STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE FISH AND GAME DEPARTMENT WILDLIFE DIVISION
The 2019 statewide bear hunter harvest represented the third highest harvest in New Hampshire history. This year’s harvest was similar (-9%) to the preceding 5-year average (816 bears) and only 16% below last year’s record harvest (1053 bears). The harvest consisted of 476 males and 409 females resulting in an overall harvest sex ratio of 1.2 males per female. Method-specific harvest sex ratios included 1.5 m:f for bait, 0.9 m:f for hound and 0.9 m:f for still hunters. A breakdown by region and method follows.
| North Region | WMUs | A, B, C2, D1 |
| Total Harvest | 143 bears (61 females, 82 males) | |
| Harvest by method (# bears) | Bait (95), Hound (19), Still (29) | |
| 5-year average annual harvest (2014-2018) | 154 bears | |
| White Mountains | WMUs | C1, D2, E, F |
| Region | Total Harvest | 266 bears (115 females, 151 males) |
| Harvest by method (# bears) | Bait (152), Hound (52), Still (62) | |
| 5-year average annual harvest (2014-2018) | 240 bears | |
| Central Region | WMUs | G, I1, J1, J2 |
| Total Harvest | 297 bears (154 females, 143 males) | |
| Harvest by method (# bears) | Bait (136), Hound (52), Still (109) | |
| 5-year average annual harvest (2014-2018) | 270 bears | |
| Southwest-1 Region | WMUs | H1, I2 |
| Total Harvest | 98 bears (40 females, 58 males) | |
| Harvest by method (# bears) | Bait (45), Hound (21), Still (32) | |
| 5-year average annual harvest (2014-2018) | 83 bears | |
| Southwest-2 Region | WMUs | H2, K |
| Total Harvest | 74 bears (35 females, 39 males) | |
| Harvest by method (# bears) | Bait (43), Still (31) | |
| 5-year average annual harvest (2014-2018) | 64 bears | |
| Southeast Region | WMUs | L, M |
| Total Harvest | 7 bears (4 females, 3 males) | |
| Harvest by method (# bears) | Bait (1), Still (6) | |
| 5-year average annual harvest (2014-2018) | 4 bears | |
