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Life at "bird camp" north of Ely
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Posted on October 11, 2010 by Sam Cook
Mornings are peaceful around the fire in bird camp north of Ely. Chip Hanson (from left), Rick Simmons, David Loy and Kelly Murphy (orange cap) ease into the new day. (Sam Cook photo)
I was fortunate enough to spend some time at a grouse and woodcock hunting camp in the woods north of Ely over the weekend. Several hunters with Ely/Tower connections spend four or five days camping and hunting. Not many woodcock are around yet -- their migration through northern Minnesota could begin any day -- but there were plenty of grouse in the woods.
I'll write about life in bird camp for Sunday's Duluth News Tribune, but here are a few more photos from the weekend.
A Griffon pointer named "B" checks out a handful of ruffed grouse taken by Kelly Murphy of Ely this past weekend at a bird-hunting camp. (Sam Cook photo)
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Accommodations are simple at bird camp. (Sam Cook photo)
Al Schroeter of Ely holds a woodcock he shot Saturday while hunting from a bird camp north of Ely. (Sam Cook photo)
