Black Bear Show

Louisiana opens their black Bear Hunting application period with about twice as many tags as were available last year. Black Bear Hunting is expanding across North America. It’s an exciting time to be a Bear Hunter.

Louisiana Black Bear Hunting Lottery | Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Learn about Louisiana's black bear hunting lottery, application process, permit types, and season.

The electronic licensing system in Minnesota has changed. Getting a surplus tag is much different this year. Study the link at the bottom of this before you go.

The big things would be login early and make sure you are in the system, get ready when everyone shifts to the waiting room at 11:45. Anyone that arrives after noon gets added sequentially. At noon, the people with the lowest numbers, assigned by the system will be let in (~1,300) to buy. It’s first come, first serve and it’s a race to buy the permit. It’s not yours until it’s paid for and the transaction finishes. If after 20 mins, there are still tags available, the initial group gets kicked out, then the next wave gets a shot.

The big difference here is that it’s fair for all channels. People who wait at the gas station for hours ahead of time or have a ‘buddy’ that holds their license have an equal chance as all other users. Some people at agents won’t be in the first wave. This should be more fair for all and give everyone a fair shake.

New licensing online Questions and answers about the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' new electronic licensing system (ELS), which is coming in 2025.

We got a live one at the show!!!

Tom puts on a dynamic seminar!!!

A few scenes from this morning.

A few scenes from the first day at the bear show. Decent turnout today. Gonna be busy tomorrow!!!