The Finest Northern Minnesota Bear Hunting Experience.

Now Booking For 2012 Hunts 

 At BearPaw Guiding, we offer guided black bear hunts for the avid bow, rifle or black powder hunter; novice to the most experienced. We are a licensed Minnesota black bear hunting guide service located in the heart of black bear country

MN Guides License #14640

 BearPaw Guiding is a member of the

Minnesota Bear Guides Association

http://www.mnbearguidesassoc.com

NOW BOOKING FOR

2012

 Give us a call and reserve your spot early..Get your hunt booked and in the event that you are not picked on the Zone 12 lottery, you can always hunt in the "No Quota Zone" We are licensed to provide guiding in both zones. I urge all hunters to apply for Zone 12 , but we will accomodate "No Quota" hunters on a first come, first served basis.  BOOK early & hold your spot

 

 

Now Booking 2012 Fall Hunts !! 

First Come First Serve!!

BearPaw is booking hunts daily and we urge hunters to lock in your hunts as soon as possible

Booking 2008 Fall Hunts !!

Black bear permit applications due May 2 (March 18, 2008)
Hunters have until May 4 to apply for a black bear license for the 2012 fall hunt. The permit application process usually starts in or April. . The season begins Sept. 1,2012 and ends Oct. 14,2012. Licenses for the no-quota area, which is outside of the 11 permit areas, can be purchased directly at any ELS agent beginning July 1. No previous application is necessary to buy a no-quota area license.

Bear licenses cost $39 for residents and $196 for non-residents. The bag limit will remain at two bears in the no-quota area and one bear in all quota permit areas. ( exception, BearPaw Guiding will only allow 1 bear per paid hunter, we need to protect the resource for future generations)

Hunters who want to increase their chances to be selected in future years now can select bear zone 99 on their application. They will not receive a permit but will earn a preference point, increasing their chances of being selected in future years. Individuals must apply for a permit at one of the nearly 1,800 Electronic License System (ELS) agents throughout the state or the DNR License Center in St. Paul. People may also apply by calling 1-888-MNLicense or online    http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/licenses/hunting/index.html?type=hunting                                

Currently there is no application fees for residents and/or non-residents for the 2012 bear lottery