Black Bear Facts 2009
Wildlife biologists with the New-Brunswick Department of Natural Resources have compiled preliminary black bear facts for the 2009 black bear harvests season.
An upper first premolar is collected at the time of registration
for age analysis. Teeth were sectioned and
cementum annuli counted by Matson’s Lab in Milltown, Montana, to estimate age of harvested
bear.
(2008 BLACK BEAR FACTS INFORMATION HARVEST REPORT) SummaryHunters harvested a total of 1,669 black bears during New Brunswick’s 2009 hunting seasons.
Of the 25 Wildlife Management Zones (WMZ’s) that have black bear populations, 8 WMZ’s (5, 7, 10, 15, 16, 17, 20 and 21) contributed 55% of the total harvest. A total of 5,185 black bear licences were sold in 2009, down by 2% from 2008 (5,199). Of this total, 2,205 were non-resident licences of which only 2,053 were actually used by non-resident hunters. The non-resident licences sold included 123 that were purchased by outfitters and guides but were unused by their non-resident clients. Included as well were 29 licences purchased through the draw system by non-residents who did not pick them up. There were 2,980 New Brunswick residents who purchased bear hunting licences. Non-resident hunters harvested 1,210 bears for a 59% success rate, whereas residents harvested 459 bears for a success rate of 15%. Of the total harvest, 430 animals (26 percent) were taken by bow hunting. Of 162 bears reported killed that were not taken by hunters, 102 were killed by motor vehicles and 37 were destroyed as nuisance animals.
2010 Synopsis
New Brunswick’s black bear population is currently estimated at more than 16,000
animals. Bear hunters should expect to have an average year during the 18 weeks
of bear hunting opportunity in 2010.
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