The winter of 2012-13 has abruptly changed since the last Winter Severity Index report in early February. Over 30 inches of snow has fallen in the last month in Northern St Louis County, with three storms in the 6-inch-plus category.

For northern forest whitetails, the going has gotten tougher.  All snow measurement stations are currently over the 15 inch threshold.

(Editors note: The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources measures the Winter Severity Index (WSI) by applying a point for...


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