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DATE: November 19, 1990 <br />TO: Mark Bei'nhardson, CiLy Administrat-or <br />FROM: Mel Kilbo, Chief of Police <br />RE: Beaver trapping permit, Bcsanko <br />As requested by Council, I have done some research on it. I <br />contacted DNR Enforcement, a Miss Huonders, 296-4771, who <br />stated the beaver season runs from 10-22-90 to 4-30-91 and <br />there is no limit on the take. Part of the problem, she <br />said, is that they have an extremely high population of <br />beaver in Minnesota, Another difficulty is the fact that it <br />is a water set type of track so it’s very difficu.lt to put <br />in properly. The fur price on beavers is down, plus the <br />fact that it takes a great deal of time and effort to trap <br />beaver. The final problem is local ordinances that prohibit <br />the taking of beaver in some areas. <br />I also talked to local Game Warden, Steve Walters, who says <br />the beaver is presently in the state of harvesting their <br />feed and stockpiling their feed for their winter and that <br />they will take a great deal of cutting now until the water <br />freezes over. <br />I talked to the trapper, Ted Weidenfeller, who staged that <br />they have taken 50 to 60 smaller trees, by that he meant 2 <br />to 3 inches, and he said they are working on about 12 to 15 <br />large trees which they girdle - in other words, go all the <br />way around the tree. There are a number of giant willow <br />trees that are in the process of dying because of this <br />action. <br />Beaver will have up to 6 young, so come spring there will be <br />more beaver out there working. In 1988, the take for beaver <br />was a total of 4, in 1989 they took 3 beaver, in 1990 so far <br />they have not taken any of course. <br />The DNR Enforcement stated that as long as we have an <br />ordinance, if we do not permit trapping, if they become a <br />problem, it is entirely the city’s problem, the DNR will NOT <br />assist us in eradicating the beaver.