The early teal hunting season ran from September 2-6, early goose started September 2 and goes through September 17th and Bear hunting started September 1st and continues through October 15.
I'm an avid reader of the weekly Minnesota DNR officer reports online, and in the last couple of weeks, there seems to be an increase in reports of nuisance bears.
It's said in Tiger King on Netflix that for $2000 and a call to the right person, people could own their own cub. It made me wonder if that true in Minnesota.