Jim, check out the potlatch corporation website. they are a major lumber operation that owns/leases many 1000's of acreas in northern Mn. I think business has been rough past couple years, so they are opening up tracts around the state for leases. A friend got a 160 acrea lease for 2 years for $800 last year. I also see you inquired about the no quota bear area. I live just a few miles from the eastern edge of that. It is a VAST amount of land with minimal(and I mean Minimal) bear hunters. It's a nice option to be able to take 2 bears with an over the counter license/tag. If your looking into hunting there, it has a good bear population and few hunters. Taz