2011 Bear Season Harvest
From Andrew Timmins, N.H. Fish and Game Bear Project Leader
New Hampshire bear hunters took a total of 418 bears (246 males, 172 females) in 2011. These numbers are still preliminary, as of December 2011. Bait hunters harvested 193 bears, still hunters/stalkers took 155 bears and hound hunters registered 70 bears. The overall harvest sex ratio was 1.4 males per female.
Click to skip to N.H. bear harvest total, compared to previous years.
2011 N.H. Black Bear Harvest by Region (preliminary figures)
| North Region | WMUs |
A, B, C2, D1 |
Total Harvest |
64 bears (25 females, 39 males) |
|
| White Mountains
Region |
WMUs |
C1, D2, E, F |
Total Harvest |
128 bears (39 females, 89 males) |
|
Central Region |
WMUs |
G, I1, J1, J2 |
Total Harvest |
147 bears (76 females, 71 males) |
|
Southwest-1 Region |
WMUs |
H1, I2 |
Total Harvest |
46 bears (20 females, 26 males) |
|
Southwest-2 Region |
WMUs |
H2, K |
Total Harvest |
30 bears (11 females, 19 males) |
|
Southeast Region |
WMUs |
L, M |
Total Harvest |
2 bears (1 female, 1 male) |
2011 Bear Harvest Tally Compared to Recent Years(*Note - 2011 figure is preliminary)
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011* |
679 |
434 |
352 |
615 |
440 |
758 |
707 |
418 |
For additional harvest information, consult the N.H. Wildlife Harvest Summary -- click here and on publication cover at right. It is published annually in March.
