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A Comprehensive Black Bear Management Plan was approved this week by the Fish and Game Council, which could make way for a bear hunt in 2023.
In the case of the American black bear, hunting is encouraged by some authorities to ameliorate past management issues. Historically protected, by 2016 and 2023, higher-than-projected reproduction rates have resulted in over-population and public safety concerns in some areas. Certain populations of black bear remain at risk of extirpation. [1] [2]
The hunting methods and seasons vary greatly according to state, with some bear hunting seasons including fall only, spring and fall, or year-round. New Jersey, in November 2010, approved a six-day bear-hunting season in early December 2010 to slow the growth of the population.
The Department of Natural Resources will issue 11,500 black bear hunting licenses in 2024, a 10% drop from last year. ... The changes come on the heels of a 2023 bear hunting season that saw 3,005 ...
North American hunting pre-dates the United States by thousands of years and was an important part of many pre-Columbian Native American cultures. Native Americans retain some hunting rights and are exempt from some laws as part of Indian treaties and otherwise under federal law [1] —examples include eagle feather laws and exemptions in the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
The bear season coincides with the traditional six-day shotgun buck season but, unlike the deer season, the bear season could be extended for up to four days - Dec. 13 to 16 - if the "harvest goal ...
Nov. 1—Hunters achieved a 66% success rate during the nine-day 2023 moose hunting season in the Granite State, putting this year "on par with previous years," according to officials with New ...
Bear Brook State Park is a 10,000-acre (4,000 ha) preserve in Allenstown, New Hampshire, and neighboring towns. It is one of New Hampshire's largest state parks . [ 4 ]