should i be worried???

[mustangt69]

a buddy of mine was at the lake today and he saw a 2 4 wheelers circling my fish house (very close) after dark. He thought it was just the dnr cuz they were out checking but then he saw the 4 wheelers load up into a big white moving van. is this something i should be worried about as far as maybe someone scoping out my house for something to steal?

[Fish&Fowl]

Could just be people looking to see who's house it is. I drive by people's fish houses all the time. Keep an eye on it but I wouldn't be too worried.

[bgreen82]

i am one of the most paranoid people when it comes to stuff like that. like when i was a kid and id hear a noise at night i would have a baseball bat in my room or my daisy in the closet and i would always go to check it out. if it were me, i would be worried, but thats me and thats how i roll.

[norball22]

I had someone stick a wonder bar through my door trying to get the clasp loose last year and they stole everything out of the fish house next to mine . I would find out who they are and ask them some questions. Just my 2 cents. Good Luck

[snoozebutton]

I'd be worried. Who hauls there 4 wheelers around in a big moving van? Did your friend get a license number? Maybe call the DNR and tell them about it and see what they think.

[cold one sd]

If they were out there with wheelers and a moving van, I think I would be worried. Why would they have a moving van on the ice??

[52#FLATHEAD]

Sounds like trouble to me.

[IceHawk]

Sounds a little suspicious to me!

[mustangt69]

just found out it was the dnr.....so all is good the van wasnt on the ice it was at the landing.

[Kyle Sandberg]

If you don't mind, can I ask what they were doing. Just doesn't sound like something the DNR would do.

[spearman]

hey mustang 69 does this relate to a former past time in the summer [gpfl] just courious

[Cliff Wagenbach]

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If you don't mind, can I ask what they were doing. Just doesn't sound like something the DNR would do.

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I have seen the DNR do just that many times on Vermilion.

They are checking for the owners name, then they GPS the spot and return after the house is removed. If there is any garbage or other junk on that site, the owner will get a citation in the mail!

Cliff

[jphersh22]

Hey, that's great if the DNR are able to send citations out for litter left at the shanty site. It's too bad they don't have an efficient system like that in the open water seasons. Tired of seeing the trash washed up on the banks, it seems especially bad on the rivers these days.

[bassNspear]

Sounds a little suspicious to me! Take everything out of the house and dont leave it out there.

[marcumx*]

Its been years since me and some friends had a permanent house we'd leave on the ice but when we did we'd leave it open and take everything with us. It was a little more time consuming each time but we saw too many houses getting robbed and stuff stolen.

Glad to hear it was just the DNR poking around though. I think its great that people on here can keep an eye out and post susicious activity. Anything to keep the bad seeds under control is always helpful.

[zamboni]

What a GREAT job, my DREAM job. I would love to be a DNR agent. I don't know about sufficient proof of a person leaving garbage behind to stand up in court if a person were to fight a citation. Kinda like stoplight cameras-someone runs a stop light and gets a ticket in the mail based on their license plate #- well, people have been known to borrow their car out to people from time to time, and I would have to say prove it was ME running that light. People do loan out their house and/or move them before seasons up, someone else can plop theirs where mine was.