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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Trip Planning Forum :: Open Water on smaller lakes?
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| egknuti |
Finnboy: "YaMarVa: "I saw the part that said “near Ely,” there will be 1000s of people in the woods around Ely this weekend with rifles. Firearm deer hunting is a short season, grouse season is long. For my own safety and out of respect to the deer hunters, it’s a good time for a break from grouse hunting. Michigan closes for grouse hunting during their firearm deer season. CBS reports over 500,000 people will deer hunt this weekend in MN, that’s crazy. I’ll be out tomorrow for the day and I don’t expect to see anyone but I’ll let you know. |
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| gravelroad |
“Dry and mild conditions are forecast for Thursday and Friday, with highs climbing into the mid-40s to lower 50s which is 10 to 15 degrees above normal.” NWS Duluth Forecast Discussion |
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| YaMarVa |
Sorry I don't have info on what you're actually asking for. |
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| egknuti |
Speckled: "YaMarVa: "I saw the part that said “near Ely,” there will be 1000s of people in the woods around Ely this weekend with rifles. Firearm deer hunting is a short season, grouse season is long. For my own safety and out of respect to the deer hunters, it’s a good time for a break from grouse hunting. Michigan closes for grouse hunting during their firearm deer season. CBS reports over 500,000 people will deer hunt this weekend in MN, that’s crazy. I'm not sure what special respect I need to give to deer hunters. I have every right to hunt the woods as any other hunter, hiker, camper or biker. If anything, I think deer hunters are the ones that need to exercise respect and caution. I was near a bike trail last week and I saw several bikers. They have no idea that the following weekend there will be at least 8 deer hunters in the area. Also my parents already had several deer hunter trespasses last Saturday on their property. But I don't mean to impugn all deer hunters. I hunt in places I'm almost 100% sure I won't see other people. I'll stay away If I see other cars in a parking lot. I did walk a hunting trail last weekend where there were no other cars in the lot. I saw one hunter in a stand and steered clear of him. I then passed two other deer hunters walking the trail. Both arrived after me. |
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| tumblehome |
I once was camping in November when it was in the 20’s and there was a strong wind. Lake was wide open. During the night, winds died down, temps dropped into the teens and the lake was froze over by morning. Scared me to death. I had to crash ice for 2 full miles. To get out. Not too many hunters in the BWCA but plenty on the edges. IMO not a good place to hunt. I see more bears and moose than deer. Tom |
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| gravelroad |
You can monitor current conditions and review past reports for locations across the BWCA here: NWS Hazards/Observations |
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| egknuti |
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| gravelroad |
NWS Weather Prediction Center |
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| Finnboy |
YaMarVa: "I saw the part that said “near Ely,” there will be 1000s of people in the woods around Ely this weekend with rifles. Firearm deer hunting is a short season, grouse season is long. For my own safety and out of respect to the deer hunters, it’s a good time for a break from grouse hunting. Michigan closes for grouse hunting during their firearm deer season. CBS reports over 500,000 people will deer hunt this weekend in MN, that’s crazy. There will not be 1000s of people in the woods around Ely this weekend. There will be people but it’s not crazy like other parts of the state. |
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| Speckled |
YaMarVa: "I saw the part that said “near Ely,” there will be 1000s of people in the woods around Ely this weekend with rifles. Firearm deer hunting is a short season, grouse season is long. For my own safety and out of respect to the deer hunters, it’s a good time for a break from grouse hunting. Michigan closes for grouse hunting during their firearm deer season. CBS reports over 500,000 people will deer hunt this weekend in MN, that’s crazy. The 1000's might be an exaggeration, but I agree with the sentiment. Out of respect for the deer hunters - I would not go wander around in the woods hunting grouse during firearm deer season. |
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| egknuti |
Does anyone have first-hand info on whether there is any ice on the smaller BW lakes? |
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| Speckled |
For me - Deer Hunters have such a relatively short window to deer hunt and being out there where you're coming across deer hunters as happened to you last weekend. There's a posability that you're spooking deer from that hunters area. Your smells and sounds travel further then we maybe think. I just give the grouse a break during deer season...some years i'm deer hunting myself and other's, i'll take the opportunity to clean and store my gear for the year and in others i've gone out and did a little late season fishing. I kind of see it the same as fishing; Someone's trolling or casting a shoreline, courtesy is you don't cut in front of them. You may have every right to fish wherever you want - but you don't do it. In fact I can speak to knowing you personally don't do it. We were on the same lake for a day trip a couple years ago, we got there first and were trolling and catching eyes along the windblown west shoreline and you stayed over on the North to North East side - well out of our way. I recognized you and sent you an e-mail afterwards and we chatted about the lake and a few others in the area. I hope to bump into you again someday. May the grouse always fly across the trail and fish find the end of your line! Enjoy the remainder of the season! |
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| chessie |
The link attached takes you to the MN DNR deer harvest stats, with maps that show harvest by area. It gives some idea as to the numbers taken out of the BWCAW region. |
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| sconnie84 |
YaMarVa: "Its firearm deer opener, I'd avoid grouse hunting in Minnesota this weekend and next. Its a short drive to either Wisconsin or Michigan to get your grouse hunting fix in. Does anyone actually deer hunt in the BWCA? In all of my trips up there I've never actually seen a deer in the BWCA. |
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| egknuti |
gravelroad: "My reference to deer hunting was only to explain my intense interest in mid-range forecasts. You can get a quick and dirty hunch by looking at the systems depicted at the links on this page and then deducing the source of the air for northern Minnesota on any given day: Yes, I appreciate your link. My comment was directed toward YaMarVa. |
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| Finnboy |
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| YaMarVa |
Good luck either way, grouse hunting is a lot of fun. |