Points North: Minnesota Wolf Management Appears to be Working
By Shawn Perich En route to points south via Highway 61 on a recent early morning, I happened upon a wolf near Tofte. Seeing a...
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Points North: The Fine Art of Duckling Hunting
By Shawn Perich Minnesota is breaking new ground this summer. A new generation of young hunters will be introduced to the fine sport of duckling...
Points North: Trapping Group Addresses Northern Concerns
By Shawn Perich In August, the Minnesota Forest Zone Trappers Association is holding its third annual convention and gun show at the Embarrass Area Fairgrounds....
Points North: Does the Average Duck Hunter Really Matter?
By Shawn Perich Duck hunters may possess three daily limits of ducks and geese this fall, because federal officials recently upped the possession limits for...
Points North: A Tale of Two Lakes: What’s Wrong with Protecting Smallmouth Bass?
By Shawn Perich Last Saturday, my friend Jim Boyd took me to one of his favorite lakes not far from his home in Grand Marais....
Points North: In Ely, Familiar Battles Lines Are Drawn Once Again
In college, I hung around some kids from Ely. The social and political storm that was the 1970s Boundary Waters controversy had recently passed, but...
Points North: Is the Moose Mystery a Matter of Habitat?
Doctor Alan Ek wonders if Minnesota researchers are looking so hard at moose to find a reason for the animal’s precipitous decline that they are...
Points North: New Book Offers a Look at 21st Century Whitetails
By Shawn Perich Hunters don’t often think about it, but today’s whitetail country ain’t your Daddy’s deer woods. Whitetails are everywhere, from the backyard to...