As always, Points North continues to educate outdoor men and women on matters of importance to them. Shawn Perich’s subjects and pleasant writing style are much appreciated!

Bill Reed, McGregor, MN

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Wilderness hunt leads to ancient discovery

Shawn PerichOctober 31, 2019

October 31, 20191602

If there is an elite among the hunting fraternity, it is the hunters of wild...

CWD concerns increase with emerging research

Shawn PerichOctober 1, 2019

October 1, 2019809

Imagine, you will, the not-so-distant future of deer hunting with CWD. You are seated in...

Not just another day on the water

Shawn PerichAugust 27, 2019

August 27, 20191185

We needed to change our luck. Our first day of fly-fishing was a bust, because...

Pioneer hunting stories by Tom Landwehr explores Minnesota’s pioneer sportsmen

Shawn PerichJuly 31, 2019August 2, 2019

July 31, 2019August 2, 20191431

Hunting Adventures on the Minnesota Frontier, Sportsmen’s Tales from 1850-1900 Minnesota’s pioneer era is now...

“Forty-two inches of brook trout”

Shawn PerichJune 25, 2019June 26, 2019

June 25, 2019June 26, 20191795

After a three-hour drive to Grand Marais from his home in Superior, Wisc., my friend...

Brook trout: The North’s wild jewels

Shawn PerichMay 29, 2019

May 29, 20191150

For eight months, I’ve been waiting for now to arrive. Minnesota’s brook trout season in...

Conservation officer Darin Fagerman to retire

Shawn PerichApril 30, 2019

April 30, 20191793

Darin Fagerman of Grand Marais is getting ready to leave what he considers the best...

How Montana chose wild game over game farms

Shawn PerichApril 4, 2019April 5, 2019

April 4, 2019April 5, 2019915

The recent discovery of Chronic Wasting Disease in a wild deer just a half-mile from...

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