Minnesota’s 2023 bear harvest is below average, so far
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About one-third of the way into Minnesota's bear-hunting season, hunters have experienced serious weather extremes. The result? Bear harvest currently is 30% below last year’s harvest at this point in the season, according to a preliminary report from Dan Stark, the Minnesota DNR’s large carnivore specialist.
The season began with unbearable temperatures reaching nearly 100 degrees in some areas. But halfway through last week, temperatures had dropped into normal ranges, reaching highs of 70s and even 60s in the northern part of the state. Hunters faced periods of wind, rain, sun, clouds, and everything in between.
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