BWCAW boundary
status: open
status: closed
2012 status: open.
Description: This zone is approximately 159 square miles in size and is composed of County, Federal, State, and private ownerships. This zone is entirely outside the BWCAW.
Topography: Terrain ranges from flat to moderately rolling. Lakes, streams, and drainages are found scattered throughout the zone. The east, north, and west perimeter roads are paved all season roads. Interior roads are limited and consist of unpaved all season roads that provide for car/truck access to unpaved logging roads which may be open to foot travel only.
Physical fitness level: Moderate. Hunters need to be aware that moose hunting can be physically demanding requiring heavy lifting and endurance. Interior roads are limited. Hunters need to be aware of their fitness level and should be prepared for foot travel.
ATV Regulations: Hunters should be aware that ATV regulations vary with land ownership. Most of the zone is Superior National Forest land where cross country travel on ATVs is prohibited and there is no exception for big game retrieval. A portion of the zone is state land where cross country travel is prohibited but big game retrieval is generally allowed by exception. Some lands in the zone are private where permission to travel must be obtained.
Legal Description: Subp. 25. Moose Zone 29. Moose Zone 29 consists of that portion of the state lying within the following described boundary: Beginning on State Trunk Highway (STH) 1 at Isabella; thence in a southerly direction along State Trunk Highway 1 to the Erie Mining Company Railroad; thence in a westerly direction along the Erie Mining Company Railroad to Forest Road (FR) 102; thence along FR 102 to FR 104; thence along FR 104 to County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 2, Lake County; thence along CSAH 2 to STH 1; thence along STH 1 to the point of beginning.
