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2006 Bear Season Harvest
From Andrew Timmins, N.H. Fish and Game Bear Project Leader

The official harvest tally for New Hampshire's 2006 bear season was 351 bears. This represents a 19% decline from the 2005 harvest and a 37% decline from the preceding 5-year average of 556 bears.  The harvest consisted of 213 males and 138 females, yielding a harvest ratio of 1.5 males per female. (During a typical year, the harvest sex ratio is 60% males to 40% females.) Click to skip to N.H. bear harvest total, compared to previous five years.

[Note: For additional harvest information, consult the most recent N.H. Wildlife Harvest Summary -- click here and on the publication cover at right.]

2006 N.H. Black Bear Harvest, by Region and Method


North Region

WMUs

A, B, C2, D1

 

Total Harvest

64 bears (25 females, 39 males)

 

Harvest by method (# bears)

Bait (46), Hound (1), Still (17)

 

5-year average harvest (2001-2005)

147 bears

White Mountains Region

WMUs

C1, D2, E, F

 

Total Harvest

108 bears (27 females, 81 males)

 

Harvest by method (# bears)

Bait (58), Hound (15), Still (35)

 

5-year average harvest (2001-2005)

183 bears

Central Region

WMUs

G, I1, J1, J2

 

Total Harvest

99 bears (52 females, 47 males)

 

Harvest by method (# bears)

Bait (32), Hound (26), Still (41)

 

5-year average harvest (2001-2005)

161 bears

Southwest-1 Region

WMUs

H1, I2

 

Total Harvest

49 bears (21 females, 28 males)

 

Harvest by method (# bears)

Bait (6), Hound (8), Still (35)

 

5-year average harvest (2001-2005)

50 bears

Southwest-2 Region

WMUs

H2, K

 

Total Harvest

23 bears (8 female,15 males)

 

Harvest by method (# bears)

Bait (10), Still (13)

 

5-year average harvest (2001-2005)

18 bears

Southeast Region

WMUs

L, M

 

Total Harvest

8 bears (5 female, 3 males)

 

Harvest by method (# bears)

Bait (0), Hound (0), Still (8)

 

5-year average harvest (2001-2005)

2 bears


2006 N.H. Bear Harvest Tally, Compared to Previous 5 Years

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

527

338

803

679

434

351

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