BLACK BEAR HARVEST

SUMMARY
2014

Results reported in this document were funded by the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act.
Grant WE-173-G

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NEWYORKSTATE
DEPARTMENTOFENVIRONMENTALCONSERVATION

2014BearHarvestSummary

NorthernZone
Early
Bow
Muzzleloader
Regular
%Female:%Male

SouthernZone
Early
Bow
Muzzleloader
Regular
%Female:%Male

NewYorkState
Early
Bow
Muzzleloader
Regular
%Female:%Male
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0

5YearAverage HistoricalAverage
(20092013)
(19912000)

2014

2013

518

380

519

515

291
26
42
159
37%63%

84
15
35
246
41%59%

244
27
58
189
41%59%

172
15
25
303
43%57%

1,110

978

782

207

337
305
16
452
41%59%

317
6
655
42%58%

297
11
474
40%60%

54
1
153
37%63%

1,628

1,358

1,301

722

628
331
58
611
40%60%

84
332
41
901
42%58%

244
324
69
663
40%60%

172
69
26
455
41%59%

BearTakebyImplement
NorthernZone

SouthernZone

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Black Bear Harvest Density

2014

5A

6A

5C

6F
6C
5F

6H

Northern Zone

6G
6J
5G
6N
5H
7A

8A

9A

8C
9A

8F

8G

9F

8H

5J

6P

7F

9C

5T

6K

6S

7J

8J

5S

6R
5R

4C

4A
9H

8N

8M

9G

8R

9N
9M
9K
9J

9W
9R

8P

9Y
9X

7R

8X

4F

4K

7P
4P

4Y
8Y

4U

4T

4S

4R
4O

Southern Zone

4B

4H

4G

8W

4L

4J

7M

8S

9P
8T

9T
9S

7H

7S

3A

4Z

4W

Allegany State Park

prohibits bear hunting

3C
3H

3F

3J

3G

Bears per 100 Square Miles

3K

0.1 - 1.0

3M

3N
3P

1.1 - 2.5

WMUs

2.6 - 5.0

No Bear Hunting

3R

3S

5.1 - 10.0
10.1 - 15.0

1C
2A

1A

15.1 - 33.0
NYSDEC Bureau of Wildlife, March 2015
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Department of Environmental Conservation

2014 NEW YORK STATE BLACK BEAR TAKE BY WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT UNIT
Season Key: E = Early, B = Bowhunting, M = Muzzleloader, R = Regular, T = Total
3K

70 13 0 39 122

8P

12

T
11

3M

34 34 2 25 95

8R

3N

8T

2 20 29

NORTHERN
WMU
5A

E
6

B
0

M
0

R
5

5C

22 1

0 10 33

3P

14

8W

5F

11

3R

8X

0 16 2 24 42

5G

2 15 28

4A

8Y

0 10 2 14 26

85 8 19 50 162

4B

9G

5J

1 10 21

4C

9H

6A

4F

9J

1 17 27

6C

54 5

4 21 84

4G

0 11 14

9K

6F

25 0

6 16 47

4H

9M

9N

5H

6G

4K

6H

15 2

18

4L

12

9P

0 10 0 14 24

6J

66 1

2 12 81

4O

0 12 0 15 27

9R

14

6K

4P

23 8

0 15 46

9T

6N

4R

37 7

0 14 58

9W

4S

9X

1 10 18

4U

9Y

4W

0 23 0 29 52

4Z

5S

0 11 11

6R

6S

7M

M R T
0 34 103

7P

7R

3C

54 29 0 19 102

7S

0 17 21

3G

15

8G

3H

42 9

59

8M

3J

12 13 0

32

8N

518
291
26
42
159

NORTHERN ZONE
Early
Bowhunting
Muzzleloader
Regular

SOUTHERN
WMU
3A

E B
62 7

11

NEW YORK STATE BEAR

TAKE BY SEX*
NZ

Male
Female
SZ

Male
Female

197 16 25 90 328
92 10 17 69 189
E

190 190 7 259 646

145 113 9 185 453

*Sex was not reported for all bears.

12

SOUTHERN ZONE
Early
Bowhunting
Muzzleloader
Regular

1,110
337
305
16
452

STATE TOTAL

1,628

* Only Wildlife Management Units (WMUs) with reported bear harvests are included here.
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Black Bear Harvest

by Town
2014

5A

6A

5C

6F
6C

Northern Zone

5F

6H
6G
6J

5G
6N
5H
7A

8A

9A

8C
9A

8F

8G

9F

8H

5J

6P

7F

9C

5T

6K

6S

7J

8J

5S

6R
5R

4C

4A
9H

8N

8M

9G

8R

9N
9M
9K
9J

9W
9R
9S

8P

9Y
9X

8X

4F

4K

7P

8W

4B

4H

4G
7R

4L

4J

7M

8S

9P
8T

9T

7H

4O

4P
4Y

8Y

4U

4T

4S

4R

Southern Zone

7S

3A

4Z

4W

Allegany State Park

prohibits bear hunting

3C
3H

# Bears

3F

3J

3G

3K
3M

1-5

3N
3P

6 - 10
11 - 15

No Bear Hunting

16 - 25

WMUs

26 - 35

Towns

3R

3S

1C
2A

1A

NYSDEC Bureau of Wildlife, March 2015

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2014 NEW YORK STATE BEAR TAKE BY TOWN AND COUNTY*

Key: E = Early, B = Bowhunting, M = Muzzleloader, R = Regular, T = Total
ALBANY
Berne
Coeymans
Guilderland
Rensselaerville
TOTAL

E
0
0
0
1
1

B
0
0
0
0
0

M
0
0
0
0
0

R
2
2
1
2
7

T
2
2
1
3
8

ALLEGANY
Alma
Almond
Andover
Angelica
Belfast
Birdsall
Bolivar
Burns
Caneadea
Centerville
Clarksville
Friendship
Genesee
Granger
Hume
Independence
New Hudson
Scio
Ward
Wellsville
West Almond
Willing
Wirt
TOTAL

E
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

B
1
2
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
0
3
0
0
2
0
2
0
3
1
23

M
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1

R T
2 3
0 2
3 3
1 1
0 1
1 1
6 9
0 1
1 1
1 1
2 3
0 2
0 2
1 1
1 4
4 4
1 1
4 6
1 1
1 3
2 2
2 5
0 1
34 58

BROOME
Colesville
Kirkwood
Nanticoke
Sanford
Vestal
Windsor
TOTAL

E
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

B
2
1
0
2
0
3
8

M
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

R T
0 2
2 3
2 2
7 9
3 3
7 10
21 29

CATTARAUGUS
Allegany
Ashford
Carrollton
Cold Spring
Farmersville
Ischua
Lyndon
Machias
Mansfield
Olean
Perrysburg
Portville
Randolph

E
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

B
0
0
2
2
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
1
1

M
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

R
1
1
2
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2

T
1
1
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3

South Valley
TOTAL

0
0

3
15

0
1

4 7
16 32

CHAUTAUQUA
Arkwright
Busti
Carrollton
Chautauqua
Clymer
Hanover
Harmony
Kiantone
Mina
North Harmony
Ripley
Sherman
Westfield
TOTAL

E
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

B
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
3
0
1
9

M
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1

R T
1 1
0 1
1 1
1 1
6 6
1 1
2 5
1 1
2 3
1 2
0 3
3 3
1 2
20 30

CHEMUNG
Ashland
Big Flats
Chemung
Southport
Van Etten
Veteran
TOTAL

E
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

B
2
0
0
1
0
0
3

M
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

R T
1 3
1 1
3 3
4 5
1 1
2 2
12 15

CHENANGO
Afton
Guilford
Pitcher
TOTAL

E
0
0
0
0

B
1
1
1
3

M
0
0
0
0

R
2
0
0
2

T
3
1
1
5

CLINTON
Altona
Black Brook
Champlain
Ellenburg
Peru
Plattsburgh
Saranac
TOTAL

E
1
5
1
4
4
0
6
21

B
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

M
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

R
0
0
0
1
3
1
4
9

T
1
5
1
5
7
1
10
30

COLUMBIA
Ancram
Austerlitz
Canaan
Copake
Hillsdale
Taghkanic
TOTAL

E
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

B
1
0
3
0
0
1
5

M
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

R
0
1
0
2
4
0
7

T
1
1
3
2
4
1
12

DELAWARE
Andes
Bovina
Colchester

E
10
1
0

B
2
1
6

M
0
0
0

R T
5 17
0 2
3 9

Davenport
Delhi
Deposit
Hamden
Hancock
Harpersfield
Kortright
Masonville
Middletown
Roxbury
Stamford
Tompkins
Walton
TOTAL

0 1
2 0
0 2
1 0
0 13
0 0
1 1
0 2
6 3
5 2
6 2
0 1
2 3
34 39

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
2
1
2
21
1
1
0
3
4
3
3
0
49

1
4
3
3
34
1
3
2
12
11
11
4
5
122

DUTCHESS
Amenia
Dover
East Fishkill
La Grange
Pawling
Pine Plains
Pleasant Valley
Union Vale
Washington
TOTAL

E
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

B
0
0
0
1
3
3
1
0
0
8

M
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1

R
3
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
8

T
3
1
2
1
4
3
1
1
1
17

ERIE
Concord
TOTAL

E
0
0

B
0
0

M
0
0

R
1
1

T
1
1

ESSEX
Chesterfield
Elizabethtown
Essex
Jay
Keene
Minerva
Moriah
Newcomb
Schroon
Ticonderoga
Westport
Willsboro
Wilmington
TOTAL

E
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
4
0
1
1
1
14

B
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
4

M
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3

R T
4 8
3 4
0 1
0 2
1 3
1 1
0 1
2 5
0 4
2 2
1 2
0 1
0 1
14 35

FRANKLIN
Bellmont
Dickinson
Franklin
Malone
Santa Clara
Tupper Lake
Waverly
TOTAL

E
0
3
4
5
2
2
4
20

B
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

M
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1

R T
6 6
0 3
0 4
0 5
2 4
0 3
2 6
10 31

* Only towns and counties with bear harvests are reported here.

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FULTON
Bleecker
Caroga
Ephratah
Ephratah
Johnstown
Johnstown
Mayfield
Northampton
Oppenheim
Stratford
TOTAL

E
4
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
1
0
10

B
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
3
0
0
4

M
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2

R T
3 7
2 2
2 2
0 1
1 1
1 4
1 6
0 3
0 1
1 1
10 26

GENESEE
Pembroke
TOTAL

E
0
0

B
0
0

M
0
0

R
1
1

T
1
1

GREENE
Ashland
Cairo
Catskill
Durham
Greenville
Halcott
Hunter
Jewett
Lexington
Prattsville
Windham
TOTAL

E B
1 0
6 2
6 1
3 2
0 1
2 0
10 1
9 2
5 1
9 0
2 0
53 10

M
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

R
1
4
0
0
1
1
6
2
7
2
6
30

T
2
12
7
5
2
3
17
13
13
11
8
93

HAMILTON
Arietta
Hope
Indian Lake
Inlet
Lake Pleasant
Long Lake
Morehouse
Wells
TOTAL

E
1
3
3
1
4
6
3
5
26

B
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1

M
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
2
6

R T
3 4
2 7
4 7
0 2
0 5
0 6
1 4
8 16
18 51

HERKIMER
Fairfield
Little Falls
Manheim
Norway
Ohio
Russia
Salisbury
Salisbury
Stark
Webb
TOTAL

E
3
0
0
10
5
5
9
0
0
4
36

B
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
4

M
0
0
0
1
1
0
4
0
0
1
7

R T
0 4
1 1
3 3
4 17
0 6
3 9
3 16
1 1
0 1
4 9
14 61

JEFFERSON
Antwerp
Champion
Theresa
Wilna
Worth

E
7
1
0
9
0

B
0
0
0
1
0

M
0
0
0
0
0

R
0
0
1
2
2

T
7
1
1
12
2

TOTAL

17

23

LEWIS
Croghan
Denmark
Diana
Greig
Harrisburg
Leyden
Lowville
Lyonsdale
Martinsburg
New Bremen
Turin
Watson
TOTAL

E
22
1
6
12
0
0
1
5
2
3
0
11
63

B
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
5

M
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3

R
2
0
3
1
0
1
0
3
1
0
0
3
14

T
24
1
9
15
2
1
1
9
4
3
1
15
85

LIVINGSTON
Ossian
Springwater
TOTAL

E
0
0
0

B
2
1
3

M
0
0
0

R
2
0
2

T
4
1
5

MADISON
Nelson
TOTAL

E
0
0

B
0
0

M
0
0

R
2
2

T
2
2

MONTGOMERY
Mohawk
TOTAL

E
0
0

B
2
2

M
0
0

R
0
0

T
2
2

ONEIDA
Boonville
Forestport
Remsen
Steuben
Western
TOTAL

E
2
16
4
0
0
22

B
0
0
2
0
0
2

M
0
0
1
0
3
4

R
0
1
0
1
3
5

T
2
17
7
1
6
33

ONTARIO
Naples
Richmond
South Bristol
TOTAL

E
0
0
0
0

B
0
0
0
0

M
0
0
0
0

R
3
1
1
5

T
3
1
1
5

ORANGE
Blooming Grove
Chester
Crawford
Deerpark
Goshen
Greenville
Hamptonburgh
Highlands
Middletown
Minisink
Monroe
Mount Hope
New Windsor
Newburgh
Tuxedo
Wallkill
Warwick

E
1
3
0
13
1
6
0
1
1
0
1
2
0
2
2
1
6

B
1
2
0
2
5
1
0
2
0
3
1
2
2
2
1
2
9

M
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2

R T
2 4
0 5
2 2
5 20
0 6
0 7
1 1
0 3
0 1
1 4
0 2
3 7
0 2
1 5
2 6
2 6
12 29

Wawayanda
Woodbury
TOTAL

1 0
0 0
41 35

0
0
4

2 3
1 1
34 114

ORLEANS
Barre
TOTAL

E
0
0

B
1
1

M
0
0

R
0
0

T
1
1

OTSEGO
Decatur
Maryland
Roseboom
Springfield
Unadilla
TOTAL

E
0
0
0
0
0
0

B
0
1
0
0
2
3

M
0
0
0
0
0
0

R
1
2
2
1
0
6

T
1
3
2
1
2
9

RENSSELAER
Berlin
Brunswick
Grafton
Hoosick
Nassau
Petersburg
Pittstown
Sand Lake
Schodack
Stephentown
TOTAL

E
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

B
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
9

M
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1

R T
3 3
0 1
0 2
1 1
1 1
5 6
0 1
0 2
0 1
4 6
14 24

ROCKLAND
Ramapo
Stony Point
TOTAL

E
1
0
1

B
2
3
5

M
0
0
0

R
1
0
1

T
4
3
7

SARATOGA
Day
Edinburg
Greenfield
Hadley
TOTAL

E
1
1
0
0
2

B
0
0
0
0
0

M
0
3
0
0
3

R
2
3
1
2
8

T
3
7
1
2
13

SCHENECTADY E
Rotterdam
0
TOTAL
0

B
1
1

M
0
0

R
0
0

T
1
1

SCHOHARIE
Blenheim
Broome
Conesville
Fulton
Gilboa
Middleburg
TOTAL

E
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

B
0
0
0
1
2
1
4

M
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

R T
1 1
3 3
1 1
5 6
1 3
0 1
11 15

SCHUYLER
Cayuta
Montour
Orange
TOTAL

E
0
0
0
0

B
0
0
1
1

M
0
0
0
0

R
1
1
1
3

T
1
1
2
4

ST LAWRENCE
Brasher
Canton

E
0
0

B
0
1

M
0
0

R
2
0

T
2
1

* Only towns and counties with bear harvests are reported here.

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Clare
Clifton
Colton
Dekalb
Edwards
Fine
Fowler
Gouverneur
Hermon
Hopkinton
Louisville
Macomb
Morristown
Parishville
Piercefield
Pierrepont
Pitcairn
Potsdam
Rossie
Russell
TOTAL

3
5
2
0
4
3
3
2
5
5
0
0
0
7
1
2
6
1
0
2
51

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
4

0
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
4
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9

7
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
4
0
1
1
0
4
0
2
3
0
1
1
35

10
7
4
2
5
6
4
4
10
9
1
1
1
11
1
4
11
1
1
3
99

STEUBEN
Bath
Cameron
Campbell
Canisteo
Caton
Cohocton
Corning
Dansville
Erwin
Fremont
Greenwood
Hartsville
Hornellsville
Howard
Jasper
Lindley
Rathbone
Thurston
Troupsburg
Tuscarora
Wayland
West Union
Wheeler
Woodhull
TOTAL

E
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

B
0
1
1
8
1
2
2
1
3
3
1
0
2
1
0
4
0
0
2
1
0
0
2
3
38

M
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
7

R T
4 4
3 5
1 2
3 11
2 3
0 2
0 2
0 1
1 6
1 4
7 9
1 1
0 2
5 6
4 4
3 7
2 3
2 2
3 5
3 5
1 1
2 2
1 4
2 5
51 96

SULLIVAN
Bethel
Callicoon
Cochecton
Delaware
Fallsburgh
Forestburg
Fremont
Highland
Liberty
Lumberland

E
2
5
8
1
5
14
1
5
6
5

B
0
0
1
1
0
5
0
2
0
1

M
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

R T
3 5
1 6
3 12
0 2
0 5
1 20
3 4
12 19
0 6
2 8

Mamakating
Neversink
Rockland
Thompson
Tusten
TOTAL

15
2
11
11
16
107

4
2
2
2
2
22

0
0
0
0
0
0

5
2
1
2
13
48

24
6
14
15
31
177

TIOGA
Barton
Nichols
Owego
Spencer
Tioga
TOTAL

E
0
0
0
0
0
0

B
0
0
2
0
0
2

M
0
0
0
0
0
0

R
2
1
0
1
2
6

T
2
1
2
1
2
8

TOMPKINS
Newfield
TOTAL

E
0
0

B
1
1

M
0
0

R
2
2

T
3
3

ULSTER
Denning
Gardiner
Hardenburgh
Hurley
Kingston
Marbletown
New Paltz
Olive
Plattekill
Rochester
Rosendale
Saugerties
Shandaken
Shawangunk
Ulster
Wawarsing
Woodstock
TOTAL

E
10
0
5
5
2
5
0
9
1
16
0
13
10
1
2
14
7
100

B
0
0
2
4
1
6
2
6
0
6
3
3
2
1
2
11
2
51

M
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

R
2
1
2
2
0
0
1
8
0
5
0
4
5
0
0
7
4
41

T
12
1
9
11
3
11
3
23
1
27
3
20
17
2
4
32
13
192

WARREN
Chester
Horicon
Johnsburg
Lake George
Lake Luzerne
Stony Creek
Thurman
Warrensburg
TOTAL

E
0
1
3
0
0
1
2
3
10

B
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

M
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
4

R T
0 1
1 2
1 4
2 2
4 6
3 5
2 4
2 5
15 29

WASHINGTON
Cambridge
Easton
Granville
Putnam
Salem
White Creek
TOTAL

E
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

B
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

M
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

R T
5 5
1 1
1 1
2 2
1 1
3 3
11 11

WYOMING
Eagle
TOTAL

E
0
0

B
1
1

M
0
0

R
0
0

YATES
Italy
Jerusalem
TOTAL

E
0
0
0

STATE TOTAL

B
0
1
1

M
0
0
0

R
1
0
1

T
1
1
2

1,628

EARLY

628

BOWHUNTING

331

MUZZLELOADER
REGULAR

58
611

T
1
1

* Only towns and counties with bear harvests are reported here.

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DEPARTMENTOFENVIRONMENTALCONSERVATION

AgeDistributionofBearHarvest:2013
NorthernZone

35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%

SouthernZone

60%
Female
Male

Female
Male

50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%

BearAge(years)

10

BearAge(years)

n =166

10
n =605

AverageAgeofHarvestedBears

years

years

NorthernZone
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0

Female
Male

7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0

SouthernZone

Female
Male

Note:Bearagesaredeterminedbyexaminingcrosssectionsofa
premolartooth(seewww.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/45598.html).Bear
agesfromthe2014seasonshavenotyetbeendeterminedandwill
beincludedinthe2015report.Juvenilebears(<1year)maybe
legallytakenintheAdirondacksandtypicallyrepresentabout2%
ofthetotalharvest.

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DEPARTMENTOFENVIRONMENTALCONSERVATION

HeaviestReportedBears2014
Dressed
Weight
(pounds)
646
613
550
510
500
470
460
451
445
440

Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Sex

Season

County

Town

WMU

Regular
Hamilton
Wells
5H
Male
Early
Greene
Jewett
4R
Male
Bowhunting
Ulster
Wawarsing
3J
Male
Bowhunting
Ulster
Shandaken
3A
Male
Early
Ulster
Rochester
3C
Male
Muzzleloading
Steuben
Tuscarora
8X
Male
Bowhunting
Ulster
Rochester
3C
Male
Early
Franklin
Malone
5C
Male
Regular
Allegany
Bolivar
9X
Male
Regular
Sullivan
Forestburg
3K
Male
Scaledweightsofdressedbearsweresubmittedfor30%ofthebearstakenin2014.

AverageWeightbyAgeandSexofHarvestedBlackBears
20112013

300

DressedWeight(pounds)

DressedWeight(pounds)

NorthernZone
400

Female
Male

200
100
0
1

2
3
4
BearAge(years)

6+
n=234

SouthernZone
400
300

Female
Male

200
100
0
1

3
4
BearAge(years)

6+
n=849

Note:Bearagesaredeterminedbyexaminingcrosssectionsofa
premolartooth(seewww.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/45598.html).Bear
teethfromthe2014seasonshavenotyetbeenanalyzed.

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DEPARTMENTOFENVIRONMENTALCONSERVATION

2014ReportedBearTakebyDay
NorthernZone
25

Female

#Bears

20

Male

15
10
5
0
9/13

9/20

9/27

10/4

10/11

10/18

10/25

11/1

11/8

11/15

11/22

11/29

12/6

#Bears

SouthernZone
75
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0

Female
Male

9/6

9/13

9/20

9/27

10/4 10/11 10/18 10/25 11/1

11/8 11/15 11/22 11/29 12/6 12/13

2014DistributionofBlackBearHarvestbySex
40%
Female

30%

Male

20%
10%
0%

Early

Bow

Muzzle
NorthernZone

Regular

Early

Bow

Muzzle

Regular

SouthernZone

Notes: Sumofmaleandfemaleproporationsacrossseasonswithineachzoneequals100%.
MaleandfemalebeartakeduringtheSouthernZonemuzzleloaderseasonswere<1%ifthetotalharvest.

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NEW YORK STATE BLACK BEAR HARVEST HISTORY

NORTHERN ZONE

SOUTHERN ZONE

Year

TOTAL

2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995

291
84
386
70
255
426
85
306
74
184
425
730
182
240
180
270
32
133
79
379

26
15
39
3
35
44
13
28
9
19
49
35
16
18
12
37
13
1
0
33

42
35
49
9
71
128
99
61
16
45
54
112
30
52
37
34
11
37
17
21

159
246
132
193
160
216
385
149
219
205
146
493
322
213
499
182
221
175
273
149

518
380
606
275
521
814
582
544
318
453
674
1,370
550
523
728
523
277
346
369
582

SEASON KEY: E=Early

337 305
317
332
290
280
266
219
219
228
208
178
221
111
127
95
89
63
72
38
60

STATE TOTALS

TOTAL

TOTAL

16
6
6
21
10
10
18
9
9
11
4
10
4
2
2
1
2
1
2
0

451
655
393
672
253
397
476
345
241
394
158
262
247
148
245
72
255
106
233
51

1,110
978
731
983
543
673
713
573
478
613
340
493
362
277
342
162
320
179
273
111

629
84
386
70
255
426
85
306
74
184
425
730
182
240
180
270
32
133
79
379

330
332
371
293
315
310
232
247
237
227
227
256
127
145
107
126
76
73
38
93

58
41
55
30
81
138
117
70
25
56
58
122
34
54
39
35
13
38
19
21

611
901
525
865
413
613
861
494
460
599
304
755
569
361
744
254
476
281
506
200

1,628
1,358
1,337
1,258
1,064
1,487
1,295
1,117
796
1,066
1,014
1,863
912
800
1,070
685
597
525
642
693

B=Bowhunting M=Muzzleloading R=Regular

1750

Northern

1500

Southern

1250

NYS

1000
750
500
250

20
14

20
12

20
10

20
08

20
06

20
04

20
02

20
00

19
98

19
96

19
94

19
92

0
19
90

# Bears

2000

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DEPARTMENTOFENVIRONMENTALCONSERVATION

2014BearHuntingSeasons

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NEWYORKSTATE
DEPARTMENTOFENVIRONMENTALCONSERVATION

BlackBearManagementCooperatorProgram

DECreliesuponhunterparticipationtocollectcriticaldataforblackbearmanagement.Successfulhuntersare
requiredbylawtoreporttheirharvest,butmanyhuntersalsovoluntarilysubmitpremolarteethfromthebears
(Figure1),whicharethenusedtodeterminethebearsage.DECuses
thisinformationtoassesstheimpactofharvestonthebear
populationbydeterminationoftheaverageageofharvestedmale
andfemalebearsinthevariousbearhuntingareas.Additionally,by
recordingageandsexofharvestedbearsoveraperiodofyears,
biologistscanmoreaccuratelymodelbearpopulations.

HunterswhoReporttheirBearandSubmitaToothbecomeNYSBlack
BearManagementCooperatorsandreceiveacommemorativepatch.

BlackBearCooperatorPatches20062014

Figure1.Portionofbearskullshowing
upperandlowerpremolarteeth,
immediatelybehindthelargecanines.

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DEPARTMENTOFENVIRONMENTALCONSERVATION

LearnMoreaboutBlackBears

DEChasseveralgreatresourcesavailableforthoseinterestedinlearningmoreaboutblackbears,bear
management,andbearhunting.

DEChaspartneredwithUntamedSciencetoprovide
freecurriculumandmultimediaresourcesavailableto
allNewYorkEducators;loadsofinteractivelearning
appropriateforstudentsinkindergartento8thgrade.

Seewww.dec.ny.gov/animals/7215.html
forNewYorksBlackBearprogram.

LivingwithNewYorkBlackBearsis
availableatschoolandpublic
librariesthroughoutNewYork.

Thisshortbookletisfulloftipsfor
bearhunters,beforeandafterthe
harvest.
www.dec.ny.gov/docs/wildlife_pdf/bb
hunting10.pdf

Thisbooklet,fromtheNortheastBlack
BearTechnicalCommittee,describes
variousoptionsforbearmanagement.
www.dec.ny.gov/docs/wildlife_pdf/bear
mgmtopt.pdf

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