BLACK BEAR SEASON OPENS WEDNESDAY
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011 -- 11:47 AM
'Wisconsin's' black bear hunting season gets underway Wednesday and DNR experts say the prospects are good.A total of 9,005 permits were issued for the hunt, which runs through October 11, and the statewide harvest quota is 5,235 bear, the same as in 2010. This year hunters using dogs will have the first week of the bear season to themselves in management zones that allow the use of dogs for hunting bear (Zones A, B, and D).
In Zone C, where dogs are not permitted for bear hunting, all legal bear hunting methods not utilizing dogs may be used throughout the entire bear season.
Successful hunters will be required to submit a bear tooth and a 2-inch piece of bear rib at the time of registration as part of an on-going two-year bear population study, which will help set an appropriate harvest quota and managing the bear. [url= http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/ce/news/pdf/2011_Fall_forecast.pdf] More info from the DNR (PDF file)[/url].
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