Bear hunters can also apply by visiting any license agent or calling the DNR at 888-665-4236. Licenses are $45 for Minnesota residents 18 and older, $231 for nonresidents 18 and older, $6 for kids ...

Before 1800, as many as 50,000 grizzly bears were believed to live throughout 18 states from Washington south to Nevada and west to Minnesota and Texas. After the population dipped into the 700 ...

“We have a healthy, recovered grizzly bear population that’s going to sustain mortality,” Smith said. The numbers are all relative, Thompson stressed. More living bears means more dying bears.