Points North: A Bad Bill for Conservation
By Shawn Perich Craig Cox minces no words when he describes the conservation aspects of the newly passed Farm Bill. It’s a bad bill,” he...
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Points North: Environmentalists Need New Strategies to Break Green Gridlock
By Shawn Perich Paul Hansen believes that drawing a line in the sand opposing construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline Project was a dead-end strategy...
Points North: Time’s “Pest Problem” Won’t Change Hunting
By Shawn Perich A photograph of a whitetail doe graced the cover of a recent issue of Time magazine. Above the doe was a provocative...
Points North: Even in Vegas, You Find Ordinary People
By Shawn Perich This year I received an unexpected Christmas present. Field and Stream magazine invited me to the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT)...
Points North: From Traps to Arts at the 2014 DNR Roundtable
By Shawn Perich Timing is everything. The Minnesota DNR schedules its annual roundtable for early January, a time when just about every outdoor lover can...
Points North: Can We Bring Back the Passenger Pigeon? Should We?
By Shawn Perich On a winter day in London many years ago, I bought roasted chestnuts from a street vendor. While I’d often read about...
Points North: Resolved to Have Fun in 2014
By Shawn Perich The New Year arrived a little early this year. A few days before Christmas, I strapped on snowshoes and took the dog...
Points North: Remembering the Winter of 95-96
By Shawn Perich State wildlife officials say northern Minnesota whitetails may be in for a tough winter. Some locations along the North Shore have already...