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Shawn Perich

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Shawn Perich

Shawn Perich writes a weekly column on conservation and the outdoors for Minnesota Outdoor News. He owns Northern Wilds Media, Inc., a publishing company located in Grand Marais and is the author of eight books. He lives in Hovland with his partner Vikki and two dogs. His commentary, Points North, airs on WTIP every Friday morning between 7-8 and Saturdays on North Shore Weekend between 7-10 a.m. You can also subscribe on our Points North podcast.

Funding for Points North is supported in part by The State of Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund which provides funding that helps WTIP produce arts,cultural and history programming. The fund was established through the Legacy Amendment passed by Minnesota voters in 2008.
 
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Points North: Sometimes, The Only Good Bass Is...

The fish were really biting, but they weren’t the species we wanted to catch. We were after walleyes, which were also biting, but smallmouth bass were beating them to the bait.
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Points North: Is State Conservation Spending On The Right Path?

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) recently acquired 470 acres of native prairie in northwest Minnesota’s Clay County with

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Points North: A Legacy Only A Developer Can Love

Governor Pawlenty's recent veto of state shoreland zoning rule revisions hardly came as a surprise.

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Points North: A “Stay Vacation” Reaps Tasty Rewards

When you hook up with a steelhead on Lake Superior, you know it. Suddenly the reel drag starts to sing, and the fishing rod to which it’s attached takes a deep bow.

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Points North: Of Suckers, Toads And Clams

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is best known for managing the national wildlife refuge system and the nation’s waterfowl and for its work with endangered species.

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Points North: After Centuries Of Wildlife Destruction, Have We Learned Anything?

Steve Nicholls has opened a window to view North America as none of us will ever see it.
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Points North: So What Color Is Monkey Puke?

 In fishing, nothing lasts forever. Even the best fishing rods break. Reels wear out. Lines snap.

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Points North: A Hot Summer for Lake Superior Fishing

Trollers take note. This summer is shaping up to be a good one for Lake Superior fishing.

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Points North: Congress Must Stop Thinking and Start Acting to Protect the Great Lakes

A group of lawmakers said the idea to stop the spread of the invasive Asian carp by permanently separating waterways linking t

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Points North: A Lesson Learned from the Frogs and the Bees

Around this time of year, I always start thinking about frogs. In fact, I think about frogs more often than I see them.
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