LEECH LAKE DIVISION OF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
-LICENSES DEPARTMENT-

TYPES OF LICENSES...

LEECH LAKE BAND MEMBERS

• FISHING

• COMMERCIAL ROUGH FISH & BAIT HARVESTING

• WILD RICE HARVEST


• BEAR HUNTING

• DEER, SMALL GAME HUNTING & TRAPPING

• BOUGH HARVESTING PERMITS

NON-BAND MEMBERS-RESIDENTS

• FISHING

• WILD RICE

• BEAR HUNTING

• DEER, SMALL GAME HUNTING

• BOUGH HARVESTING PERMIT

• ATV/SNOWMOBILE OR WATERCRAFT REGISTRATION

• 2007 LICENSE AGENTS

• SEASON DATES

• FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• NACR COMMUNITY MEMBERS

2007 – 2008 LEECH LAKE RESERVATION PERMIT FEES:

Hunting, Fishing, and Gathering Permits, and ATV, Watercraft and Snowmobile Registation Fees are free of charge to people 62 years and older.

Leech Lake Band Member Licenses:

FISHING
Angling, Individual: $2.00
Spearing, Individual: $2.00
Personal Use Netting , Individual: $2.00
Combination of any 2 fishing activities listed above: $4.00
Combination of all 3 fishing activities listed above: $5.00
Fish House or Dark House – Included with fishing permit at no cost.

COMMERCIAL ROUGH FISH & BAIT HARVESTING
Commercial Netting, Individual: $4.00
Minnow Harvesting, Individual: $3.00
Leeching, Individual: $3.00
Combination License varies dependent on type of activities.

WILD RICE HARVESTING PERMITS
Wild Rice Harvesting, Individual $2.00

BEAR HUNTING
Bear, Individual $2.00

DEER, SMALL GAME HUNTING & TRAPPING
Deer, Individual: $2.00
Small Game, Individual: $2.00
Trapping, Individual: $2.00

Combination of any 2 activities listed above: $4.00
Combination of all 3 activities listed above: $5.00
2 Additional Deer Permits will be allowed for the 2007 season: $2.00 a piece

Trapping: LLR Site tags are are required for the following furbearers:
Otter, Bobcat, Pine Martin, Fisher. Trappers must pick site tags up at the Leech Lake DRM office located in Cass Lake. They are also required to return to the DRM Office and pick up state export tag .

BOUGH HARVESTING PERMIT
Bough Harvesting, Individual: $2.00

Non-Band Members - Residents:

Before a permit is issued to non-band members, they must have one or more of the following:
• Have a tribal identification card w/enrollment number.
• MN Driver’s License with current address.
• Must be a resident of the Leech Lake Reservation for ninety (90) days.

FISHING
Angling, Individual: $2.00
Spearing, Individual: $2.00
Combination of the two fishing activities listed above. $4.00
Fish House or Dark House – Included with fishing permit at no cost.

WILD RICE HARVESTING PERMITS
Wild Rice Harvesting, Individual: $2.00

BEAR HUNTING
Bear, Individual: $2.00

DEER, SMALL GAME HUNTING & TRAPPING
Deer, Individual: $2.00
Small Game, Individual: $2.00
Trapping, Individual: $2.00
Combination of any 2 activities listed above: $4.00
Combination of all 3 activities listed above: $5.00
1 Additional Deer Permit will be allowed for the 2007 season: $2.00
LLR Site tags are are required for the following furbearers:
Otter, Bobcat, Pine Martin, Fisher
Trappers must pick site tags up at the Leech Lake DRM office located in Cass Lake. They are also required to return to the DRM Office and pick up state export tags.

BOUGH HARVESTING PERMIT
Bough Harvesting, Individual: $2.00

ATV, SNOWMOBILE, OR WATERCRAFT REGISTRATIONS
Registration Fee for new registrations, transfers or duplicates. You must be a full time resident of the LLR to purchase these registrations. They are only available at the DRM office in Cass Lake. Need proof of ownership also.

Most permits are available at the Reservation Licensing Agents. The Commercial Permits and ATV, Snowmobile and Watercraft Registrations are available only at the DRM office in Cass Lake.

2007 License Agents
Leech Lake Department of Management has seven License Agents throughout the reservation that issue Leech Lake Reservation permits to eligible applicants. They issue fishing, hunting, ricing and bough harvesting permits.

S. Lake & Surrounding Area: :
Gary Charwood, 59975 County Road 4, S. Lake, MN 56681 (218) 659-4436

Bena & Surrounding Area:
Shirley Young, 619 1st Ave. West, Bena, MN 56626

Inger & Surrounding Area:
Geraldine Howard
3759 Pine Tree Drive
Deer River, MN 56636

Federal Dam & Surrounding Area:
Alvin White, 10263 Sugar Point Drive NW, Federal Dam, MN 56641

Ball Club & Surrounding Area:
Mary Bebeau , 52418 Eagle Street, Deer River, MN 56636

Onigum & Surrounding Area
Lyman White, 8667 Onigum Road NW, Walker, MN 56484

Cass Lake & Surrounding Area
Eugene Whitebird, 17196 Mission Road SE Leech Lake , Cass Lake, MN 56633

Leech Lake DRM Office
Monday-Friday 8:00 to 4:30
15756 State Highway 371 NW, Cass Lake, MN 56633

SEASON DATES:

Angling:
Game Fish May 13, 2006 to March 31, 2007

Non-Game May 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007

Perch/Panfish Continuous Season (No limits imposed)

Spearing:
Game Fish December 1, 2006 – March 31, 2007
Non-Game Fish May 1, 2006 – March 31, 2007

*Personal Gill Netting: May 13, 2006 – March 31, 2007 (Lakes)
June 16, 2006 – March 31, 2007 (Streams)

Fish House: Must be removed by March 15.

LLR Conservation Code. Section 22.01 (4):
No gill net shall be set in a river or within three hundred (300) feet of the inlet or outlet of any river or stream between the opening of fishing and June 15.

*Commercial Gill Netting:
Regular Season September 1, 2006 – March 31, 2007
Spring Season May 13, 2006 – June 11, 2006

*LEECH LAKE BAND MEMBERS ONLY
Commercial taking of non-game fish by hoop net, trap, seine or other means shall be permitted at times, limits, and locations specified by special permit upon application to the Leech Lake DRM Office in Cass Lake.

All requests for Netting Helper’s Permit (NHP’S) are for personal use gill netting only and will only be issued to immediate family members of a Leech Lake enrollee. All helper’s must meet the necessary enrollment criteria and residency requirements as stated on the special permit application.

All applications for special permits are available at the Leech Lake DRM office in Cass Lake ONLY and not from any of the Leech Lake Reservation licensing agents.

Frequently Asked Questions:

What is the cost of a license?
The cost varies dependent on each type of permit you buy. There is no cost for people who are 62 years of age and older.

How long is my license good for?
Most licenses are valid through the respective season dates. The fishing permits are usually valid through March of the following year.

Do children need a license?
Youth that are 16 years of age or younger do not need to purchase an angling license, however they need to purchase a wild rice harvesting, commercial bait harvesting, and personal use permit.

Where do I purchase a license on the weekend?
We have several licensing agents located throughout the Reservation. They provide this service to our customers after regular business hours and on the weekends.

Is my watercraft license good off the reservation?
As long as you have it properly registered and the valid sticker is legible, it is good throughout the state of Minnesota .

Does my 14 year old son need a gun safety certificate to get a hunting license?
Yes. He may take a gun safety training class offered through our Conservation Enforcement Department or from one of the public schools that offer a gun safety class during the school year.

Can I purchase a family license?
No, we only sell individual permits.

Where do I report a violation, for example: dogs chasing deer, road killed deer, or an injured eagle?
You may contact our office at 1-800-442-3942. All information is written on an ICR Report Form and given to one of our officers. If it is an emergency, the DRM secretary/receptionist will contact the officer via cell phone for an immediate response to a fish/game/wildlife violation.

NACR Committee Members:
Lloyde Dahl, Pat Finn
Po Box 101 PO Box 1370, Bena, MN 56626 Cass Lake, MN 56633

Guy Greene, Ernest Howard, 10087 Sugar Point Drive NW Po Box 245
Federal Dam, MN 56641 Cass Lake, MN 56633

James Jones Sr, Floyd Johnson, Po Box 402 Po Box 551
Cass Lake, MN 56633 Cass Lake, MN 56633

Wilfred Korpela, David Morgan Jr, 59903 County Road 4 6889 162nd St. NW, Squaw Lake, MN 56681 Cass lake, MN 56633

Arnie Ogema, Terrance Robinson, Po Box 463 11550 24th Ave. NE #91
Spring Lake, MN 56680 Federal Dam, MN 56641

Victor Thompson, Robert Washington
5029 Pine Point Lane NW 51497 Town Hall Road
Walker, MN 56484 Squaw Lake, MN 56681

Gary White, James Wilson, Po Box 237 31168 County Road 39
Walker, MN 56484 Deer River, MN 56636

LEECH LAKE DRM OFFICE – CASS LAKE
1-800-442-3942 or 335-7400/7432

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