Minnesota’s bear harvest near 3,200 at the midway point

As bear-hunting season hits its halfway mark, the Minnesota DNR’s preliminary harvest total as of Monday stood at about 3,200 bears.
“But the pace has significantly slowed down, as far as harvest registration goes. We had in the first seven days about 2,500 bears, and over the last seven days, less than 200 bears registered,” said Dan Stark, the DNR’s large carnivore specialist.

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