Support the Timberjay by making a donation.
REGIONAL— Hunters in Minnesota had registered 1,864 bears through Monday, Sept. 26, with only a relative handful of additional registrations expected by the time the season ends on Oct. 16. If …
This item is available in full to subscribers.
To continue reading, you will need to either log in to your subscriber account, or purchase a new subscription.
If you are a current print subscriber, you can set up a free website account and connect your subscription to it by clicking here.
If you are a digital subscriber with an active, online-only subscription then you already have an account here. Just reset your password if you've not yet logged in to your account on this new site.
Otherwise, click here to view your options for subscribing.
Please log in to continue |
REGIONAL— Hunters in Minnesota had registered 1,864 bears through Monday, Sept. 26, with only a relative handful of additional registrations expected by the time the season ends on Oct. 16. If so, that would cut the state’s bear harvest by about a third over last year, when drought conditions allowed for significantly-above-average hunter success.
“It still looks like we’ll be around 2,000 bears for the season,” said Jessica Holmes, Tower area wildlife manager with the Department of Natural Resources.
Total bear registrations locally include 174 bears (69 percent male) in permit area 31, while hunters have registered 160 bears (61 percent male) in permit area 25. This year’s lower take of female bears, combined with the abundance of wild foods this year, should help ensure a heftier cub crop than usual next spring. That could help the DNR make progress on its goal to increase bear numbers in the state.