Detail Report

Zone 63

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, except on portions of Seagull and Saganaga Lake (see U.S. Forest Service for motor restrictions on these water bodies). Hunters need to be aware of permitting requirements for wilderness travel in the BWCAW. This zone is 80 square miles and stretches 20 miles along the Canadian border with numerous lakes, streams and drainages. There are entry points at Seagull Lake and Saganaga Lake. Access is also possible by several canoe and portage routes. Land ownership: Superior National Forest. Most hunters hunt the waterways, but upland hunting is also rewarding.

Topography: The terrain varies from flat to rolling.

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. 33. Moose Zone 63. Moose Zone 63 consists of that portion of the state lying within the following described boundary: Beginning at the point where the Cook and Lake County boundaries meet the United States-Canada international boundary; thence southwesterly along the U.S.-Canada international boundary through Swamp Lake and to the portage connecting to Ashdick Lake; thence across said portage and southerly through said lake to a drainage from Chaco Lake; thence southerly approximately 1000 feet along said drainage; thence southerly through Chaco Lake; thence along a drainage approximately 750 feet to an unnamed lake in the Northeast of Section 35, T. 66N, R. 6W; thence southerly through said lake and southerly through drainage for approximately 2200 feet to an unnamed lake in the Southeast of Section 35, T. 66N, R. 6W; thence easterly through said lake to a drainage from an unnamed lake in the Northeast of the Southeast and the Southeast of the Northeast of Section 35, T. 66N, R. 6W; thence through said lake to a stream connecting to Nawakwa Lake; thence southeasterly along said stream and southerly through said lake to a stream connecting to Fish Lake; thence southerly along said stream and through said lake to a drainage connecting to the south end of Fish Lake; thence southeasterly about 1.2 miles in Section 12, T. 65N, R. 6W through said drainage to Nectar Lake; thence across said lake to the southern shore; thence southerly approximately 1300 feet to Kingfisher Lake; thence southeasterly across said lake to the stream to Jasper Lake; thence southeasterly through said stream and along the north shoreline of said lake to the portage to Tern Lake on the east shore of Jasper Lake; thence easterly along said portage and southeasterly through said lake to the easternmost point where a stream enters the lake; thence easterly and southerly along stream and small unnamed lakes to the northeastern shore of an unnamed lake in the Southeast of the Northwest of Section 21, T. 65N, R. 5W; thence easterly approximately 3800 feet over land and water to Rumpus Lake; thence easterly across said lake to the eastern shore; thence southeasterly approximately 1000 feet to Acorn Lake; thence easterly across said lake to the eastern shore; thence easterly approximately 5000 feet over land and water to the northernmost shoreline of Loop Lake; thence easterly approximately 1300 feet to the northernmost shoreline of an unnamed lake lying partially in the Southwest of the Northwest of Section 24, T. 65N, R. 5W; thence easterly approximately 1500 feet to the western shore of Jap Lake; thence along the north shoreline of said lake to the stream connecting to Rally Lake; thence northeasterly along said stream and easterly through said lake to a stream to Squat Lake; thence along said stream and southerly through said lake to a stream connecting to a pond approximately 250 feet south of said lake; thence along said stream and through said pond to the south shore of said pond; thence south approximately 1400 feet across land to Honker Lake; thence across said lake to the stream connecting to Bingshick Lake; thence southerly along said stream and southerly across said lake to the portages and stream connecting to Flying Lake; thence southerly across said stream, said portages and said lake to the portage to Gotter Lake; thence across said portage and through said lake to the portage to Brant Lake; thence across said portage and through said lake to the stream connecting to Edith Lake; thence along said stream and along the southern shoreline of said lake to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness boundary; thence northerly, westerly, easterly and southerly along said boundary to the United States-Canada international boundary at the outlet from Magnetic Lake; thence northerly and westerly along said boundary through Pine River, Granite River, Saganaga Lake and Swamp Lake to the point of beginning.