BWCAW boundary
status: open
status: closed
2012 status: open.
Description: Moose Zone 36 lies entirely within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness administered by the U.S. Forest Service. Non-Motorized Access only. Accessibility is by water only. This large unit stretches 25 miles east to west along the Canadian border and is 100 square miles in size.
Topography: Zone 36 consists of rolling to steep terrain with numerous lakes, streams, and drainages.
Physical fitness level: High. This unit demands the physical ability to pack 300-600 pounds of meat and antler out of the wilderness. Portages can be rugged.
Blowdown information: Less than 10% of the area was affected by the 1999 blowdown.
ATV Regulations: ATVs are prohibited.
Legal Description: Moose Zone 36. Moose Zone 36 consists of that portion of the state lying within the following described boundary: Beginning at the intersection of the United States-Canada International Border (USCIB) and the western most point of Loon Lake; thence following the USCIB in a northerly and easterly direction to Lower Basswood Falls; thence along the southerly shoreline of the Basswood River to the mouth of the Horse River; thence southwesterly along the Horse River to Horse Lake; thence along the easterly and southerly shore of Horse Lake to the portages to Fourtown Lake; thence along the portages to Fourtown Lake; thence along the easterly, southerly, and westerly shorelines of Fourtown Lake to the portage to Boot Lake; thence along the portage to Boot Lake; thence along the southerly and westerly shores of Boot Lake to the portage to Fairy Lake; thence along the portage to Fairy Lake; thence along the westerly shoreline of Fairy Lake to the portage to the portage to Gun Lake; thence along the portage to Gun Lake; thence along the westerly shoreline of Gun Lake to the portage to Gull Lake; thence along the portage to Gull Lake; thence along the northerly shoreline of Gull Lake to the portage to Mud Hole Lake; thence along the portage to Mud Hole Lake; thence through Mud Hole Lake to the portage to Thunder Lake; thence along the portage to Thunder Lake; thence along the westerly shoreline of Thunder Lake to the portage to Beartrap Lake; thence along the portage to Beartrap Lake; thence along the southerly shore of Beartrap Lake to the Beartrap River; thence northerly along the Beartrap River to the portage to Sunday Lake; thence along the portage to Sunday Lake; thence along the westerly shoreline of Sunday Lake to the Beartrap River; thence westerly along the Beartrap River to its confluence with Sterling Creek; thence westerly along Sterling Creek to Sterling Lake; thence along the southerly shoreline of Sterling Lake to the portage to Bibon Lake; thence along the portage to Bibon Lake; thence along the southerly shoreline of Bibon and Nibin Lakes to the portage to Stuart Lake; thence along the portage to Stuart Lake; thence along the southerly shoreline of Stuart Lake to its confluence with the Dahlgren River; thence northerly along the Dahlgren River to its confluence with the Boulder River; thence westerly along the Boulder River to the portage to Lake Agnes; thence along the portage to Lake Agnes; thence along the southerly shoreline of Lake Agnes to it???s confluence with Nina Moose River; thence westerly along the Nina Moose River to its confluence with the Oyster River; thence along the Oyster River the portage to Oyster Lake; thence along the portage to Oyster Lake; thence along the southerly shoreline of Oyster Lake to the portage to Hustler Lake; thence along the portage to Hustler Lake; thence along the southerly shoreline of Hustler Lake to the portage to Ruby Lake; thence along the portage to Ruby Lake; thence along the southerly shoreline of Ruby Lake to the portage to Lynx Lake; thence along the portage to Lynx Lake; thence along the easterly and southerly shoreline of Lynx Lake to the portage to Little Shell Lake; thence along the portage to Little Shell Lake; thence along the southerly shoreline of Little Shell Lake to the portage to Shell Lake; thence along the portage to Shell Lake; thence along the southerly shoreline of Shell Lake to the portage to Lower Pauness Lake; thence along the portage to Lower Pauness Lake; thence along the easterly shoreline of Lower Pauness Lake to the Little Indian Sioux River; thence downstream on the Little Indian Sioux River to Loon Lake; thence along the southerly shoreline of Loon Lake to the point of beginning.
Hunters are required to obtain necessary permits for BWCAW and Ontario (Remote Area Border Crossing Permit). RABC permit required to use Dawson portage to La Croix.
