Posted: 6/4/03

Bear license lottery results available; surpus licenses on sale Aug. 4

Results of the 2003 bear hunting license lottery are now available on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Web site at www.dnr.state.mn.us. Official notification and additional information will be mailed to successful applicants this week.
Applicants who were successful in the lottery and those who plan to hunt the no-quota area may purchase bear hunting licenses ($39 resident, $196 nonresident) starting July 1 at more than 1,800 Electronic Liscenses System vendors located at businesses across the state.
Bear hunters may begin baiting on Aug. 15. The Minnesota bear hunting season runs from Sept.1 through Oct. 12. Applicants who were unsuccessful in the lottery will have an opportunity to purchase one of at least 5,144 surplus licenses starting at noon on Aug. 4. This year 20,110 licenses were available in 11 northern Minnesota permit areas, according to Lou Cornicelli, big game season specialist for the DNR Division of Wildlife.
A proposal currently being considered will allow those who did not apply for a bear licenses after unsuccessful lottery applicants have had an opportunity. Details on the new rule will be announced this summer.

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