Black Bear Range Map Minnesota In the wake of two fatal black bear attacks in alaska a minnesota dnr bear expert says minnesotans have very little to worry about.
Black bear range map minnesota Minnesota hunters harvest an average of about 3 000 black bears annually.
Black bear range map minnesota. Bear hunting license sales are restricted in most of the range to maintain a desired harvest and population size. And with a population that s trending up the black bear. More information about black bear management fun. Black bear range black bears historically ranged over most of the forested regions of north america including all canadian provinces alaska all states in the conterminous united states and significant portions of northern mexico hall 1981.
Sport hunting is their main source of mortality. Black bears now range in half of minnesota. American black bears are reproductively compatible with several other bear species and have occasionally produced hybrid offspring. North america s bear areas map.
Black bears are one of minnesota iconic species.