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Historical Bear Harvest Information

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Recent Black Bear Hunting Seasons

  1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Applicants a 35,915 37,906 45,164 46,336 43,563 41,667 54,797
Tags Available 7,305 8,097 9,490 9,875 10,844 10,900 11,250
Tags Issued 7,305 8,097 9,490 9,875 10,844 10,900 11,250
Hunters b 5,935 6,519 7,365 7,739 8,575 8,600 8,715
Harvest c 1,512 1,707 1,890 2,110 2,221 2,366 2.204
% Males 61% 63% 56% 57% 55% 59% 59%
% Females 39% 37% 44% 43% 45% 41% 41%
Hunter-days 41,722 45,633 50,658 52,829 59,862 62,925 60,631
Hunter Success 25% 26% 27% 29% 26% 28% 26%
a Number of applicants eligible for drawing.
b
Tag holders actually hunting.
c
Registered bear harvest.

 
Bear Harvest by BMU

  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Bergland 256 284 343 307 283
Baraga 472 587 534 556 426
Amasa 131 171 180 190 168
Carney 161 209 214 237 233
Gwinn 201 228 222 232 248
Newberry 444 357 365 410 452
Drummond 8 14 11 11 11
Red Oak 201 228 313 376 341
Baldwin 10 12 29 27 23
Gladwin 6 20 10 20 19
TOTAL 1,890 2,110 2,221 2,366 2,204
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