According
to the DNR, black bear were originally found throughout Minnesota, but
now they occur only in the northern woodlands. Luckily for avid
black bear hunters Little Winnie Resort is located in the heart of black
bear country. From your base camp at our resort you can
explore miles of the Chippewa National Forest in search of the
perfect spot to place your bear bait. You can even try to get
Doug to give up some of his black bear hunting secrets. (He
used to be a bear guide!)
Bears lead solitary lives except when
females are rearing their young, or when concentrations of food
bring bears together.
Before European settlement, grizzly bears also roamed in what is
today Minnesota, mainly in the western prairies. Grizzlies have been
extirpated (locally extinct) from Minnesota for more than 150 years.
An adult black bear weighs between 250 and 300 pounds and stands two
to three feet at the shoulders. Coat color may vary from light brown
to deep black.
The black bear is omnivorous, eating grasses, fruits, berries, buds
or leaves, nuts, insects and their larvae, and on small animals,
deer fawns, and carrion. Less than ten percent of a bear's food is
animal matter.
During hibernation, a female will give birth to one to four young.
At birth, cubs weigh eight to ten ounces and are hairless. They grow
rapidly, weigh about five pounds by the time they leave the den, and
60 to 100 pounds by their first year.
According
to the DNR, black bear were originally found throughout Minnesota, but
now they occur only in the northern woodlands. Luckily for avid
black bear hunters Little Winnie Resort is located in the heart of black
bear country. From your base camp at our resort you can
explore miles of the Chippewa National Forest in search of the
perfect spot to place your bear bait. You can even try to get
Doug to give up some of his black bear hunting secrets. (He
used to be a bear guide!)
Bears lead solitary lives except when
females are rearing their young, or when concentrations of food
bring bears together.
