BWCAW boundary
status: open
status: closed
2012 status: open.
Description: This zone is 156 square miles in size and is entirely outside the BWCAW. The roads vary from unpaved all-season roads to rough logging roads. Land ownership is primarily Superior National Forest public land, but some private ownership exists and hunters need to be aware of whose land they are on. Camping, ATV travel and other recreational pursuits are regulated by the Superior National Forest. Most hunters opt to hunt on the uplands, but opportunities to hunt on water exist. Notably, there is an opportunity to hunt by canoe on the 15-mile Timber-Frear Lakes Loop (contact Tofte Ranger District, Superior National Forest for information; 218-663-7280).
Topography: The terrain varies from flat to rolling.
Physical fitness level: Moderate. Hunters need to be aware of their fitness level because moose hunting can be physically demanding and require heavy lifting and endurance.
ATV Regulations: Hunters should be aware that ATV regulations vary with land ownership. Most of the zone is Superior National Forest and cross country travel on ATVs is prohibited on their lands. There is no exception for big game retrieval.
Legal Description: Subp. 24. Moose Zone 25. Moose Zone 25 consists of that portion of the state lying within the following described boundary: Beginning at the intersection of County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 2, Cook County, and Forest Road (FR) 166; thence along FR 166 to CSAH 7, Lake County; thence along CSAH 7 to FR 354; thence along FR 354 to Hog Creek; thence southwesterly along said creek to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness boundary; thence northerly, westerly and easterly along said boundary to the small stream on Sawbill Lake which connects to the portage to Alton Lake; thence southeasterly across Sawbill Lake to the public water access and CSAH 2, Cook County; thence along CSAH 2 to the point of beginning.
