According to the DNR story, Karl Amundson caught the fish out of season and is currently serving time in the Ramsey County Detention Center. In a possible prelude to starting an outdoor sports network, ESPN last week bought BASS, an organization that runs fishing tournaments. The Bass Anglers Sportsman Society has more than 600,000 members and publishes a bass fishing magazine. The application deadline is May 4. Hunters are not required to pay for the license at the time of application, but rather when they are drawn in the bear-license lottery.
Nonresident applicants can still mail in their applications.
Hunters who entered the 2000 lottery will be sent a bear season reminder for use when applying for this year's drawing. Licenses for the no-quota area, an area outside of the 11 permit areas where the number of licenses is not limited, can be purchased directly at any ELS agent after Aug. 1. This year, hunters will be able to kill two bears with one license. The system will work by providing each license holder with two tags. The season will run Aug. 22 through Oct. 14.