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 ...

“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.