BWCAW boundary
status: open
status: closed
2012 status: open.
Description: This zone is approximately 211 square miles in size and is outside the BWCAW. The terrain in this zone is generally rolling to flat. This zone has road access scattered throughout. Roads in this zone vary from paved all season roads to logging roads that offer foot access only. This zone contains a mix of private, public and corporate ownership and hunters need to be aware of whose land they are on. A good map and compass with the skills to use both will be a tremendous asset.
Physical fitness level: Hunters need to be aware that moose hunting can be physically demanding requiring heavy lifting and endurance. Hunters need to know their fitness level.
ATV Regulations: Hunters need to be aware of ATV regulations that are in place on different land ownerships. Big game retrieval is generally allowed on state and county lands. Please check with the U.S. Forest Service regarding ATV use on federal land.
Legal Description: Subp. 29d. Moose Zone 37. Moose Zone 37 consists of that portion of the state lying within the following described boundary: Beginning where the Trout Lake portage intersects the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA) boundary; thence proceeding southerly and easterly along the north shore of Lake Vermilion to Armstrong Bay; thence westerly to the Soudan Underground Mine State Park boundary; thence southerly along the eastern boundary of said park to State Trunk Hwy (STH) 169; thence northeasterly on STH 169 to the intersection with County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 16; thence southerly and easterly on CSAH 16 to the Silver Rapids bridge; thence along the westerly and southerly shore of Farm Lake to the BWCA border; thence northerly and easterly along said BWCA border to Snowbank Lake; thence westerly along said boundary to the intersection of Spring Creek and the BWCAW boundary; thence southwesterly on Spring Creek to Hunch Lake; thence southwesterly from Hunch Lake along Slim Creek to its intersection with the BWCA border; thence following southern BWCA border to the point of beginning.
