BWCAW boundary
status: open
status: closed
2012 status: closed.
Description: Moose Zone 34 is entirely outside the BWCAW at the northwest edge of the primary moose range in Northeast Minnesota. It is approximately 173 square miles in size. The zone is predominately publicly owned by the US Forest Service interspersed with lesser amounts of State and County lands, however, there are areas where land ownership is predominately private. Access is generally good via forest roads, logging access trails, or water routes.
Topography: Zone 34 consists of flat to moderately rolling hills with occasional steep slopes. This zone has some clearcuts and regenerating cutovers, but much of the vegetation is approaching maturity or is already mature to over-mature.
Physical fitness level: Low to Moderate. Hunters should be prepared to pack out moose meat by pack board, canoe, or ATV, where permitted, in more remote areas
Blowdown information: Very little of the zone was affected by the 1999 Blowdown.
ATV Regulations: On State and County lands, ATVs are generally allowed for retrieval of big game. Please check with the U.S. Forest Service regarding ATV use on federal land.
Legal Description: Subp. 29a. Moose Zone 34. Moose Zone 34 consists of that portion of the state lying within the following described boundary: Beginning at the junction of County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 116 and Forest Road (FR) 200; thence in a southerly direction along Forest Road 200 to Hilda Creek; thence upstream in an easterly and southerly direction to the intersection with the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA) boundary; thence following the BWCA boundary in a westerly, southerly and easterly direction to where it intersects Vermilion Lake; thence westerly along the north shore of Vermilion Lake to the Vermilion River; thence along the Vermilion River to Crane Lake; thence along the south and east shore of Crane Lake to King William Narrows; thence through King William Narrows to the south shore of Sand Point Lake; thence easterly along the south shore of Sand Point Lake to the boundary of the Kabetogama State Forest; thence from said boundary easterly across Sand Point Lake to the Canadian border; thence along the Canadian border in a southeasterly direction to the intersection of the BWCA boundary; thence following the BWCA boundary in a westerly, southerly and easterly direction to an unnamed creek in the northeast quarter of Section 23, Township 66 North, Range 16 West; thence follow said flowage westerly to Forest Road (FR) 199; thence follow FR 199 southerly to CSAH 116 ; thence follow CSAH 116 easterly to the point of beginning.
