STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE FISH AND GAME DEPARTMENT WILDLIFE DIVISION
18 December 2012
Bear Season Update #7
The 2012 New Hampshire bear season concluded at 806 bears which represents a new state record bear harvest exceeding the previous record of 803 bears (2003). The 2012 harvest was nearly double the 2011 level (418 bears) and 37% above the preceding 5-year average (588 bears). The harvest consisted of 433 males and 373 females resulting in a harvest sex ratio of 1.2 males per female. Method-specific harvest sex ratios included 1.4 m:f for bait hunters, 0.7 m:f for hound hunters and 1.0 m:f for still hunters. A breakdown by area and method follows.
North Region |
WMUs |
A, B, C2, D1 |
Total Harvest |
180 bears (93 females, 87 males) |
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Harvest by method (# bears) |
Bait (120), Hound (25), Still (35) |
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5-year average annual harvest (2007-2011) |
145 bears |
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White MountainsRegion |
WMUs |
C1, D2, E, F |
Total Harvest |
229 bears (96 females, 133 males) |
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Harvest by method (# bears) |
Bait (152), Hound (14), Still (63) |
|
5-year average annual harvest (2007-2011) |
189 bears |
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Central Region |
WMUs |
G, I1, J1, J2 |
Total Harvest |
263 bears (128 females, 135 males) |
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Harvest by method (# bears) |
Bait (109), Hound (50), Still (104) |
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5-year average annual harvest (2007-2011) |
184 bears |
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Southwest-1 Region |
WMUs |
H1, I2 |
Total Harvest |
76 bears (29 females, 47 males) |
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Harvest by method (# bears) |
Bait (16), Hound (9), Still (51) |
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5-year average annual harvest (2007-2011) |
46 bears |
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Southwest-2 Region |
WMUs |
H2, K |
Total Harvest |
57 bears (27 females, 30 males) |
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Harvest by method (# bears) |
Bait (29), Still (28) |
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5-year average annual harvest (2007-2011) |
22 bears |
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Southeast Region |
WMUs |
L, M |
Total Harvest |
1 bear (1 male) |
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Harvest by method (# bears) |
Still (1) |
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5-year average annual harvest (2007-2011) |
2 bears |
Interpretation of harvest data and ages of harvested bears will be finished and available by mid-winter.
2012 IN-SEASON BEAR HARVEST TALLY COMPARED TO PREVIOUS 5 YEARS |
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2007 SUM |
2008 SUM |
2009 SUM |
2010 SUM |
2011 SUM |
2012 SUM |
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615 | 440 | 758 | 707 | 418 | 806 |