Object Type: Folder
In Folder: RG 2019-30 Wildlife Division Reports, 1937-2017
A random sample of bear hunters was contacted after the 2007 hunting season to determine hunter participation, hunting methods, bear harvest, and hunter satisfaction. In 2007, an estimated 8,900 hunters spent nearly 64,000 days afield and harvested about 2,181 bears; a decrease of nearly 17% from 2006. Statewide, 25% of hunters harvested a bear. Baiting was the most common hunting method used to harvest bears, although hunters using dogs had greater hunting success than hunters using bait only. Statewide, about 50% of hunters rated their hunting experience as very good or good. Most hunters (68%) approved of the preference-point system for the distribution of hunting licenses.