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Bear Hunt Lottery - Applications available late March. Deadline for lottery first Friday in May.

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Check the bear hunting page for information about the hunt.

For all other questions, please email info.dnr@state.mn.us.

Preference levels: Each year that you apply for a bear license and don't get drawn for one, you earn a preference point until you are drawn. If you are a first-year applicant or a previous-year winner, you are a preference level 1. The higher your preference level, the better chance of getting a license. For example, a preference level 2 has a better chance of getting a license than a preference level 1. Group preference works the same way. Some of our lottery drawings you can apply for as a group, such as this one; your group's preference is the same as the preference of the member with the lowest preference level.