SAVING LIVES IN THE BOUNDARY WATERS

TAKING VETS ON A JOURNEY TOWARD LIFE IN THE OUTDOORS, AND PRESERVING PUBLIC LAND

TREVOR HUBBS

THE FIRST TIME I HEARD A LOON CALL I WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD, AND WITH MY FATHER IN THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS. THE CALL WAS LOUD AND LONELY ON THE BIG LAKE; IT WAS A SOUND SO UNLIKE ANYTHING I HAD EVER HEARD. TUCKED AWAY FROM THE CHILLY JULY NIGHT IN MY SLEEPING BAG, I HEARD THE LOON’S CALL ECHOING ACROSS THE LAKE AND PERMEATING OUR SMALL TENT. THAT FIRST TRIP INTO THE BOUNDARY WATERS WAS BY MANY STANDARDS UNEVENTFUL. WE PADDLED INTO DEEP INTO THE SUPERIOR NATIONAL FOREST WITH HOPES OF SEEING WOLVES, MOOSE, BEARS, AND GIANT NORTHERN PIKE THAT COULD TAKE A BOY’S ARM OFF. Instead, I caught zero fish for five days, saw no wolves, bears, or moose, and was eaten alive by mosquitoes and other…

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Fly Fisherman (Digital) - 1 Issue, October/November/December 2023

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