As another measure of the interest in Wisconsin bear hunting, in 2024 it took 10 preference points to draw a tag in Zone A (an increase of one from 2023), 11 points in Zone B (no change), 3 points ...

The 2024 bear kill exceeded the target in all four of the primary management zones. Hunters registered: 1,237 bears in Zone A (north-central Wisconsin), 115% of quota; 898 in B (northeast), 106% ...

Zones C, E and F: Where dogs are not permitted Sept. 6 to Oct. 10 – With aid of bait and all other legal methods not using dogs. Wisconsin is home to a thriving and expanding bear population ...

the impact on bear hunting is unmistakable." The Department of Natural Resources manages black bears in six zones across Wisconsin. The number of bears registered in each zone were: 1,028 bears in ...

The fall bear hunting season in Wisconsin was a success with most management zones meeting or exceeding harvest expectations. On Tuesday, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR ...

The Wisconsin 2024 bear hunting season opens ... we encourage the public to review management zone boundaries.” The bear season will be open until October 8. The following zone-base ...

The research team will take den reports statewide but is looking for more dens to survey in bear management zones C, D and E, which cover central and western Wisconsin. “It is important for the ...

“Interest in bear hunting continues to grow in Wisconsin and across the nation,” said Johnson. “We encourage hunters to review management zone boundaries, season frameworks, and license wait ...

Eventually researchers hope to have 100 female bears collared, 20 in each of the five management zones, and then follow them and their cubs for several years. Wisconsin bear biologist Jennifer ...

A map shows Wisconsin black bear management zones. The number of licenses to be made available to achieve the desired quotas is determined with average hunter success rates in each zone.

“The research team will take den reports statewide but is looking for more dens to survey in bear management zones C, D and E, which cover central and western Wisconsin.” In June ...

Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources is asking the public to report black bear den locations. The DNR is particularly interested in identifying bear dens in central and western ...