BWCAW boundary
status: open
status: closed
2012 status: open.
Description: This zone lies entirely within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness administered by the U.S. Forest Service. Travel is non-motorized and by watercraft or foot only. Hunters need to be aware of permitting requirements for wilderness travel in the BWCAW. This zone is 93 square miles in size and stretches 30 miles along the Canadian border with numerous lakes, streams and drainages. There are entry points to the zone at West Bearskin Lake, Clearwater Lake, East Bearskin Lake and McFarland Lake. Land ownership: Superior National Forest. Most hunters hunt the waterways, but upland hunting is also rewarding.
Topography: The terrain varies from flat to rolling to steep.
Physical fitness level: High. Hunters need to be aware of their fitness level because moose hunting can be physically demanding and require heavy lifting and endurance. This unit demands the physical ability to pack 300-600 lbs. of meat and antler out of the wilderness over rugged portages.
ATV Regulations: ATVs are prohibited.
Legal Description: Subp. 30. Moose Zone 60. Moose Zone 60 consists of that portion of the state lying within the following described boundary: Beginning where the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness boundary intersects the stream between Little John and John Lakes; thence westerly, northerly, southerly and easterly along said boundary to the point said boundary intersects with the United States-Canada international boundary at the Height of Land Portage between North Lake and South Lake; thence southwesterly along the Height of Land Portage; thence easterly and southerly along the United States???Canada international boundary through South, Rat, Rose, Rove, Watap, Mountain, Fan, Lily, Moose, North Fowl Lakes to a point due north of the mouth of the Royal River in South Fowl Lake; thence southerly approximately one mile through said lake to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness boundary; thence westerly, southerly and northerly along said boundary to the point of beginning.
