Ultimate Bear Hunting News

DOW Seeks Aspen Community's Help with Bear Education - Mar. 30, 2010
ASPEN, Colo., - Following up on the Aspen area's busiest bear conflict year in recent history, the Colorado Division of Wildlife is looking for members of the public to help educate others about avoiding problems with black bears. The Division of Wildlife has teamed up with the City of Aspen, Aspen Police Department and Pitkin County to form a volunteer Bear Aware team that will work around Aspen and Pitkin County. Volunteers for the team are being recruited from the area.

FWP Commission Adjusts Black Bear Validation Requirement - Mar. 25, 2010
A change in Montana's 2010 spring black bear hunting regulations requiring hunters to validate their licenses for use in northwestern Montana, in an area where it was not previously required, was revisited earlier this week by the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission.

BIGHORN SHEEP CONTINUE TO SUCCUMB TO PNEUMONIA - Feb. 25, 2010
Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) biologists continue to find bighorn sheep that have died due to complications brought on by pneumonia in the East Humboldt Range and in the Ruby Mountains.

Bear, Deer, Turkey Harvest Data Announced - Feb. 23, 2010
Richmond, VA - Wildlife biologists with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) have compiled preliminary figures for deer, turkey, and bear harvests for the 2009-10 fall/winter hunting seasons. The white-tailed deer and wild turkey harvests were largely consistent with last year's harvest. As anticipated, the black bear harvest was up, but only slightly. These harvest figures indicate that good hunting is available across the Commonwealth.

Record number of bear harvested in Arkansas - Feb. 18, 2010
LITTLE ROCK - Hunters took a record number of bears during the 2009-10 Arkansas bear season. Over 530 bears were harvested. The total was over 130 more bears than the second highest total from the 2007-08 season. The harvest totals were presented to commissioners of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission during its monthly meeting today.

Spring black bear hunt applications due March 12 - Feb. 16, 2010
OLYMPIA ? Hunters may now purchase and submit applications for a 2010 spring black bear hunting permit, applicable to specific areas of western and eastern Washington.

Bear harvest permits to increase 22 percent over 2009 - Feb. 02, 2010
MADISON - Wisconsin wildlife biologists have upped the number of available black bear harvest permits by 22 percent over 2009. A population research study cooperative effort between the University, the DNR and the Wisconsin Bear Hunters Association indicated that the state's bear population was higher than previously thought. Accordingly, wildlife officials increased permit levels last year based on the increased population estimate and have done so again for the 2010 bear hunting season.

ATTENTION HUNTERS: APPLY BY FEB. 3 FOR ORYX, WMA BEAR, SPECIAL TURKEY AND POPULATION REDUCTION HUNTS - Jan. 29, 2010
SANTA FE -- Wednesday, Feb. 3, is the deadline to apply for New Mexico 2010-2011 oryx licenses, bear Wildlife Management Area permits, population reduction hunts and special spring turkey permits. Online applications must be made before 5 p.m. Mountain Time on the deadline day. Paper applications must be delivered or postmarked on or before the deadline day.

Environmental Documents Regarding Changes to Bear and Elk Hunting Regulations Now Available for Comment - Jan. 27, 2010
The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) has completed the draft environmental documents (DEDs) related to proposed black bear and elk hunting regulations changes. DFG is seeking written comments from the public through March 13, 2010.

It's time to apply for a bear permit - Jan. 25, 2010
If you enjoy pursuing bears with dogs, a big change awaits you this year: if you want to pursue on the Book Cliffs, San Juan or La Sal units this summer, you'll have to obtain a permit through a drawing.