ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota bear hunting season is set to begin on September 1, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is urging hunters to avoid shooting bears that are part of ongoing research.

These bears are easily identifiable by their large, colorful ear tags and radio collars.

“We ask hunters to avoid shooting these research bears,” said Andrew Tri, Minnesota DNR bear research scientist. “These collared bears give us much of the data we use in bear management and are most valuable to us when they are collared for multiple years. Thank you to hunters who have opted not to take collared bears in past years and hunters who choose not to harvest collared bears this season.”

Currently, the DNR is monitoring 50 radio-collared black bears across the state, particula

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