justnorth posted on April 29, 2008 05:35 :: 1582 Views
The application deadline for the 2008 black bear hunt is Friday, May 2, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). This fall’s black bear hunt will be Sept. 1 through Oct. 12 and the DNR is offering 11,850 licenses spread across 11 permit areas.
Hunters also can apply for “preference only” by applying in permit area 99.
Licenses for the no-quota area, which is the area outside of the 11 permit areas, can be purchased directly at ELS beginning July 1. No previous application is necessary to buy a no-quota area license. Bear licenses cost $39 for residents and $196 for nonresidents. The bag limit will remain at two bears in the no-quota area and one bear in all quota permit areas.
Individuals must apply for a license at one of the nearly 1,800 Electronic License System (ELS) vendors throughout the state or the DNR License Center at 500 Lafayette Road in St. Paul. Applications also can be made by calling 1-888-MNLicense or clicking here.
“We have had a growing interest from hunters who want to build preference before they actually come and hunt,” said Lou Cornicelli, DNR big game program coordinator. “This will allow a hunter to be unsuccessful in the drawing, yet accrue a preference point for a future permit.”
In 2007, there were 16,345 applicants for the available 13,200 permit area licenses. Three of the 11 permit areas were under-subscribed. Hunters harvested a total of 3,172 bears, 2,625 in the permit areas and 547 in the no-quota area.
Applicants can find bear hunting information on the DNR Web site at by clicking here.
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