Points North | Northern Wilds Magazine

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Brook trout: The North’s wild jewels

Shawn PerichMay 29, 2019

May 29, 2019313

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, 20191048

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, 2019310

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

Deep snows make winter difficult for deer

Shawn PerichMarch 22, 2019March 27, 2019

March 22, 2019March 27, 2019374

If you’ve struggled to get through this snowy winter, imagine what the last few months...

Fly-fishing keeps growing in the North

Shawn PerichFebruary 22, 2019March 21, 2019

February 22, 2019March 21, 2019457

Fly-fishing continues to grow in popularity across the Northern Wilds as more anglers take up...

Native beetle devastating Minnesota tamaracks

Shawn PerichFebruary 8, 2019

February 8, 2019546

The only time most Minnesotans think about tamaracks is in autumn, when, in the words...

Are northern game species in trouble?

Shawn PerichJanuary 11, 2019

January 11, 2019454

Along with the new year, Minnesota received a new Governor, Tim Walz, who appointed a...

Lake Superior coaster brook trout increases in MN

Shawn PerichJanuary 4, 2019January 4, 2019

January 4, 2019January 4, 2019883

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