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Colorado Bear, mule deer have different problems, same solution

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Bears and mule deer continued to dominate the conversation among members of Colorado’s Parks and Wildlife Commission (PWC) and the sportsmen’s community at large during the monthly PWC meeting in Grand Junction on Thursday, albeit for converse reasons.

Commissioners taking on the annual task of approving limited big game hunting license recommendations for 2013 were once again reminded that Colorado has too many bears and not nearly enough mule deer to meet wildlife management objectives. Yet the short-term approach to both issues is the same: Increase the number of hunting licenses for both species.

The 20 percent increase in bear hunting licenses over 2012 by far outpaces the boost in license numbers for any other big game animal, although the sum of 21,167 bear licenses available in 2013 can’t compare with opportunities to hunt more popular big game animals like deer and elk. But state wildlife managers have made clear their intention to continue efforts to reduce Colorado’s black bear population conservatively estimated at about 18,000, and they’re looking at hunters for help. The predicted hunter harvest from the 2013 license allocation is 1,373 bears.

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Written by: Scott Willoughby or 303-954-1993
Source: The Denver Post
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Michigan Bear Hunting Licenses available now through June 1st.

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“There will be 7,906 bear hunting licenses available for the 2013 hunting seasons. Bear licenses are available for both residents and nonresidents.” [Bear Hunting Blog File Photo]

LANSING— The DNR reminds hunters that applications for Michigan bear hunting licenses are available now through June 1.

There will be 7,906 bear hunting licenses available for the 2013 hunting seasons.  Bear licenses are available for both residents and nonresidents; however, no more than 2 percent of licenses in any bear management unit will be issued to nonresidents.

Hunters can apply online at www.michigan.gov/huntdrawings, at any authorized license agent or at a DNR Customer Service Center. A nonrefundable $4 fee is charged at the time of application. Hunters may purchase just one application for each species.

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Written by: Janet Rohde
Source: Iron County Reporter
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Michigan Bear Hunting Apps through 6/1

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“The state’s best bear hunting appears to be in Drummond Island with a 100 percent harvest rate over the last two years.” [Bear Hunting Blog file photo]

More than 8,000 hunting licenses will be up for grabs this month as the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has set a June 1 deadline for anyone hoping to hunt elk or bear in the fall.

Statewide, there will be 7,906 bear licenses available for 2013 with Eastern Upper Peninsula hunters having their best chance of drawing a tag in the Newberry District which basically encompasses everything east of Munising. There will be 270 licenses sold for the Sept. 10- Oct. 21 hunt and an additional 360 for the Sept. 15- Oct. 26 hunt. The odds of drawing a tag appear to be a little better for those waiting for the Sept. 25- Oct. 26 hunt where 890 licenses will be available.

In 2012, according to DNR figures, those who drew the earliest hunt in the Newberry District enjoyed the highest success rate with 270 hunters registering 120 bears, good for a 44 percent harvest rate. The second hunt produced 128 bruins for 360 hunters delivering for nearly 36 percent of the participants with a sharp decline for those who drew a tag for the final hunt as the 890 permit holders combined for 115 bears for a success rate of around 13 percent.

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Source:  Soo Evening News
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Application for Controlled Idaho Bear Hunts Now Open

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Application for Controlled Idaho Bear Hunts Now Open. [Bear Hunting Blog file photo]

JEROME • The application period for this fall’s black bear controlled hunts is open and runs through June 5.

Hunters may apply for controlled hunts at any hunting and fishing license vendor; at an Idaho Department of Fish and Game office; with a credit card by calling 1-800-55HUNT5; or online at http://fishandgame.idaho.gov. An additional fee is charged for telephone and Internet applications.

The 2012 harvest drawing odds for controlled hunts are posted on the Fish and Game website at http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/licenses/controlledHunts/lookupOdds.cfm, and in the Idaho Hunt Planner, http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/huntPlanner/.

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Source:  Magic Valley powered by Times-News
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Bear Hunters’ Guide to Maryland Black Bear Hunting

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Maryland Black bear hunter, Derek Smith, with a nice MD Bruin.

Explanation of the Maryland Bear Hunting Preference Point System

In 2007, DNR implemented a Preference Point System for bear hunting permit applicants. Each year that a hunter applies for a bear hunting permit he/she will receive one preference point if they are not selected for a bear hunting permit. The preference points will provide additional entries in future lotteries. Applicants will get one additional entry in the lottery for each year they are a concurrent applicant. The Preference Point System has been functioning as it was designed. Preference points have improved applicants’ chances of getting drawn in the lottery. In 2011, 87% of the successful applicants drawn in the lottery had at least one preference point.

  • Applicants must apply each year to retain preference points. If an applicant skips a year, all preference points will be forfeited.
  • Once an applicant is selected to receive a bear hunting permit, all preference points will be forfeited.
  • If an applicant is selected in the lottery, but forfeits the permit, all preference points will be forfeited.
  • Applicants will not forfeit preference points by participating in the hunt as a Sub-permittee or Landowner Sub-permittee.
  • Applicants have the opportunity to purchase a preference point only. This will allow those hunters who cannot hunt in 2012 the opportunity to retain their preference points for use in future drawings without risk of losing them.

New this Year

Residents of the hunt area (Garrett and Allegany counties) will receive preference in the lottery drawing. The first 25% of applications drawn will be reserved for residents of the hunt area. The remaining 75% of applications selected will be drawn from the remaining pool of all eligible applicants. This change is in response to continuous requests from the public since bear hunting has returned to western Maryland in 2004. This is an attempt to help residents experiencing nuisance bear problems address those issues directly through applied hunting pressure.

Source: Maryland Department of Natural Resources

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