Black Bear Information
BLACK BEAR INFORMATION HARVEST REPORT 2008 Wildlife biologists with the New-Brunswick Department of Natural Resources have compiled preliminary figures for the 2008 black bear harvests season(Big Game Report 2008).
Here's the report: Harvest data is the principal source of information for monitoring black bear population status in the province.
SummaryHunters harvested a total of 1,764 black bears during New Brunswick’s 2008 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 54% of the total harvest.
A total of 5,309 black bear licences were sold in 2008, up by 2% from 2007 (5,199). Of this total, 2,740 were non-resident licences of which only 2,380 were actually used by non-resident hunters. The non-resident licences sold included 291 that were purchased by outfitters and guides but were unused by their non-resident clients. Included as well were 69 licences purchased through the draw system by non-residents who did not pick them up. There were 2,569 New Brunswick residents who purchased bear hunting licences. Non-resident hunters harvested 1,357 bears for a 57% success rate, whereas residents harvested 407 bears for a success rate of 16%. Of the total harvest, 435 animals (25 percent) were taken by bow hunting. Of 121 bears reported killed that were not taken by hunters, 93 were killed by motor vehicles and 14 were destroyed as nuisance animals.
2009 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 2009.
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