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 also sell bear bait and attractants in bulk, for the bear hunter who deserves and requires quality bait for that once in a lifetime chance at a Minnesota black bear.We are a licensed Minnesota black bear hunting guide service located in the heart of black bear country..

 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. There is a limited number of "No Quota" hunts. BOOK early & hold your spot

Now Booking 2012 Fall Hunts !! 

First Come First Serve!!

Booking 2008 Fall Hunts !!

Black bear permit applications due May 2 (March 18, 2008)
Hunters have until May 7 to apply for a black bear license for the 2011 fall hunt. The permit application process usually starts in or April. A total of 11,850 licenses in 11 permit areas are available, said Lou Cornicelli, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) big game program coordinator. The season begins Sept. 1,2011 and ends Oct. 17,2011.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 area 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 at mndnr.gov.

In 2007, there were 16,345 applicants for the available 13,200 permit area licenses. Three of the 11 permit areas were under-subscribed, Cornicelli said. Hunters harvested a total of 3,172 bears, 2,625 in the permit areas and 547 in the no-quota area.