The Minnesota bear hunting season opened Friday, Sept. 1 and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is once again asking hunters to avoid shooting marked research bears. These bears are
The Minnesota bear hunting season opens Friday, September 1, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is once again asking hunters to avoid shooting marked research bears. These bears are marked with distinctively large, colorful ear tags and wear radio collars. Researchers with the Minnesota DNR are monitoring 35 radiocollared black bears across the state,