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Post by North Shore on Apr 4, 2020 22:56:48 GMT -6
I would like to see how this actually works out. Lake and stream access is PUBLIC once your on the water all are equal are the police going to be checking ID's? and what is the probable cause for them to ask, and the necessary response to them. Unless you are detained a person has no obligation to respond to a LE officers questioning. So locals are treated different based on ? Zip code? Plate number on the Vehicle? how they look? seems like a ton of rumors so far. I may go and challenge some of these assumptions. I think they could enforce no parking for non locals, after that is would likely be unenforceable. unless I get detained by LE and be compelled to give my name and address. According to the Duluth News Tribune today....Ashland is banning all smelting and Duluth is enforcing "local residents" only. They say Law Enforcement will be present and telling people to leave. Locals that can come, need to still be in groups of less than 10 and practice social distancing.
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Post by North Shore on Apr 4, 2020 22:59:57 GMT -6
I would like to see how this actually works out. Lake and stream access is PUBLIC once your on the water all are equal are the police going to be checking ID's? and what is the probable cause for them to ask, and the necessary response to them. Unless you are detained a person has no obligation to respond to a LE officers questioning. So locals are treated different based on ? Zip code? Plate number on the Vehicle? how they look? seems like a ton of rumors so far. I may go and challenge some of these assumptions. I think they could enforce no parking for non locals, after that is would likely be unenforceable. unless I get detained by LE and be compelled to give my name and address. According to the Duluth News Tribune today....Ashland is banning all smelting and Duluth is enforcing "local residents" only. They say Law Enforcement will be present and telling people to leave. Locals that can come, need to still be in groups of less than 10 and practice social distancing. And if you read the Governor's official order it states recreational activities are allowed in your home community, which at minimum is the county you live in.
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Post by smelt007 on Apr 5, 2020 22:14:32 GMT -6
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Post by Douglascountyfisherman on Apr 5, 2020 22:33:19 GMT -6
I was at wi point yesterday and checked water temp and it was still only 35.8 degrees. So gonna be a couple weeks yet I am feeling
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Post by smelt007 on Apr 5, 2020 22:36:50 GMT -6
I would say if the Governor gets enough complaints we might actually have a smelting season. It's not a gathering or a party of any sort. It's kind of like fishing. We all usually keep our distance. BTW let's put restrictions on the city of Duluth as well.
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Post by smelt007 on Apr 5, 2020 22:38:34 GMT -6
And if I last recall Lake Superior does not belong to the city of Duluth.
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Post by DULUTH on Apr 6, 2020 9:59:27 GMT -6
ITS DONE, COME 2021 FOR SMELT. LAKE IS NOT OWN BY THE CITY BUT THE LAND/BEACHES/PUBLIC AREAS ARE> SO THAT MEANS BYE BYE
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Post by Maga on Apr 6, 2020 17:41:56 GMT -6
I’m going blend in with the local and get my cooler full. This fake DEMs virus ain’t going stop your boy from have fun and living life.
SPOILER ALERT: we all die at the end
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Post by Guest guest on Apr 6, 2020 20:34:04 GMT -6
Because. MN is in a state of emergency the authorities and local gov can limit smelters - guessing they will barricade the area and have limited access points and will verifying your address from your fishing license
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Post by rcndn on Apr 7, 2020 5:18:13 GMT -6
This is all too much.. I don't know whether or not to shake my head or laugh. People aren't thinking and listening. Don't get caught by the authorities or locals:)
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Post by jg010682 on Apr 7, 2020 8:26:10 GMT -6
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Post by jg010682 on Apr 7, 2020 8:26:50 GMT -6
Here is the email i received from the city of duluth this morning
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Post by bgood22 on Apr 7, 2020 11:57:46 GMT -6
I just emailed the city of Duluth asking for an absolute answer on what the rules are and gave them this forum to respond to, hopefully they have balls enough to answer
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Post by dominodaves on Apr 7, 2020 16:01:37 GMT -6
The simple legal term for smelting is its fishing. That's why we have to have a fishing license to do it. So when the govenor and dnr specifically state that fishing is not closed and is okay to do...then I believe we have the legal right to do so. However, you would then still have to abide by the 6 foot rule and keep your local groups to less than 10 people. Which is pretty much what we do anyway.
It shall be interesting to see how they respond to this!
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Post by smelt007 on Apr 7, 2020 17:21:21 GMT -6
The simple legal term for smelting is its fishing. That's why we have to have a fishing license to do it. So when the govenor and dnr specifically state that fishing is not closed and is okay to do...then I believe we have the legal right to do so. However, you would then still have to abide by the 6 foot rule and keep your local groups to less than 10 people. Which is pretty much what we do anyway. It shall be interesting to see how they respond to this! Couldn't have said it better Domino. I've already reached out to the governor and will call his office tomorrow. We need more people to protest this. The city of Duluth can not ban people from fishing. Smelting is fishing. And we all usually keep our distance anyways. I wonder if they are just afraid because a majority of the smelters are Asian. Hmmm... sounds fishy... phobia?
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