CO Troy Fondie (Orr) reports bear hunting was short lived with most done after the third day of the season. Wild rice harvest also came to a quick end.

CO Sean Cannon (Cook) reports numerous bear hunters reported having successful hunts, which is not surprising with the number of bears in the area and natural food sources drying up. There were very few teal and no teal hunters seen during the early teal and goose opener. Goose hunters, however, reported a successful opener.

CO Aaron Larson (Tower) reports many bears were taken early in the season. Violations were related to illegal bear baits. He also checked for waterfowl hunters, worked a firearms safety class and assisted a local agency with a case resulting in multiple violations.

CO Marc Johnson (Hibbing) worked ATV, big-game a

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