Deadline to submit Minnesota bear hunting license applications approaching

Photo by: National Park Service
Photo by: National Park Service

(Minneapolis, MN) -- Minnesota hunters are reminded of the deadline to submit a bear hunting license application.

The deadline is this coming Friday, May 6th. The applicants enter into a lottery from which the winners will be notified by June 1st and will have until August 1st to act and buy a license.  Any remaining unclaimed licenses will be sold starting August 4th.   Bear hunting season is from September 1st through October 16th.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says applications are available to complete and submit online here.