BWCAW boundary
status: open
status: closed
2012 status: open.
Description: This zone is 187 square miles in size and is entirely outside the BWCAW. It is 40 miles long by 6 miles wide and borders the north shore of Lake Superior. The roads vary from paved all-season roads to rough logging roads. Land ownership in this zone is a mix of Superior National Forest, state, Lake County and private. Hunters need to be aware of whose land they are on. Camping, ATV travel and other recreational pursuits are regulated by the Superior National Forest, state DNR and Lake County on public lands. Most hunting opportunities exist in the highlands where moose densities are higher, several miles removed from Lake Superior. There are very few opportunities to hunt on lakes.
Topography: The terrain varies from flat to rolling and steep.
Physical fitness level: Moderate. Hunters need to be aware of their fitness level because moose hunting can be physically demanding and require heavy lifting and endurance.
ATV Regulations: Hunters should be aware that ATV regulations vary with land ownership. Most of the zone is Superior National Forest land where cross country travel on ATVs is prohibited and there is no exception for big game retrieval. Portions of the zone are state and Lake County land where cross country travel is prohibited but big game retrieval is generally allowed by exception. Some lands in the zone are private where permission to travel must be obtained.
Legal Description: Subp. 43. Moose Zone 79. Moose Zone 79 consists of that portion of the state lying within the following described boundary: Beginning at the intersection of State Trunk Highway 1 and U.S. Highway 61; thence along State Trunk Highway 1 to County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 7, Lake County; thence along CSAH 7 to Forest Road (FR) 166; thence along FR 166 to CSAH 2, Cook County; thence northerly along CSAH 2, Cook County, to Sixmile Creek; thence northeasterly along Sixmile Creek to the Range Line between Range 3 West and Range 4 West of Township 60 North; thence southerly along said Range Line to the unnamed creek in Section 19, T. 60N, R. 3W; thence easterly along said unnamed creek to Poplar River; thence northeasterly along Poplar River to Caribou Creek; thence upstream northeasterly along Caribou Creek through Caribou and Bigsby Lakes to Murmur Creek; thence northeasterly along Murmur Creek to FR 332; thence easterly along FR 332 to CSAH 45, Cook County; thence easterly along CSAH 45, Cook County, to the Cascade River; thence southerly along the Cascade River to U.S. Highway 61; thence along U.S. Highway 61 to the point of beginning.
