The Department of Natural Resources has affirmed its decision to deny a permit to a researcher who gained fame by putting radio collars on black bears in northern Minnesota.
The great white hunter. A man to be revered or reviled, depending on your environmental leanings. But it's undeniable that this version of getting close to nature on a hunting stand in the woods was NOT in this guy's plans.
A bear was spotted in Sauk Rapids on Monday. Police Chief Perry Beise says it was sitting next to a bird feeder in the 1700 block of Summit Avenue North at about 2:00 p.m.
A bear and her three cubs killed a dog in Sherburne County. Sheriff Joel Brott says they received information from the DNR that the bear was in the back yard of a home east of Zimmerman feeding at a bird feeder.