Wildlife Management

Hunting

CWD in Wisconsin

Hunting Opportunities

Trapping

Wildlife Health

Captive Wildlife

Wildlife Damage

Wildlife Recreation Lands

Bear Harvest Statistics

1998 Black Bear Harvest by Zone

Black Bear Harvest by Zone - 1998: A1 - 1,257, A - 1,222, B - 470, C - 235

Harvest Success Rates

Zone Quota Permits Harvest Success Rate
A 1,300 2,372 1,222 52%
A1 1,200 1,971 1,257 64%
B 430 820 470 57%
C 225 644 235 37%
Total 3,155 5,807 3,184 55%

Harvest by Method and Weapon Type*

bear paw Weapon Type
Method Bow Gun Unknown Total
Dogs 17 383 9 409
Bait 588 1,636 13 2,237
Dogs/Bait 24 469 7 500
Neither 3 13 4 20
Total 632 2,501 33 3,166
* Table does not include tribal harvest of 18 bears.

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Last Revised: Thursday May 22 2008