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Wildlife Report
 
10:00ish Trails Guide Coyote, Beaver, Cow Moose
9:52 PM In front of the lodge Fox
6:20 Unit 10 Deer and Baby deer
5:30 #26-20 from window 2 Nice Bucks!
7:00 PM Lodge Parking Lot 1 Buck, 1 Doe
9:30 AM Gunflint Trail 6 Does
8:30 PM Outside hot tub window in cabin #5 4 Pt. Buck, 8-10 Pt. Buck
8-10 PM Various spots on Gunflint Trail Fox, Pine Martin, 2 skunks, 4 Pt. Buck, 10-12 Pt. Buck, 13 Doe
7:30-8:00 AM Various spots on Gunflint Trail 6 Doe, 2 Fox
5:15-7:30 PM Between Okontoe and Gunflint Road 12 Does, 1 Fox, 1 Skunk, 1 Bull, 1 Cow
7:00 PM GFT 1 Pine Marten
11:00 AM Trails End 2 Fox, one with a dead duck
1:30 PM On the road 1 Eagle Flying
10:00 AM On N. Shore in Grand Marais 1 Bald Eagle
11:00 AM Trails End A deer, 1 Fox with a duck in its mouth
10:00 Gunflint Trail 7 Deer
1:30 Outside cabin #1 Bald Eagle
11:30 Old Ollie Rd 1 Red fox, canadian jay
11:30 Gunflint Trail 4 Birds - Wouldn't get out of the road!
2:30 Outside front door of Outfitters 2 Pileated Woodpeckers
7:30 AM On the Main Road Bald Eagle
7:00 PM North of flour Lake 2 Moose - countless deer
5:30 PM Gunflint Trail between Windigo and Loon Lake 2 (Cow moose and Calf)
3:15 PM Gunflint Trail by Windigo 1 Moose
2:30 PM Bald Eagle on High Cliff Trail
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March 2006
Total Moose Viewings This Month: 1
Name
Date
Time
Location
How Many?
Ryan Trager 3/7/06 2:30 PM Near Bearskin Lodge 1 Bull
Bonnie Schudy 3/7/06 3:00 PM Lynx on the Gunflint Trail @ South Brule lynx
Bonnie Schudy 3/9/06 7:00 AM Wolf on the Gunflint Trail 5 mi. south of Gunflint Lodge wolf
Gabe Hergrove & Katie Gjerston 3/18/06 1:20 PM Wolf on the Gunflint Trail 20 mi. south of Gunflint Lodge wolf
Sean Mullane 3/19/06 6:00 PM Wof on Gunflint Lake wolf
Sierra Martin & Natalee Johnson 3/21/06 8:50 AM 2 Wolves on Gunflint Lake 2 wolves
Mark Ross 3/24/06 8:00 AM Wolf on Gunflint Lake wolf
Jim & Joci 3/30/06 5:45 PM Red Fox on South Gunflint Road fox

 

 

February 2006
Total Moose Viewings This Month: 22
Name
Date
Time
Location
How Many?
Michael & Barbara Heath 3-Feb 1:00 PM Gunflint Trail
1
Heidi Doo-Kirk 5-Feb 7:15 AM Hwy 61 at Cascade Beach Rd.
1 Wolf
Chris & Sue Bon 8-Feb 4:45 PM Gunflint Trail
1
Bill & Sue Knopp 8-Feb 4:45 PM 2 miles east of Bearskin Lodge
1 Bull
Chris Rupp 9-Feb 11:00 AM Across lake by narrows
1 Wolf
Scott Lutjen 8-Feb 2:30 PM Gunflint Lake
1
Al Schmidt 8-Feb 5:15 PM Between Golden Eagle and Grand Marais
3 Cows
April Thomas 9-Feb 10:50 PM Gunflint Trail
3
Wally & Nancy Sellman 15-Feb 5:15 PM Gunflint Trail
3
John Morris 19-Feb 6:00 PM Near Trail Center
1
Chad Segars 21-Feb 7:00 PM Gunflint Trail
2
Tiffany Richards 21-Feb 11:45 PM Gunflint Trail
3
Latzke/Iverson Party 25-Feb 3:30 PM Ham Lake Trail
2
Pat & Jill McKenzie 27-Feb 7:30 PM Gunflint Trail
1

 

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January 2006
Total Moose Viewings This Month: 93
Name
Date
Time
Location
How Many?
Tom & Paula Frings 1/4/06 5:15 PM 20 Mi. from Grand Marais
2
The Floberg's 1/2/06 7:00 PM Gunflint Trail
9
The Elliott's 1/5/06 11:00 PM Gunflint Trail
6
Houston's 1/6/06 5:00 PM Gunflint Trail near S. Brule
3
The Jack Johnson's 1/9/06 11:30 AM Gunflint Trail
1
Phillip & Joy Brooks 1/9/06 4:00 PM Gunflint Trail
1
Lee Kerfoot 1/10/06 9:30 PM Brule River
9
Kelly & Tessa 1/8/06 7:00 PM Gunflint Trail
6
Clay & Allison Stenback 1/11/06 1:00 PM Gunflint Trail
2 Cows
1 Calf
Josh & Tyler 1/12/06 6:30 PM Gunflint Trail near Trail Center
9
Mary & Alan Poulson 1/13/06 4:45 PM Gunflint Trail mile marker
1
Perez, Herrig, Trujillo, Burguan 1/13/06 6:00 PM Near Lullaby Creek Rd.
2
Deb & Greg Anslee 1/13/06 4:00 PM Near Greenwood Lake
2
The Truitt's 1/13/06 10:00 PM Gunflint Trail near Trail Center
2
Kevin Sheik 1/17/06 1:00 PM Swamper Lake
2
Barb Mumm 1/14/06 1:15 PM Gunflint Trail
2
Gunflint Lodge Front Desk Staff 1/14/06 All Afternoon Wolf on Gunflint Lake
1
Jed Bauer 1/14/06 9:00 PM Gunflint Trail 1 mile away from Lodge
1
Mark Klein 1/15/06 7:00 PM Gunflint Trail
1
Kate Hittle & Bob McNutt 1/15/06 8:30 PM Swamper Lake
1 Bull
Mike & Heidi DeVos 1/14/06 6:00 PM Gunflint Trail
1
Mike & Heidi DeVos 1/15/06 9:00 AM Gunflint Trail
1
Mike & Heidi DeVos 1/16/06 11:30 PM Gunflint Trail
2
Monte & Ruth McKle 1/16/06 4:30 PM Gunflint Trail
1
Laurie Grimm & Sharon Lander 1/18/06 4:30 PM Gunflint Trail
1
Kim, Connie, Mary & Char 1/20/06 6:00 PM Gunflint Trail
1
Brian & Sarah Ettel 1/20/06 6:30 PM Gunflint Trail
2
Kristina Kiefer & Kara Nelson 1/19/06 11:30 PM Gunflint Trail
1
Kate Molitar 1/22/06 3:00 PM Gunflint Trail
1
Kevin, Bicki & Alex Cooley 1/22/06 4:15 PM Gunflint Trail
3
Calder, Isabel, Bob & Liz Glowac 1/24/06 10:30 AM Wolf on road between Lodge and Heston's
1
Eric & Michelle Anderson 1/22/06 8:30 PM Gunflint Trail
2
Jed, Josh, Tyler & Marc 1/25/06 9:00 PM Gunflint Trail
3
Bonnie Schudy 1/26/06 7:00 AM Wolf on Gunflint Road near Firehall
1
Jen & Candace Nelson 1/26/06 6:00 PM Gunflint Trail
1
Krystal Wenland 1/27/06 5:00 PM Moose Trail
3
Lydia Crawford 1/29/06 7:00 AM 1 Fox outside Cabin 19
1
Lowell & Ridglea Callahan 1/29/06 8:30 PM Gunflint Trail
3

 

 

December 2005
Total Moose Viewings This Month: 130

 

Sandy and Terry saw 2 moose, 1 cow, and 1 bull, at 8:30pm while driving up the Gunflint Trail on December 5, 2005.

 

Sheryl saw 1 moose about 2.5 miles towards town around 9pm on December 5, 2005.

 

Bonnie and Eva saw 2 moose, 1 bull and 1 cow, while driving into town, about 25 miles from the lodge around 7pm on December 6, 2005.

 

Tiffany Richards saw 9 moose while wandering the trail around 7pm on December 8, 2005.

 

Dave and Sandra saw 1 moose around 2:30pm while on the trail on December 9, 2005.

 

Megan, Shan, and Doreen saw 1 moose while on the trail around 4pm on December 9, 2005.

 

Ryan saw 3 moose over by Lullabye Creek around 4:30pm on December 9, 2005.

 

The Pirozzolo’s saw 2 moose while traveling the trail around 4:30pm on December 9, 2005.

 

The Webster’s saw 7 moose coming from town to the lodge around 4:45pm on December 9, 2005.

 

The Latzke’s saw 20 or more moose while driving the trail around 8:45pm on December 9, 2005.

 

The Sheehan’s saw 1 wolf on the trail coming up from town around 10am on December 10, 2005.

 

Ray and Cindy Crestik saw a moose about 2 miles south of the lodge on the trail around 7:55am on December 10, 2005.

 

The Pearson Family saw 1 moose about 3 miles south of the lodge around 7am on December 11, 2005.

 

The Red Wing Group saw 1 moose just north of Lullabye Creek around 4pm on December 13, 2005.

 

The Welch Family saw 2 moose, 1 cow and 1 calf, about 6 miles south of the lodge, around 5pm on December 13, 2005.

 

Jon Starck saw 1 moose about 1 mile north of the dump site around 9am on December 14, 2005.

 

Bonnie saw 2 moose, 1 cow and 1 calf, heading into town around 5pm on December 14, 2005.

 

JR and Stacey saw 1 huge cow about 6 miles south of Loon Lake when they were heading back to the lodge around 4pm on December 17, 2005.

 

The Vrabel’s saw2 moose, 1 cow and 1 calf, about 5 miles north of Bear Skin when they ventured the wilderness around 4:30pm on December 17, 2005.

 

P. Sparks and J. McFadden saw 1 bull about 5 miles south of the trail heading back to the lodge around 5:30pm on December 18, 2005.

 

M. Troelsen and L. Patterson saw 2 wolves on the Gunflint Lake as the peered out from the Lodge around 9:40am on December 20, 2005.

 

Julie and Fred saw 2 moose on the Gunflint Trail while heading up to the lodge around 3pm on December 22, 2005.

 

The Skogerson Family saw 1 moose right down the road from the lodge around 5pm on December 22, 2005.

 

The McQuade Family saw 1 moose about 10 miles down the trail around 6pm aon December 22, 2005.

 

John Ries saw 1 moose about 8 miles outside of Grand Marais as he was heading up to the lodge around noon on Christmas Eve 2005.

 

Stan Schwarze saw a moose about 6 miles outside of Grand Marais as he was driving around town around 9am on Christmas Day 2005.

 

Scott Barraclouh saw 2 moose right off a Poplar Lake when he was enjoying the view around 4pm on December 26, 2005.

 

The Zents saw 1 moose as they were heading up the trail to the lodge around 6pm on December 27, 2005.

 

Micci and Hezzie saw 4 moose as soon as they got on the trail from Grand Marais around 3pm on December 27, 2005.

 

The Smilanich’s saw 8 moose as they headed up the trail from Grand Marais around 6:30pm on December 27, 2005.

 

Nancy J. saw 1 moose as she drove up the trail around 5:30pm on December 28, 2005.summer moose viewing gunflint

 

Jenny, Don, and Nancy saw 1 moose about 15 miles outside of Grand Marais as they were driving back to the lodge around 4:30pm on December 27, 2005.

 

Ryan, Andy, and Alex saw 16 moose of many shapes and sizes as they were heading towards Trail Center around 9pm on December 28, 2005.

 

Sarah Scholz saw 1 moose as she was driving along the road heading to the lodge around 5:45pm on December 28, 2005.

 

Scott Barraclouh saw 1 moose up by the fire department around 11:15pm on December 28, 2005.

 

Sheryl saw 4 moose on her weekly trip into Grand Marais from 3 to 6pm on December 29, 2005.

 

Aaron Sandager saw 2 moose while heading back towards the lodge from town around 4:20pm on December 29, 2005.

 

The Carlsons saw 7 moose while driving up the trail towards the lodge at midnight on December 29, 2005.

 

The Heils and the Sandagers saw 1 moose up by Magnetic Rock around 1pm on December 30, 2005.

 

The Olikers saw 6 moose with 3 calves about 6 miles outside of Grand Marais around 4:30pm on December 30, 2005.

 

Eva saw 1 huge moose while driving up by Loon Lake around 10am on December 30, 2005.

 

Shane, Tim, Missy, and Krissy saw 6 moose while driving up from Grand Marais about 20 miles from the lodge around 10:30 pm on December 30, 2005.

 

Sue and Roger Odegard saw 2 big moose while driving north on Gunflint Trail around noon on December 31, 2005.

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