MINNESOTA BLACK BEAR HARVEST

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1 MINNESOTA BLACK BEAR HARVEST 1986 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SECTION OF WILDLIFE

2 Table of Contents Table 1. Dear permit application error sumrnary, 1986 J. 3 r1 1 able 2. Bear permit distribution anc} drawing statistics, T~,_ble 3. Bear license sales, rj':&ble 4. Registered bear barvest by COW1ty, rrable 5. Heg isterecl bear bcirvest by county, Table 6. Hegistered bear harvest and success by near Permit Area, 1~~ Table 7. R~Jisteraj b~~.r hai;vest by Kili Blo~k and B~ar Permit Ar<;a, 19.$6-,. 1 'I.1able 8. Registered bear harvest by wea1-x>n, Table 9. Registered bear harvest by date, Table 1. Dear hunter harvest and success, Table 11. Date ancl location of bears reported taken by nuisance bear permits, Fi1ure 1. Dear Permit Areas and license information, Figure 2. Bear Hunt inforrnation Figure 3. :r:~ill Block Hap used for 1986 Bear Season

3 Table 1. Bear Permit l\r)plication Error Surju~ary, 1986 Total applications - 2, 694 Total applications in error - 1,17 (4.9%) TyJJe of error No. of errors DL# did not match name/dob 896 DL# not given 514 No signature on application 13 Invalid or missing date of birth {dob) 38 Invalid hunting area 26 Late postmark on application 21 Too many in party 12 Incomplete application 1 Applicant uncler mininmn aoe 1 Total number of errors in applications 1,611-3-

4 Table 2. Bear Permit Distribution and Drawing Statistics, 1986 Distribution of successful Permit No. of Total No. of applicants by preference level Nurrbers Area Permits Nurrber ~-Avail. 1 Nurrber Aoolic. Valid Aoolic Permit! 1ssued n.a. n.a n.a. n.a so n.a o- 21 ') 21 1,14 4,69 3,875 n.a ,41 "-' n.a. n.a ,972 1,877 n.a ) 77 4,989 4, ,29 7,743 7, , All areas 2,694 19, l,i~o 3, ,188 1 The nurrber of permits available is set higher than the qe.~ij:-~.,guota of perrn~:t:s based on experience that not all successful applicants actually purchase a bear licenpe~ 2 This is the level at which the nunt>er of applicants exceeded ~pe nunber of ~rmits rema.ining for the area and a drawing was necessary. -4-

5 Table 3. Bear license sales, Year Resident Non-resident Total , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,583 19HO 7, , ,284 1,145 11,429 19fl2 1, , , , ,41 1 3, , , , ,lBB -5-

6 r.l1clble 4. negistered bea.r harvest by county, 1986 ' ~ License ~jpe ,. TCYifil Hon residents Unknown Hesidents L1~1~--E~~l 1 t~! E~~~! U~!g E~!Ll@:!~---Q~~~2~~ County f~illec1 In Unknown 2 4 G Aitkin c Decker 3 3 Eeltrarni Carlton Cass Chisago 1 1 Clearwater Cook Crow \line; l ""1') Hubbard 1 4~ Isanti Itasca 3 1 1J_3 6: Kanabec o Kittson 2 2 Koochiching Lake Lake of the Hoods i>iahnornen Ilarshall 5 5 Ilille Lacs ijorrison Pennington 1 1 Pine noseau B St. Louis 'IO'I 1 l~l G-

7 Table 5. Registered bear harvest by county, County Aitkin Becker Beltrami Carlton Cass Chisago Clearwater Cook Crow Wing Hubbard Isanti Itasca Kanabec Kittson Koochiching Lake Lake of the Woods Malm omen Marshall Mille Lacs Morrison Noman 1 Pennington Pine

8 r_r.able 5. Continued County Polk 1 1 Red Lake 3 2 Roseau St. Louis :197 f \ladena 1 1 Hilk in b :o ll :o ~o Unknown TOTAL , ,247 1, , ,34 1,416-8-

9 Table G. Registered bear harvest ancl success (based on registered harvest and license sales) by Bear Permit Area, ) B5 Permits Permits Bear Permit Area issued Harvest Success issued Harvest Success Northwest (NW) % % Northcentral H X:) % 1, % Northeast (NE) % % Hestcentra.l n IC) % % Eastcentral (EC) % % Total 3, % 3,948 1, ~ 1 Tb.ere were 11 licenses that are not included here Permit Area Permits Old Ne\v Issued Harvest Success ' 23.2% Northwest i n % Northcentral Hl 38.1% i:art of % 1 Northeast B 41.5% Westcentral % Eastcentral 5 1, % Total 4,182 1, % -9-

10 Table 7. Registered bear harvest by Kill Block & Bear Permit Area {BPA) I Registered Harvest Kill Block Males Females Unknown Total Bear Permit Area BPA # l '2' : \ 'Q ;Q 1.43 il. lo l Total #11 19 ; 19 BPA # no ils4.l f if> 1 Total #12 44 ;2ll.. 65 BPA #13 1.TtJJ'flmwn a 1 2 HM in)5,9.. o 9 Hl l.(:) Total 4# BPA #21 Unknown f' '', l (Continued) -1-

11 Table 7. continued BPA 21 (continued) Total ~t BPA #22 ") Unknown 2 1~ Total # BPA #31 ~ Unknown 1 1 L (l B Total # BPA #4 Unknown ") ;J E; Total # , _) -11-

12 Table 7. continued BPA #5 Unknown o: O rfo: O~ 33 J~;. 18j 2 28 o Total # 'IDTAL

13 Table 8. Registered bear harvest by weapon, Count Count Percent WEAT:ON USED RIFLE B.7% SLUG % MUZZLELOADER % row+ ARRCX' % PISIDL 4.3% UNKNa m 9.6% 'IOTAL % -13-

14 Table 9. Hegistered bear barvest by date, Septenber rjale Fer;ia.le Unknown IDJ:'AL ~ G 6~f '5 Qi B (i r ll', " :!? Hf October ~ 5 ~' 1 6 G a l DrAL

15 Table 1. Bear huntej barvest and success (based on reqistered harvest nnd license sales), Resident Non-resident Total Year Harvest Success Harvest Success Unknovm Harvest Success % B B.6% % % % G% % , % % % % % % 39 1, % ,94 1.6% % 1, % % % % ")o..j e.e... o 52 5.% 1, % % % % , % % 1, ~s , % % 4 1, % Source: r!.innesota Black Bear Harvest Reports, Data by license bolder not available prior to

16 Table 11.. Date and loca.tion of bears reported taken by nuisance bear permits, 1986* Date Reg. Blo.ck Male Female Unknown Total l ,9 l o: 1 unknown unknown lofr 1 1 unknown. 1 (!)'' (); O: ()1, l unknown 1 1 'IDTALS * Bears not included in Table

17 Figure 3.. Kill Block Map used for 1986 Bear Season

18 1986 BEAR HUNT PERMIT AREAS SEASON DA TES - September 1 - October 12 Reservation ~.Boundaries Area 21 nor man ~, r---- ~ hubbard I cass - clay I I becker I I I Area 4 Baiting may not begin prior to August 15, wadena trc~verse otter tail grant sfevens swift I dougla<i I pope I kand~i meeker Area,:5 pine kanabec AREA NO. NO. PERMITS Total Permits Fioure l ~ 1986 Bear Hunt Permit Areas

19 Figure Bear Hunt Information STATE OF MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 1 General Only those persons selected by a computerized drawing will be eligible to purchase a Minnesota bear hunting license for Applications for the drawing will be accepted through May 15, A quota of applicants will be selected for each Bear Permit Area. The quota for each Permit Area is shown on the map inside this folder. Each applicant must apply for only one of the Bear Permit Areas. A total of 4, 73 applicants will be selected. An application form is provided on the last page of this folder. BEAR SEASON DATES All AREAS September 1 -October 12 LIMIT -One adult bear per licensed hunter. LICENSE FEE-$25.75 resident, $15.75 non-resident Price includes issuing fee. WEAPONS-Firearm or bow and arrow legal for big game. A hunter cannot have in possession in the field a firearm and a bow at the same time. Areas Open to Hunting Each hunter obtaining a license will be restricted to hunting in the Bear Permit Area for which his license is issued. A map of permit areas with the number of permits available is provided inside this folder. Who is t:ll~:3h>lle Anyone who is at least 12 years of age prior to August 16, 1986, and who has not had his big game hunting privileges suspended pursuant to M.S. Section Preference will be given to applicants who have previously applied but were not selected. The applicant's Driver's License number or Identification Card number* (issued in lieu of a Driver's License number by the Department of Public Safety) is necessary for computerized identification. One of these numbers must be supplied by the applicant. Information supplied on the application form will be matched against existing state records for validity and eligibility. Incomplete or otherwise invalid applications will be rejected. Preference svs1ta1m Permits are made available by a drawing that re~ognizes several levels of preference. A hunter's preference level is determined by the number of valid but unsuccessful applications made since last receiving a permit.!jor ~nrl<:! may appty individually or with a group (maximum of 4 people). The group option is to accommodate those who do not want to hunt unless they can hunt with one or more hunting partners. Those who wish to apply as a group should their for the in one envelope. All applications mailed in one envelope will be treated as a group. The preference rating a group will be determined by the member who has the lowest preference level. Faulty applications within any group will be rejected before preference of the group is determined. Applicants should make sure that everyone in their group applies for the same Permit Area; otherwise, applications will be placed in the drawing individually. Caution Any person making more than one application per year or making a faulty application will be disqualified from this drawing. Further, improper application may violate Minnesota Statues and related Commissioner's Orders, which would ( subject the applicant to prosecution for a misdemeanor. No application for the drawing, application for the license, or license shall be transferable to another person at any time or for any reason. SEND NO MONEY-Applicants successful in the drawing will receive further instructions and an application for obtaining their bear license. Only applicants who are successful in the drawing will be notified. Minimum time to obtain an Identification Card is 3 days.

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