STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE FISH AND GAME DEPARTMENT WILDLIFE DIVISION
DATE: 16 November 2015
RE: Bear Season Final Update
The 2015 New Hampshire bear season concluded at 749 bears which was 14% above the preceding 5-year average (659 bears) and generally consistent (- 5%) with the 2014 tally (786 bears). The harvest consisted of 436 males and 313 females resulting in an overall harvest sex ratio of 1.4 males per female. Method-specific harvest sex ratios included 1.8 m:f for bait hunters, 1.2 m:f for still hunters and 0.8 m:f for hound hunters.
A breakdown by region and method follows.
North Region |
WMUs |
A, B, C2, D1 |
Total Harvest |
151 bears (58 females, 93 males) |
|
Harvest by method (# bears) |
Bait (99), Hound (29), Still (23) |
|
5-year average annual harvest (2010-2014) |
140 bears |
|
White MountainsRegion |
WMUs |
C1, D2, E, F |
Total Harvest |
211 bears (72 females, 139 males) |
|
Harvest by method (# bears) |
Bait (123), Hound (23), Still (65) |
|
5-year average annual harvest (2010-2014) |
198 bears |
|
Central Region |
WMUs |
G, I1, J1, J2 |
Total Harvest |
254 bears (123 females, 131 males) |
|
Harvest by method (# bears) |
Bait (112), Hound (38), Still (104) |
|
5-year average annual harvest (2010-2014) |
218 bears |
|
Southwest-1 Region |
WMUs |
H1, I2 |
Total Harvest |
92 bears (39 females, 53 males) |
|
Harvest by method (# bears) |
Bait (22), Hound (18), Still (52) |
|
5-year average annual harvest (2010-2014) |
61 bears |
|
Southwest-2 Region |
WMUs |
H2, K |
Total Harvest |
38 bears (20 females, 18 males) |
|
Harvest by method (# bears) |
Bait (22), Still (16) |
|
5-year average annual harvest (2010-2014) |
38 bears |
|
Southeast Region |
WMUs |
L, M |
Total Harvest |
3 bears (1 female, 2 males) |
|
Harvest by method (# bears) |
Bait (1), Still (2) |
|
5-year average annual harvest (2010-2014) |
3 bears |
Interpretation of harvest data and ages of harvested bears will be complete and available by mid-winter.
2015 Bear Harvest Tally Compared to Previous 5 Years |
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| 2010 SUM |
2011 SUM |
2012 SUM |
2013 SUM |
2014 SUM |
2015 SUM |
|
| 708 | 418 | 812 | 570 | 786 | 749 | |
