legal. |
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Location: The Yahara Chain | MuskieMike - 6/30/2011 9:09 PM
I got mine, printed the receipt. Couldn't get the license to open to print. At least I'm legal.
It wouldn't open up for me in Firefox. Use Explorer and allow pop ups, you will be able to print it. If you go back in like you are purchasing one you can get to your transaction history and print it out.. |
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Location: Des Moines IA | Worked like a charm, it even let me save a copy! Big Pond, Here I come! |
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| Conservation wardens willbe operating at a "minimum level of staffing and operating expense" Whatever that means? Good luck getting a warden to respond to a call to the TIP line. |
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Location: Oregon, WI | This really sucks! I have a trip in early August that's not refundable. What's a guy to do??? |
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| All the state parks and campgrounds are closed also. Just a heads up if you were planing on fishing one of the muskie lakes within a park. They kicked all the campers out on Thurs. |
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| To me, all of this begs the question........ what they would or could do to you? They being a CO or warden or whatever you call them. I mean, if you tried to buy a license and couldn't, what could they do to you if you were out fishing w/o one? Especially an out of stater or something like that and were obviously camping/lodging far away from home.
Before Pointerpride gets on here and says I'm advocating for something and then tries to pin me down to it......I'm not trying to gather the masses to go out and treat this as a free-for-all free fishing weekend. I'm just asking for rhetorical purposes.....what could they do to you? You tried to buy a license and couldn't. You were already signed up for some trip or booked a cabin? Lots of folks drive to Canada and buy a license when they're up there. More than once I have bought my WI license the night before last year's expires. Likewise with gun deer tags: Friday night purchase.
I would definitely make a good effort to buy a license, but if I couldn't, I'd go fishing and not lose much sleep over it. |
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Location: Racine, Wi | Maybe we could send Walker over to consult on how to balance a budget (just kidding kids, don't get yer undies in a bundle). |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | any senators making a run for the border? |
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| Yeah, i'm anxious to hear what they will do. I have a trip to LOTW the first week of august and live in Indiana. This is the first I've heard this and slightly worried at this point. Hopefully it will get fixed by then, but what if it doesn't? Do I spend $1000 to drive to LOTW and sit there?
On a side note, is the construction from last year on HWY 11 between Int'l falls and Baudette fixed? |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | why would you have a problem going to LOTW? |
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| because we fish in minnesota... |
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| Sorry, i forgot to put in my name. This is more of a walleye trip with my dad, so we stay and fish walleyes in Minnesota. Already have our cabin paid for too... |
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| Our resort owner called us last week to tell us to buy our license on line. We already knew of the issue but I thought it was nice of them to make the call. I think this issue will be cleared up within a week or so. |
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Location: Kodiak, AK | Glad I had Dad run down to Fleet and buy my license three weeks ago... |
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Location: Northern Indiana | Printed out my license last night. Thank you to those who let us non residents know about the situation. I would have never known about this without you guys posting it on muskiefirst, so thank you !
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Location: Hudson, WI | If you get stopped, just tell them your checkbook shut down because you and your wife couldn't decide whether to buy a license or visit her aunt in North Dakota. |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | Guest - 7/1/2011 8:17 AM
because we fish in minnesota...
i won't argue fishing minnesota waters of LOTW can be decent but you're missing a lot of LOTW by not crossing into Canadian waters. head up the channels and you should find a great experience with i'd argue much better fishing than what you would find on the Minnesota side. |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | sorry jason ... just saw your post and thought you were fishing muskies.
it might be a long run for you and cost you some gas but up in the narrows there is some fantastic walleye and pike piles! ... very scenic too. |
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| So how long do you think this is going to last?? How long CAN it last??
I have a Vermilion trip lined up the very last week of July and did not make the license purchase yet.... gosh hopefully I don’t get screwed.
Do you really think they will have all the state gov't operations shut down for a month? That just seems crazy and absurd.
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Location: Minneapolis, MN | The only good thing about this shutdown is that it may result in less out of state pressure! |
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Location: Minnetonka | Joe, them's fightin' words... but true. Anyone know if there will be a decreased number of C.O.s on the water this weekend with the shutdown? I'm thinking of keeping two muskies instead of my usual one 48+. Just kidding. Everyone have a happy and safe 4th. Peace. |
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Location: Lafayette, IN | They will pass a continuing resolution sooner rather than later. In the meantime, I feel for those of you heading up this weekend and the understandable uncertainty you have. |
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Location: Mayer, MN | Hammskie - 7/1/2011 11:58 AM
Joe, them's fightin' words... but true. Anyone know if there will be a decreased number of C.O.s on the water this weekend with the shutdown? I'm thinking of keeping two muskies instead of my usual one 48+. Just kidding. Everyone have a happy and safe 4th. Peace.
I look at it as an opportunity to keep two!
24" + 24" = 48" young ones fry up better anyways. |
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Location: Minnetonka | lots of luck - 7/1/2011 12:54 PM
Hammskie - 7/1/2011 11:58 AM
Joe, them's fightin' words... but true. Anyone know if there will be a decreased number of C.O.s on the water this weekend with the shutdown? I'm thinking of keeping two muskies instead of my usual one 48+. Just kidding. Everyone have a happy and safe 4th. Peace.
I look at it as an opportunity to keep two!
24" + 24" = 48" young ones fry up better anyways. ; )
Geez, the state gov't has been shut down less than a day and there's already an uprising!
Heck yes 24"...... AROUUUNND. |
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| actually local police will probably do double duty at landings people think cops cant write game & fish tickets but here in Minn they can,,cops are 'law enforcement' officers and can enforce any law when directed to,,,actually we had a bet on this point a couple years back,
actually maybe I'll go Pheasant Hunting this weekend!!!!!!!!!1
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Location: The Yahara Chain | Luke_Chinewalker - 7/1/2011 11:48 AM
The only good thing about this shutdown is that it may result in less out of state pressure!
Why does everybody in Minnesota rail on the out of staters so much?
When it comes time to send emails for your pet projects you like us.....other than that you can't stand us.
I'm not singling you out Luke, it's just weird to me that the majority rails on out of staters but when it comes time to call the governor. We are told we need to help the group that rails on us. Not a very effective way to get help from your fellow musky brothers imo. |
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| FYI from a dnr rep
Vermilion, Mile Lacs the metro lakes, except White Bear, and assorted other waters are CLOSED to muskie fishing till further notice,,,
Muskies in these waters were stocked by the state dnr and are considered state employees and representitives subject to strike,,,, or more in actual fact 'not strike' anglers offerings,,
Anglers are urged to head to Shoepack lake to avoid any confusion
Edited by happy hooker 7/1/2011 2:36 PM
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| I have traveled to many other states to hunt and fish over the years, and have ALWAYS purchased the required license for the task at hand.
When it comes time to make my trips to MN later this year I will once again purchase the annual non resident, and if I cant purcahse a license, I'll be fishing without one. If I get caught oh well guess my license cost just went up a couple C-notes. Bit ridiculous since state employees dont even sell the licenses. Retailers probably sell 95% of them. |
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| .....just heard the latest, they've shut down all the border crossings from Iowa ! |
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| got the pop up memo on that,,,there was only enough money left in budget before strike for that or construct the bighead carp dam,,they went for the more damaging species
Edited by happy hooker 7/2/2011 2:11 PM
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| Back from the pond .
CO's were out and checking licenses when I was leaving.
Just FYI.
P.s. In grew up in wisconsin . For the post about people from Mn coming down on out of state anglers. Wisconsin guys are our FIBS
Don't throw stones in glass houses. |
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Location: Not where I wanna be! | Guest - 7/1/2011 10:01 PM
.....just heard the latest, they've shut down all the border crossings from Iowa !
I sez Pig-Pen, this here's the Rubber Duck
We just ain't a gonna pay no toll
So we crashed the gate doin' ninety-eight
I sez, let them Iowa Muskie Freaks roll, 10-4
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| My resort called me last week with the news. We have a three man group going up labor day week. All three of us were able to get a lience on line before they closed down. Resort owner said he expects the state to be shut down for three or four months! Wardens will be checking for liences--especially out of state fishermen. |
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Location: North Central IL USA | figuree - 7/1/2011 4:22 PM
If I get caught oh well guess my license cost just went up a couple C-notes. Bit ridiculous since state employees dont even sell the licenses. Retailers probably sell 95% of them.
Can't they take your fishing tackle too? |
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| No they can't. They can ticket you but can't take your gear. This new two line things rocks though! |
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Location: Grand Forks ND | The shutdown should last a matter of days, not weeks, so those with trips in August probably have nothing to worry about. |
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| they cant sell state lottery tickets, state pull tabs and scratch offs,,how much lost cash is that!!! my prediction they make up for the loss out of the dnrs future budget |
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Location: Maple Grove, MN | BFD,
The two line proposal did not pass. That bill did not even get out of committee. Just a bunch of talk with little support. During open water season, it is still one line in MN. Use two and risk a ticket.
The DNR was out in force on Leech Lake this past weekend. So, I would be careful what you try because the fines are still high. |
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| So how can they cite you for not having something that you can't buy? I will be up there in August and if they are available I will buy an annual one, if they aren't I'm fishing anyway and if they stop me I will fight it as far as I can under protest. |
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| Are you kidding me Herb B? I was having great luck slow trolling CJ's lately, nice to run a couple different colors at once. |
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Location: Sun Prairie, WI | reelman - 7/7/2011 10:31 AM So how can they cite you for not having something that you can't buy? I will be up there in August and if they are available I will buy an annual one, if they aren't I'm fishing anyway and if they stop me I will fight it as far as I can under protest. It's simple...they'll cite you for not having a license. The fact that the state gov't isn't selling them at YOUR convenience is immaterial. You should have bought one when you had the chance. Good luck fighting it if you get cited. You'll need it!! |
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| I would imagine you'd get cited for every fish you have in your possession as well if you don't have a license. Those tickets are usually in the range of $75-150 per fish. |
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Location: Ludington, MI | And better football, too. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | The MN resorts and MN Tourism have to be about ready to string up the entire government. |
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Location: Lafayette, IN | I'm glad I'm all CPR. Makes the fines lower...
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Location: Des Moines IA | sworrall - 7/7/2011 12:06 PM
The MN resorts and MN Tourism have to be about ready to string up the entire government.
The entire country should be about ready to string up our government. Then, ourselves for putting them in charge. It's a sad sad era in American History IMHO. |
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Location: Hopefully on the water | I am guessing that not EVERYONE has heard this yet that is planning on going to MN or that ALL the resorts/ hotels and such are calling each of their scheduled guests to let them know that if they don't have a fishing license already it is not worth the trip. I would be curious as to how many license are bought before and during seasons from either residents or non-residents.
I would agree that Tourism has to be ready to string them up.
But seriously what is a person suppose to do. I was suppose to leave Monday for Detroit Lakes for a quick work/fishing trip that is now cancelled because 3 out of 4 people in our group didn't get their license ahead of time and now are nervous about it. I was the one who did get mine so I am not worrying about it but now is cancelled.
This has to be frustrating for all that are involved and the money being lost has to sound like a Vegas slot machine. But what do you do? |
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| Just my luck, I caught and released a state record fish last night but because the DNR has some time off they couldn't verify my catch. Oh well!
Do resorts still write up fishing licenses by hand for guests? So maybe those who need one can stop by a resort on the lake they are planning to fish.
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| Capt bigfish - 7/7/2011 12:46 PM
Do resorts still write up fishing licenses by hand for guests? So maybe those who need one can stop by a resort on the lake they are planning to fish. Not since the days of the Electronic Licensing System (ELS). Most places quit selling licenses altogether because of the increased overhead required. |
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| I am guessing after this thread the darkhouse folks will have more support last year than they did this year. |
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| Darkhouse - 7/7/2011 12:59 PM
I am guessing after this thread the darkhouse folks will have more support last year than they did this year.
not that your statement makes any sense, but not likely. they're doing just about everything they can to screw themselves in the public arena. |
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Minn fishing lic sales suspended tonite at midnight