Points North Johnson Keeps his Eye on the Eight ball
By Shawn Perich Brooks Johnson says Minnesota hunters better pay attention to the DNR’s management strategies if they want to see more deer in the...
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Points North When Big Brother Comes to Call
By Shawn Perich The Ely Timberjay reports that we may see another round of the ongoing battle between the Minnesota DNR and Ely’s Lynn Rogers,...
Points North If only land exchanges were as simple as a Woodie Guthrie song
By Shawn Perich Woodie Guthrie kinda had it right. This land is your land when it is owned by the public. But even public land...
Points North A Time of Transitions
By Shawn Perich Transitions can be abrupt. February’s endless subzero temperatures caused the open expanse of Lake Superior to freeze over. The ice cover held...
Points North French River Hatchery and “Fish for da Peoples”
By Shawn Perich Years ago, the Minnesota DNR held a public meeting to discuss what to do about the declining numbers of steelhead along Lake...
Points North New to Area, Seeking a Partner…for Fishing
By Shawn Perich A fishing friend met a woman, got married and moved from the North Shore to the Pacific Northwest. He’s been spending fall...
Points North Who Will Maintain Deteriorating Forest Roads?
By Shawn Perich Last summer we wandered down a forest road that we hadn’t driven in years. Called the Blueberry Road, it begins near where...
Points North Busy Fisheries Tech Finds Time for Photography
By Shawn Perich David Johnson says he started working for the DNR right out of high school. “I heard the Grand Marais office was hiring,...