Talk about S.O.S.

[Bulldoggr]

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[carverfshrmn]

Too bad Minnesota does not follow this method, would be great for here.

[walleyeiceguy]

someone should really start a program like this in minnesota. it would be a great use of old trees that would usualy go to waste.

[Duffer]

i have heard about this before people will take old x-mas trees put cinderblocks on the bottom of it and cut a hole in the ice and drop it down. i dont think this is leagal in minnesota i dont even know if a s.o.s is leagel here. i have never done it but have read about people doing it in books.

[katoguy]

Dropping Christmas trees in as cover is definitely illegal. It is definitely practiced here, however.

[JohnMickish]

There is no doubt that Xmas trees work but the reason I was told that the DNR does not allow it in our state is because of the phosfourus (sp?) that is given off during the decay process, which leads to algee that we all compain about. Maybe we should use artificial Xmas trees!

[FOOT]

For years my brother tried to get soemthing similar going on his lake but each year the DNR said NO. I guess I understand the reasoning but he switched to asking if he could build a crib, much like they do on Red Lake, and was also told NO.

Seems like a good way to add structure to a lake to me.