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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Stocking cuts affect designated trout lakes

Shawn PerichDecember 26, 2019

December 26, 2019697

For many ice anglers the “opener” for the winter trout season is an eagerly anticipated...

Old Hunter confronts CWD reality and irony

Shawn PerichNovember 26, 2019

November 26, 20191184

A longtime reader from Harmony, Minn. contacted me recently to share some photos of a...

Wilderness hunt leads to ancient discovery

Shawn PerichOctober 31, 2019

October 31, 20192714

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, 20191168

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, 20191351

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, 20191710

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, 20191971

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, 20191315

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

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