Bear hunting

Bear hunt

• Lottery: Deadline first Friday in May.
• Season: 09/01/2010 - 10/17/2010
• Regulations: Minnesota Hunting and Trapping Regulations Handbook (6.63 MB)
• Bear registration stations: Listed by town | Listed by county
• Legal big game cartridges 
• Hunt information

Hunting licenses - find license agents, get applications or purchase licenses by phone or the Internet.

Bear information

• 2010 License Bear Outfitters
• Nature snapshots - Black bear
• Learning to live with bears
• Black Bear Yearbook (Minnesota Conservation Volunteer article)
• Minnesota's Growing Game (Minnesota Conservation Volunteer article)

Reports and surveys

• 2009 Harvest Report
• 2008 Harvest Report
• 2007 Harvest Report
• 2006 Harvest Report

Maps and statistics

• 2008 bear harvest density
• 2007 bear harvest density
• 2006 bear harvest density
• Archive of bear maps and statistics

Hunting calendar
09/01/10 - 10/17/10   Bear season
Hunting seasons