Bear Harvest Summaries 2007 - 2011NEW YORK STATE BEAR TAKE BY TOWN AND COUNTY* Key: E = Early, A =...

New York StateBear Harvest Comparison - 2007

2007 2006 5 -Year Average2002-2006

Historic Average1980-1990

Adirondack Take 544 318 673 570

% Female : % Male 45% : 55% 45% : 55% 42% : 58% 45% : 55%

Early Season 306 74 319 154

Bowhunting Season 28 9 26 9

Muzzleloading Season 61 16 51 11

Regular Season 149 219 277 396

Allegany Take 120 113 99 28

% Female : % Male 44% : 56% 43% : 57% 38% : 62% 34% : 66%




Catskill Take 453 365 359 70

% Female : % Male 41% : 59% 44% : 56% 41% : 59% 37% : 63%




NEW YORK STATE BEAR TAKE BY TOWN AND COUNTY* Key: E = Early, A = Archery, M = Muzzleloader, R = Regular, T = Total

2007

ADIRONDACK RANGE

CLINTON A M R TEAltona 05 1 0 6Ausable 00 3 3 6Black Brook 01 0 2 3Clinton 03 0 2 5Ellenburg 06 1 2 9Peru 03 1 2 6Plattsburgh 02 0 3 5Saranac 08 1 2 11Schuyler Falls 00 0 1 1

28 0 7 17 52TOTAL

ESSEX A M R TEChesterfield 01 1 0 2Crown Point 02 0 0 2Elizabethtown 01 0 0 1Essex 00 0 1 1Jay 00 0 2 2Keene 02 1 3 6Lewis 10 0 0 1Minerva 05 0 0 5Moriah 03 2 3 8Newcomb 01 0 1 2North Elba 01 0 0 1North Hudson 02 0 0 2Saint Armand 01 0 0 1Schroon 25 1 1 9Westport 00 4 0 4Wilmington 00 0 2 2

24 3 9 13 49TOTAL

FRANKLIN A M R TEBellmont 00 0 2 2Brandon 06 0 0 6Dickinson 03 0 0 3Duane 01 1 0 2Franklin 04 0 0 4Harrietstown 02 0 0 2Malone 04 0 1 5Santa Clara 01 0 0 1Tupper Lake 05 0 2 7Waverly 17 0 0 8

33 1 1 5 40TOTAL

FULTON A M R TEBleecker 00 1 3 4Broadalbin 10 0 0 1Caroga 20 0 1 3Ephratah 02 0 0 2Johnstown 01 3 4 8Mayfield 10 1 0 2Oppenheim 12 0 0 3Stratford 10 0 3 4

5 6 5 11 27TOTAL

HAMILTON A M R TEArietta 23 0 0 5Benson 05 0 1 6Hope 01 0 2 3Indian Lake 08 2 2 12Inlet 03 0 0 3Lake Pleasant 03 1 5 9Long Lake 09 0 1 10Morehouse 00 0 3 3

Wells 011 1 5 1743 2 4 19 68TOTAL

HERKIMER A M R TEFairfield 02 0 0 2Norway 16 1 6 14Ohio 113 0 2 16Russia 011 0 0 11Salisbury 17 0 0 8Webb 09 2 5 16

48 3 3 13 67TOTAL

JEFFERSON A M R TEAntwerp 00 0 10 10Champion 20 0 0 2Le Ray 01 0 0 1Philadelphia 04 0 0 4Wilna 04 5 8 17

9 2 5 18 34TOTAL

LEWIS A M R TECroghan 09 1 2 12Diana 00 0 3 3Greig 13 1 1 6Harrisburg 01 0 0 1Lewis 01 0 0 1Leyden 00 0 2 2Lowville 01 0 0 1Lyonsdale 110 0 0 11New Bremen 03 3 1 7Watson 09 0 0 9

37 2 5 9 53TOTAL

ONEIDA A M R TEAva 00 1 0 1Boonville 00 0 1 1Forestport 010 0 2 12Remsen 09 1 0 10Steuben 01 0 2 3Western 03 0 1 4

23 0 2 6 31TOTAL

SARATOGA A M R TECorinth 02 0 0 2Edinburg 06 0 0 6Hadley 00 3 0 3Wilton 00 0 1 1

8 0 3 1 12TOTAL

ST LAWRENCE A M R TEClare 00 0 4 4Colton 01 0 0 1Edwards 00 1 4 5Fine 07 1 1 9Fowler 02 0 0 2Gouverneur 01 0 0 1Hopkinton 03 0 1 4Lawrence 00 1 0 1Parishville 02 0 4 6Piercefield 13 0 1 5Pierrepont 01 2 2 5Pitcairn 02 0 1 3Potsdam 00 1 0 1Rossie 02 0 0 2Russell 10 0 5 6

24 2 6 23 55TOTAL

WARREN A M R TEHague 00 0 3 3Horicon 01 0 1 2Johnsburg 013 2 3 18Lake George 20 1 0 3Lake Luzerne 03 0 1 4Stony Creek 13 6 1 11Thurman 22 0 4 8Warrensburg 22 0 0 4

24 7 9 13 53TOTAL

WASHINGTON A M R TEDresden 00 2 0 2Fort Ann 00 0 1 1

0 0 2 1 3TOTAL

544ADIRONDACK TOTAL306

ARCHERY 28MUZZLELOADER 61REGULAR 149

EARLY

ALLEGANY RANGE

ALLEGANY A M R TAlma 1 0 2 3Amity 0 0 1 1Andover 1 0 1 2Belfast 1 0 1 2Bolivar 0 0 2 2Burns 0 0 1 1Caneadea 0 0 1 1Centerville 0 0 1 1Cuba 1 0 0 1Friendship 0 0 1 1Genesee 0 0 1 1Independence 1 0 2 3New Hudson 0 0 1 1West Almond 0 1 0 1

5 1 15 21TOTAL

CATTARAUGUS A M R TAllegany 1 0 2 3Carrollton 3 1 5 9Ellicottville 0 0 1 1Great Valley 1 0 0 1Hinsdale 0 0 1 1Olean 1 0 2 3Portville 1 0 1 2Randolph 1 0 0 1Salamanca 0 0 1 1South Valley 0 1 0 1

8 2 13 23TOTAL

CHAUTAUQUA A M R TCarroll 0 0 1 1Chautauqua 1 0 1 2Cherry Creek 1 0 0 1Clymer 1 0 1 2Ellicott 1 0 0 1Gerry 0 1 0 1

* Only towns and counties with bear harvests are reported here.

Harmony 2 0 0 2Ripley 1 0 0 1Sherman 2 0 1 3

9 1 4 14TOTAL

CHEMUNG A M R TAshland 1 0 3 4Chemung 0 0 3 3Elmira 2 0 0 2Horseheads 0 0 1 1Southport 0 0 2 2Veteran 0 0 1 1

3 0 10 13TOTAL

SCHUYLER A M R TDix 0 0 1 1Orange 1 0 0 1

1 0 1 2TOTAL

STEUBEN A M R TAddison 0 0 1 1Bath 1 1 1 3Bradford 1 0 0 1Cameron 2 0 2 4Campbell 1 0 0 1Canisteo 2 0 0 2Caton 0 0 1 1Dansville 1 0 1 2Erwin 5 0 0 5Greenwood 0 0 2 2Hartsville 1 0 0 1Hornellsville 0 0 1 1Howard 0 0 1 1Jasper 0 1 3 4Rathbone 1 0 0 1Thurston 1 0 1 2Troupsburg 1 1 2 4Tuscarora 1 0 1 2West Union 1 0 4 5Woodhull 2 0 2 4

21 3 23 47TOTAL

120ALLEGANY TOTALARCHERY 47MUZZLELOADER 7REGULAR 66

CATSKILL RANGE

ALBANY A M R TBerne 0 0 1 1New Scotland 0 0 1 1Rensselaerville 0 0 4 4

0 0 6 6TOTAL

BROOME A M R TColesville 1 0 1 2Sanford 1 0 3 4Windsor 1 0 6 7

3 0 10 13TOTAL

CHENANGO A M R TAfton 2 0 0 2

2 0 0 2TOTAL

DELAWARE A M R TAndes 1 0 0 1Colchester 5 0 4 9Deposit 4 1 1 6Franklin 0 0 1 1Hamden 0 0 2 2Hancock 2 0 16 18Harpersfield 0 0 1 1Masonville 2 0 1 3Middletown 2 1 3 6Roxbury 0 0 7 7Sidney 1 0 0 1Stamford 0 0 1 1Tompkins 1 0 4 5Walton 0 0 1 1

18 2 42 62TOTAL

GREENE A M R TAshland 0 0 2 2Athens 1 0 0 1Cairo 1 0 0 1Catskill 3 0 3 6Coxsackie 0 0 1 1Durham 4 0 0 4Greenville 0 0 2 2Halcott 1 0 0 1Hunter 5 0 7 12Jewett 0 0 4 4Lexington 1 0 7 8New Baltimore 0 0 1 1Prattsville 0 0 3 3Windham 1 0 0 1

17 0 30 47TOTAL

ORANGE A M R TBlooming Grove 0 0 1 1Chester 0 0 1 1Cornwall 1 0 0 1Deerpark 5 0 9 14Goshen 0 0 1 1Greenville 3 0 4 7Minisink 0 0 1 1Monroe 2 0 0 2Mount Hope 3 0 2 5Wallkill 0 0 2 2Warwick 12 0 5 17Wawayanda 1 0 1 2Woodbury 1 0 0 1

28 0 27 55TOTAL

OTSEGO A M R TWorcester 0 0 1 1

0 0 1 1TOTAL

SCHOHARIE A M R TBlenheim 0 0 3 3Broome 0 0 5 5Conesville 0 0 2 2Fulton 0 0 4 4Middleburg 1 0 0 1Summit 0 0 2 2

1 0 16 17TOTAL

SULLIVAN A M R TBethel 2 0 9 11Callicoon 1 0 1 2Cochecton 2 0 2 4Delaware 2 0 1 3Fallsburg 1 0 0 1Forestburg 3 0 5 8

Fremont 0 0 5 5Highland 3 0 10 13Liberty 4 0 5 9Lumberland 1 0 4 5Mamakating 3 0 12 15Neversink 2 0 6 8Rockland 4 0 2 6Thompson 8 0 6 14Tusten 2 0 10 12

38 0 78 116TOTAL

ULSTER A M R TDenning 3 0 7 10Gardiner 1 0 2 3Hardenburgh 3 0 6 9Hurley 5 0 3 8Kingston 0 0 1 1Marbletown 4 0 2 6New Paltz 3 0 0 3Olive 5 0 8 13Rochester 15 0 5 20Rosendale 2 0 3 5Saugerties 3 0 4 7Shandaken 5 0 11 16Shawangunk 0 0 3 3Ulster 0 0 1 1Wawarsing 8 0 7 15Woodstock 8 0 6 14

65 0 69 134TOTAL

453CATSKILL TOTALARCHERY 172MUZZLELOADER 2REGULAR 279

STATEWIDE TOTAL 1117

EARLY 306

ARCHERY 247

MUZZLELOADER 70

REGULAR 494

NEW YORK STATE BEAR TAKE BY SEX*

ADIRONDACK A M R TE

MALE 164 17 32 83 296

FEMALE 139 11 27 63 240

ALLEGANY A M R T

MALE 24 2 40 66

FEMALE 23 3 25 51

CATSKILL A M R T

MALE 96 1 164 261

FEMALE 74 1 105 180

*Sex was not reported for all harvested bears.


New York State Bear Harvest Comparison - 2008

2008 2007 5 -Year Average 2003-2007

Historic Average 1991-2000

NORTHERN BEAR RANGE

Adirondack 582 544 672 515

% Female : % Male 37% : 63% 45% : 55% 40% : 60% 44% : 56%





SOUTHERN BEAR RANGE

Allegany (Central-Western) 193 120 106 38

% Female : % Male 39% : 61% 44% : 56% 40% : 60% 30% : 70%




Catskill (Southeastern) 520 453 394 169

% Female : % Male 42% : 58% 41% : 59% 41% : 59% 39% : 61%




NEW YORK STATE BEAR TAKE BY TOWN AND COUNTY*2008Key: E = Early Muzzleloader, A = Archery, M = Muzzleloader, R = Regular, T = Total

ADIRONDACK TAKECLINTON A M R TEAltona 00 0 1 1Black Brook 30 1 7 11Chazy 10 0 0 1Clinton 01 3 2 6Dannemora 00 0 4 4Ellenburg 00 2 5 7Peru 00 2 2 4Plattsburgh 00 0 1 1Saranac 00 2 5 7

1 4 10 27 42TOTAL

ESSEX A M R TEChesterfield 00 0 1 1Crown Point 00 2 0 2Elizabethtown 00 1 1 2Jay 00 0 1 1Keene 00 0 8 8Lewis 00 0 4 4Minerva 00 0 3 3Newcomb 02 1 3 6North Elba 00 0 4 4North Hudson 00 0 4 4Saint Armand 10 0 0 1Schroon 00 3 1 4Ticonderoga 00 1 3 4

2 1 8 33 44TOTAL

FRANKLIN A M R TEBellmont 00 1 5 6Brandon 00 0 2 2Chateaugay 00 1 0 1Constable 00 2 0 2Dickinson 10 0 1 2Duane 00 1 4 5Franklin 01 0 4 5Harrietstown 00 0 3 3Malone 00 1 0 1Santa Clara 00 2 0 2Tupper Lake 00 0 7 7Waverly 01 3 5 9

2 1 11 31 45TOTAL

FULTON A M R TEBleeker 00 0 3 3Caroga 01 0 0 1Ephratah 03 0 3 6Johnstown 00 0 1 1Mayfield 00 0 5 5Northampton 00 0 1 1Oppenheim 01 2 0 3Stratford 00 0 4 4

5 0 2 17 24TOTAL

HAMILTON A M R TEArietta 03 0 17 20Benson 00 1 4 5Indian Lake 00 1 13 14Inlet 01 0 0 1Lake Pleasant 07 3 9 19Long Lake 04 0 8 12Morehouse 01 0 4 5Wells 01 1 5 7

17 0 6 60 83TOTAL

HERKIMER A M R TEFairfield 01 2 2 5Newport 00 0 2 2Norway 02 1 9 12Ohio 00 1 5 6Russia 04 1 0 5Salisbury 02 2 10 14Webb 08 2 8 18

17 0 9 36 62TOTAL

JEFFERSON A M R TEAntwerp 01 0 5 6Philadelphia 02 0 0 2Wilna 00 2 9 11

3 0 2 14 19TOTAL

LEWIS A M R TECroghan 23 5 17 27Diana 04 5 4 13Greig 02 1 6 9Leyden 00 1 0 1Lyonsdale 01 0 7 8New Bremen 00 3 7 10Watson 04 8 9 21

14 2 23 50 89TOTAL

ONEIDA A M R TEBoonville 00 0 2 2Floyd 00 0 1 1Forestport 10 0 1 2Remsen 00 2 0 2Steuben 00 2 0 2Trenton 00 0 2 2Western 00 0 1 1

0 1 4 7 12TOTAL

SARATOGA A M R TEDay 02 0 3 5Edinburg 00 0 3 3Greenfield 00 0 1 1Hadley 00 0 4 4

2 0 0 11 13TOTAL

ST LAWRENCE A M R TECanton 00 0 1 1Clare 00 0 2 2Clifton 01 1 7 9Colton 03 6 14 23De Kalb 01 0 0 1Edwards 00 1 7 8Fine 03 2 7 12Fowler 01 1 7 9Hermon 00 1 2 3Hopkinton 12 2 17 22Parishville 00 2 2 4Piercefield 00 0 5 5Pierrepont 00 0 2 2Pitcairn 02 2 5 9Rossie 01 0 1 2Russell 01 1 1 3Stockholm 00 1 0 1

15 1 20 80 116TOTAL

WARREN A M R TEHague 00 1 6 7Horicon 00 0 5 5Johnsburg 05 0 3 8

Stony Creek 21 3 1 7Thurman 01 0 3 4Warrensburg 10 0 1 2

7 3 4 19 33TOTAL


ARCHERY 13MUZZLELOADER 99REGULAR 385

EARLY

ALLEGANY TAKEALLEGANY A M R TAlfred 0 0 1 1Alma 3 1 2 6Almond 1 0 1 2Amity 0 0 1 1Andover 2 1 2 5Belfast 1 0 1 2Bolivar 2 1 1 4Burns 1 0 0 1Clarksville 1 0 1 2Friendship 0 0 1 1Genesee 4 1 1 6Independence 1 0 1 2New Hudson 0 0 1 1Scio 0 1 0 1Wellsville 1 0 2 3West Almond 1 0 0 1Willing 0 1 5 6Wirt 0 0 1 1

18 6 22 46TOTAL

BROOME A M R TBinghamton 1 0 0 1Kirkwood 1 0 0 1Lisle 0 0 1 1Windsor 1 0 2 3

3 0 3 6TOTAL

CATTARAUGUS A M R TAllegany 2 0 3 5Carrollton 0 0 3 3Cold Spring 0 1 1 2Ellicottville 0 0 1 1Great Valley 1 0 0 1Hinsdale 0 0 1 1Humphrey 1 0 0 1Ischua 1 0 0 1Napoli 1 0 0 1New Albion 1 0 0 1Olean 0 0 5 5Portville 1 0 0 1Red House 0 0 1 1Salamanca 0 0 1 1South Valley 3 0 2 5

11 1 18 30TOTAL

CHAUTAUQUA A M R TArkwright 0 0 2 2Busti 1 0 0 1Carroll 1 0 3 4Chautauqua 0 0 1 1Clymer 1 0 2 3French Creek 0 0 1 1Harmony 1 0 1 2


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Kiantone 1 0 0 1Stockton 0 0 1 1

5 0 11 16TOTAL

CHEMUNG A M R TAshland 0 0 3 3Baldwin 1 0 1 2Big Flats 1 0 0 1Catlin 0 0 2 2Chemung 2 0 1 3Horseheads 1 0 1 2Southport 3 0 2 5

8 0 10 18TOTAL

LIVINGSTON A M R TNunda 1 0 0 1

1 0 0 1TOTAL

SCHUYLER A M R TCayuta 1 0 0 1Orange 0 0 1 1

1 0 1 2TOTAL

STEUBEN A M R TBath 1 0 2 3Cameron 0 0 3 3Canisteo 3 0 2 5Caton 2 0 2 4Corning 2 1 1 4Dansville 1 0 1 2Erwin 1 0 0 1Greenwood 1 0 0 1Hartsville 1 0 0 1Hornby 0 1 0 1Hornellsville 0 0 2 2Howard 2 0 3 5Jasper 2 0 1 3Lindley 7 0 4 11Prattsburg 1 0 0 1Rathbone 0 0 2 2Troupsburg 2 1 2 5Tuscarora 1 0 0 1West Union 2 0 7 9Wheeler 0 0 1 1Woodhull 0 0 2 2

29 3 35 67TOTAL

TIOGA A M R TBarton 1 0 1 2Candor 1 0 0 1Nichols 2 0 0 2Owego 1 0 0 1

5 0 1 6TOTAL

YATES A M R TJerusalem 0 0 1 1

0 0 1 1TOTAL

193ALLEGANY TOTALARCHERY 81MUZZLELOADER 10REGULAR 102

CATSKILL TAKEALBANY A M R TKnox 0 0 1 1Rensselaerville 1 0 1 2Westerlo 0 0 1 1

1 0 3 4TOTAL

BROOME A M R TColesville 1 0 0 1Sanford 0 0 2 2Windsor 1 0 2 3

2 0 4 6TOTAL

CHENANGO A M R TAfton 2 0 2 4

2 0 2 4TOTAL

DELAWARE A M R TAndes 1 0 2 3Bovina 0 0 1 1Colchester 9 0 6 15Delhi 1 0 2 3Deposit 3 0 7 10Franklin 1 1 0 2Hamden 2 0 4 6Hancock 9 0 20 29Kortright 0 0 1 1Masonville 0 0 2 2Middletown 2 0 3 5Roxbury 4 0 9 13Sidney 0 0 1 1Stamford 3 0 4 7Tompkins 4 1 10 15Walton 2 0 3 5

41 2 75 118TOTAL

GREENE A M R TAshland 1 0 4 5Cairo 1 0 6 7Catskill 3 0 5 8Coxsackie 0 0 1 1Durham 1 0 2 3Halcott 0 0 2 2Hunter 0 0 6 6Jewett 2 0 5 7Lexington 0 0 8 8Prattsville 0 0 4 4Windham 0 0 4 4

8 0 47 55TOTAL

ORANGE A M R TBlooming Grove 2 0 0 2Chester 1 0 5 6Deerpark 3 1 5 9Goshen 1 0 1 2Greenville 2 0 3 5Highlands 2 0 0 2Minisink 3 0 1 4Monroe 1 0 1 2Montgomery 1 0 0 1Mount Hope 1 0 0 1New Windsor 0 0 1 1Port Jervis Cit 1 0 0 1Tuxedo 6 0 7 13Wallkill 0 0 1 1Warwick 8 0 9 17Wawayanda 1 1 1 3

33 2 35 70TOTAL

OTSEGO A M R TMiddlefield 1 0 0 1Worcester 1 0 0 1

2 0 0 2TOTAL

SCHOHARIE A M R TBlenheim 1 0 0 1Broome 0 0 2 2Conesville 1 0 2 3

Fulton 2 0 4 6Gilboa 0 0 3 3

4 0 11 15TOTAL

SULLIVAN A M R TBethel 3 0 5 8Cochecton 0 1 3 4Fallsburg 2 0 1 3Forestburgh 4 1 13 18Fremont 0 0 2 2Highland 3 0 5 8Liberty 0 0 6 6Lumberland 1 0 1 2Mamakating 1 0 6 7Neversink 0 1 11 12Rockland 3 0 6 9Thompson 6 0 4 10Tusten 2 0 7 9

25 3 70 98TOTAL

ULSTER A M R TDenning 4 0 27 31Gardiner 0 0 1 1Hardenburgh 0 0 19 19Hurley 2 0 2 4Lloyd 0 0 1 1Olive 3 1 22 26Rochester 5 0 8 13Saugerties 2 0 5 7Shandaken 1 0 27 28Wawarsing 2 0 7 9Woodstock 1 0 8 9

20 1 127 148TOTAL

520CATSKILL TOTALARCHERY 138MUZZLELOADER 8REGULAR 374


EARLY 85

ARCHERY 232

MUZZLELOADER 117

REGULAR 861


ADIRONDACK A M R TE

Male 65 10 65 229 369

Female 20 3 34 156 213

ALLEGANY A M R T

Male 50 6 62 118

Female 31 4 40 75

CATSKILL A M R T

Male 93 4 203 300

Female 45 4 171 220



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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Fish, Wildlife & Marine Resources

New York State Black Bear Harvest Summary

2009

Results reported in this document were funded by the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act. Grant WE-173-G

Stan Rymarz with his first bear, taken during the 2009 regular bear season in the Town of Broome, Schoharie County.


2009 2008 5 -Year Average 2004-2008


NORTHERN BEAR RANGE

Adirondack 814 582 514 515

% Female : % Male 46% : 54% 37% : 63% 41% : 59% 43% : 57%





SOUTHERN BEAR RANGE

Central – Western (Allegany) 179 193 126 38

% Female : % Male 37% : 63% 39% : 61% 41% : 59% 29% : 71%




Southeastern (Catskill) 494 520 418 169

% Female : % Male 40% : 60% 42% : 58% 41% : 59% 39% : 61%




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Black Bear Harvest2009

Bear Hunting AreasAdirondack

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# Bears1 - 5

6 - 10

11 - 15

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26 - 45

NYSDEC Bureau of Wildlife, Feb. 2010

NEW YORK STATE BEAR TAKE BY TOWN AND COUNTY*2009Season Key: E = Early Muzzleloader, B = Bowhunting, M = Muzzleloader, R = Regular, T = Total

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

ADIRONDACK RANGECLINTON B M R TEAusable 00 0 1 1Beekmantown 00 1 1 2Black Brook 39 2 1 15Clinton 02 0 2 4Dannemora 00 1 0 1Ellenburgh 00 0 1 1Mooers 01 0 3 4Peru 01 0 3 4Plattsburgh 00 0 1 1Saranac 15 6 2 14

18 4 10 15 47TOTALESSEX B M R TEChesterfield 04 0 2 6Crown Point 00 0 3 3Elizabethtown 02 0 2 4Jay 01 0 0 1Keene 05 0 4 9Lewis 00 0 3 3Minerva 02 2 1 5Moriah 00 1 1 2Newcomb 01 0 2 3North Hudson 01 0 1 2Saint Armand 05 0 0 5Schroon 17 1 0 9Ticonderoga 00 5 1 6Westport 01 2 4 7Willsboro 00 1 0 1

29 1 12 24 66TOTALFRANKLIN B M R TEBangor 00 0 3 3Bellmont 05 0 0 5Brandon 07 0 0 7Brighton 02 0 0 2Dickinson 03 0 0 3Duane 03 0 0 3Franklin 36 0 1 10Harrietstown 01 0 0 1Malone 08 1 0 9Santa Clara 04 0 2 6Tupper Lake 05 0 2 7Waverly 112 0 0 13

56 4 1 8 69TOTALFULTON B M R TEBleeker 04 3 4 11Caroga 00 0 5 5Ephratah 03 0 3 6Gloversville 00 1 0 1Johnstown 22 4 4 12Johnstown City 00 2 0 2Mayfield 03 1 5 9Northampton 13 0 2 6Stratford 02 4 4 10

17 3 15 27 62TOTALHAMILTON B M R TEArietta 02 0 8 10Benson 08 1 0 9Hope 03 5 9 17Indian Lake 46 3 3 16Inlet 04 1 0 5Lake Pleasant 04 0 3 7Long Lake 18 0 1 10Morehouse 01 0 1 2Wells 06 4 7 17

42 5 14 32 93TOTAL

HERKIMER B M R TEFairfield 04 0 0 4Newport 00 1 3 4Norway 07 4 0 11Ohio 06 2 1 9Russia 07 1 0 8Salisbury 05 4 1 10Webb 018 1 3 22

47 0 13 8 68TOTALJEFFERSON B M R TEAntwerp 00 0 2 2Le Ray 10 0 0 1Philadelphia 01 0 3 4Wilna 315 0 0 18

16 4 0 5 25TOTALLEWIS B M R TECroghan 125 8 8 42Diana 312 3 8 26Greig 36 4 2 15Lewis 02 0 2 4Leyden 01 0 0 1Lowville 00 1 0 1Lyonsdale 09 0 4 13New Bremen 07 0 1 8Turin 00 1 1 2Watson 00 5 2 7

62 7 22 28 119TOTALONEIDA B M R TEBoonville 09 0 1 10Forestport 020 3 4 27Remsen 011 0 3 14Western 12 0 0 3

42 1 3 8 54TOTALSARATOGA B M R TECorinth 00 0 2 2Day 03 4 2 9Hadley 00 3 4 7Saratoga 01 0 0 1

4 0 7 8 19TOTALST LAWRENCE B M R TECanton 00 1 2 3Clare 00 0 3 3Clifton 15 0 4 10Colton 27 2 2 13Dekalb 00 1 0 1Edwards 12 1 2 6Fine 34 2 2 11Fowler 02 2 2 6Gouverneur 10 0 0 1Hermon 03 4 1 8Hopkinton 09 0 4 13Parishville 18 2 0 11Piercefield 00 0 1 1Pierrepont 511 0 3 19Pitcairn 05 0 4 9Russell 05 0 2 7

61 14 15 32 122TOTALWARREN B M R TEBolton 00 4 0 4Chester 01 2 0 3Hague 02 0 2 4Johnsburg 119 0 9 29Lake George 02 0 1 3Lake Luzerne 00 1 0 1Queensbury 00 1 0 1Stony Creek 02 6 5 13

Thurman 06 0 3 9Warrensburg 00 2 0 2

32 1 16 20 69TOTALWASHINGTON B M R TEPutnam 00 0 1 1

0 0 0 1 1TOTAL

814ADIRONDACK TOTAL

426

BOWHUNTING 44

MUZZLELOADER 128

REGULAR 216

EARLY

CENTRAL-WESTERN RANGEALLEGANY B M R TAlma 4 0 0 4Almond 1 0 0 1Amity 3 0 0 3Andover 0 0 1 1Belfast 1 0 1 2Bolivar 1 0 1 2Caneadea 0 0 2 2Cuba 1 0 0 1Friendship 1 0 0 1Genesee 2 1 2 5Rushford 1 0 0 1Scio 2 0 3 5Wellsville 0 1 0 1West Almond 0 0 1 1Willing 3 0 0 3Wirt 0 0 2 2

20 2 13 35TOTALBROOME B M R TColesville 1 0 0 1Conklin 1 0 0 1Kirkwood 0 1 1 2Vestal 2 0 2 4Windsor 2 1 3 6

6 2 6 14TOTALCATTARAUGUS B M R TAllegany 0 0 1 1Ashford 0 0 1 1Carrollton 0 0 2 2Cold Spring 2 0 0 2Ellicottville 1 0 0 1Farmersville 0 0 1 1Hinsdale 2 0 0 2Little Valley 0 0 2 2Lyndon 0 0 1 1Olean 1 0 0 1Portville 0 0 2 2South Valley 0 0 2 2

6 0 12 18TOTALCHAUTAUQUA B M R TCarroll 2 0 0 2Chautauqua 1 0 0 1Cherry Creek 1 0 0 1Clymer 0 0 1 1French Creek 1 0 1 2Hanover 0 0 1 1Harmony 1 0 0 1

* Only counties and towns with bear harvests are reported here.

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Mina 0 0 1 1North Harmony 2 1 2 5Portland 1 0 0 1Sherman 0 0 3 3Stockton 0 0 1 1Westfield 2 0 1 3

11 1 11 23TOTALCHEMUNG B M R TAshland 1 0 1 2Big Flats 2 0 0 2Horseheads 2 0 0 2Van Etten 0 0 1 1

5 0 2 7TOTALLIVINGSTON B M R TOssian 1 0 2 3Portage 1 0 0 1West Sparta 0 0 1 1

2 0 3 5TOTALMADISON B M R TMadison 0 0 1 1

0 0 1 1TOTALSTEUBEN B M R TAddison 0 0 1 1Bath 1 0 4 5Cameron 2 0 5 7Campbell 2 0 1 3Canisteo 4 0 4 8Caton 2 0 1 3Cohocton 1 0 1 2Corning 1 0 1 2Dansville 2 0 1 3Erwin 3 0 1 4Greenwood 2 1 1 4Hartsville 1 0 0 1Hornellsville 2 0 2 4Howard 1 0 0 1Jasper 1 0 0 1Lindley 4 0 2 6Prattsburg 0 0 1 1Rathbone 2 0 1 3Troupsburg 1 0 3 4Tuscarora 0 0 1 1West Union 1 0 3 4Woodhull 1 0 3 4

34 1 37 72TOTALTIOGA B M R TBarton 1 0 0 1

1 0 0 1TOTALTOMPKINS B M R TNewfield 1 0 0 1

1 0 0 1TOTALWAYNE B M R TGalen 0 0 1 1

0 0 1 1TOTALWYOMING B M R TEagle 0 0 1 1

0 0 1 1TOTAL

179CENTRAL-WESTERN TOTAL

BOWHUNTING 86

MUZZLELOADER 6

REGULAR 87

SOUTHEASTERN RANGEALBANY B M R TBerne 0 0 1 1Westerlo 0 0 1 1

0 0 2 2TOTALBROOME B M R TColesville 0 0 1 1Sanford 1 0 3 4Windsor 0 0 9 9

1 0 13 14TOTALCHENANGO B M R TAfton 1 0 2 3Bainbridge 0 0 1 1

1 0 3 4TOTALDELAWARE B M R TAndes 3 0 4 7Colchester 5 0 6 11Delhi 1 0 0 1Deposit 3 0 3 6Franklin 0 0 2 2Hamden 0 0 1 1Hancock 11 0 7 18Kortright 0 0 1 1Masonville 1 0 1 2Middletown 0 0 3 3Roxbury 4 0 5 9Sidney 1 0 2 3Stamford 1 0 2 3Tompkins 1 0 5 6Walton 1 0 5 6

32 0 47 79TOTALGREENE B M R TAshland 0 0 1 1Cairo 3 0 11 14Catskill 5 0 5 10Durham 2 0 1 3Greenville 0 1 0 1Halcott 0 0 4 4Hunter 4 0 10 14Jewett 1 0 6 7Lexington 0 0 9 9Prattsville 1 0 1 2Windham 0 0 8 8

16 1 56 73TOTALORANGE B M R TBlooming Grove 0 0 4 4Chester 3 0 1 4Cornwall 0 0 1 1Deerpark 7 0 6 13Goshen 0 0 1 1Greenville 0 1 1 2Minisink 1 0 1 2Monroe 1 0 2 3Mount Hope 2 0 1 3Newburgh 0 0 1 1Tuxedo 2 1 2 5Wallkill 1 0 0 1Warwick 10 0 16 26Wawayanda 1 0 2 3Woodbury 1 0 1 2

29 2 40 71TOTALOTSEGO B M R TCherry Valley 0 0 1 1Decatur 0 0 1 1Edmeston 0 0 1 1Maryland 0 0 1 1Roseboom 0 0 2 2Westford 0 0 1 1

0 0 7 7TOTAL

SCHOHARIE B M R TBroome 0 0 1 1Cobleskill 1 0 0 1Conesville 0 0 1 1Fulton 0 0 2 2Gilboa 0 0 2 2Middleburg 0 0 1 1Schoharie 0 0 1 1Summit 0 0 1 1

1 0 9 10TOTALSULLIVAN B M R TBethel 4 0 3 7Callicoon 1 0 1 2Cochecton 6 0 2 8Delaware 2 0 1 3Fallsburg 0 0 3 3Forestburgh 7 0 7 14Fremont 1 0 2 3Highland 2 0 5 7Liberty 1 0 1 2Lumberland 2 0 3 5Mamakating 5 0 6 11Neversink 3 0 9 12Rockland 2 0 3 5Thompson 9 0 1 10Tusten 3 0 11 14

48 0 58 106TOTALULSTER B M R TDenning 2 0 6 8Hardenburgh 3 0 2 5Hurley 4 0 3 7Marbletown 1 0 2 3Marlborough 0 0 1 1New Paltz 1 0 0 1Olive 4 0 8 12Rochester 10 1 5 16Rosendale 2 0 0 2Saugerties 6 0 5 11Shandaken 4 0 19 23Shawangunk 0 0 2 2Ulster 1 0 1 2Wawarsing 10 0 10 20Woodstock 4 0 11 15

52 1 75 128TOTAL

494SOUTHEASTERN TOTAL

BOWHUNTING 180

MUZZLELOADER 4

REGULAR 310


TOP FIVE COUNTIES

ULSTER

ST LAWRENCE

LEWIS

SULLIVAN

HAMILTON

128

122

119

106

93

COUNTY TOTAL TAKE


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2009 NEW YORK STATE BLACK BEAR TAKE BY WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT UNITSeason Key: E = Early Muzzleloader, B = Bowhunting, M = Muzzleloader, R = Regular, T = Total

Department of Environmental Conservation

ADIRONDACK RANGEB M R TEWMU

5A 08 1 4 13

5C 735 11 12 65

5F 018 0 11 29

5G 07 18 17 42

5H 9148 51 77 285

5J 115 9 18 43

6C 945 22 21 97

6F 761 2 17 87

6H 214 0 9 25

6J 871 14 28 121

6K 14 0 2 7


BOWHUNTING 44MUZZLELOADER 128REGULAR 216

EARLY

CENTRAL-WESTERN RANGEB M R TWMU

7M 0 0 1 1

7R 1 0 0 1

7S 7 2 7 16

8J 0 0 1 1

8M 0 0 1 1

8P 3 0 3 6

8T 12 0 13 25

8W 0 0 2 2

8X 14 1 16 31

8Y 9 0 3 12

9J 8 1 10 19

9K 1 0 1 2

9M 1 0 1 2

9N 0 0 1 1

9P 12 0 9 21

9R 4 0 4 8

9T 2 0 4 6

9W 3 0 4 7

9X 9 2 5 16

9Y 0 0 1 1

179CENTRAL-WESTERN TOTALBOWHUNTING 86MUZZLELOADER 6REGULAR 87

SOUTHEASTERN RANGEB M R TWMU

3A 20 0 77 97

3C 35 0 30 65

3H 18 0 24 42

3J 7 1 2 10

3K 30 0 37 67

3M 25 1 29 55

3P 2 1 8 11

4F 0 0 8 8

4G 1 0 7 8

4H 0 1 2 3

4O 6 0 30 36

4P 8 0 8 16

4R 4 0 23 27

4S 4 0 6 10

4W 20 0 19 39

494SOUTHEASTERN TOTALBOWHUNTING 180MUZZLELOADER 4REGULAR 310



ADIRONDACK A M R TE

MALE 234 27 54 116 431

FEMALE 188 17 71 94 369CENTRAL-WESTERN A M R T

MALE 56 4 53 113

FEMALE 29 2 34 65SOUTHEASTERN A M R T

MALE 119 3 165 287

FEMALE 56 0 133 189


* Only Wildlife Management Units (WMUs) with bear harvests are reported here.

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New YorkBear Hunting Areas

Adirondack

NYSDEC Bureau of Wildlife: September 2009

9S open exceptAllegany State Park

Southeastern(Catskill)

Central-Western(Allegany)

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2009 New York State Black Bear Harvest

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9/19/2009 9/26/2009 10/3/2009 10/10/2009 10/17/2009 10/24/2009 10/31/2009 11/7/2009 11/14/2009 11/21/2009 11/28/2009 12/5/2009

# Be

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Adirondack Bear HarvestReported Take by Day

Female

Male

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9

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Central ‐Western Bear HarvestReported Take by Day

Female

Male

0

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9/19/2009 9/26/2009 10/3/2009 10/10/2009 10/17/2009 10/24/2009 10/31/2009 11/7/2009 11/14/2009 11/21/2009 11/28/2009 12/5/2009

# Be

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Male

0

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10/17/2009 10/24/2009 10/31/2009 11/7/2009 11/14/2009 11/21/2009 11/28/2009 12/5/2009 12/12/2009 12/19/2009

# Be

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Central ‐Western Bear HarvestReported Take by Day

Female

Male

0

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30

40

50

60

70

10/17/2009 10/24/2009 10/31/2009 11/7/2009 11/14/2009 11/21/2009 11/28/2009 12/5/2009 12/12/2009 12/19/2009

# Be

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Southeastern Bear HarvestReported Take by Day

Female

Male

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NEW YORK STATE BLACK BEAR HARVESTDepartment of Environmental Conservation

Year

STATE TOTALS

E B M R

ADIRONDACK

E B M R

CENTRAL-WESTERN

B M R

SOUTHEASTERN

B M RTOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTALALLEGANY CATSKILL

2009 1487 426 310 138 613 814 426 44 128 216 179 86 6 87 494 180 4 3102008 1295 85 232 117 861 582 85 13 99 385 193 81 10 102 520 138 8 3742007 1117 306 247 70 494 544 306 28 61 149 120 47 7 66 453 172 2 2792006 796 74 237 25 460 318 74 9 16 219 113 51 6 56 365 177 3 1852005 1066 184 227 56 599 453 184 19 45 205 119 51 6 62 494 157 5 3322004 1014 425 227 58 304 674 425 49 54 146 83 38 3 42 257 140 1 1162003 1864 730 256 122 756 1370 730 35 112 493 95 49 6 40 399 172 4 2232002 912 182 127 34 569 550 182 16 30 322 84 27 1 56 278 84 3 1912001 801 240 145 54 362 523 240 18 52 213 70 26 1 43 208 101 1 1062000 1070 180 107 39 744 728 180 12 37 499 55 23 1 31 287 72 1 2141999 685 270 126 35 254 523 270 37 34 182 50 28 1 21 112 61 0 511998 597 32 76 13 476 277 32 13 11 221 48 12 2 34 272 51 0 2211997 525 133 73 38 281 346 133 1 37 175 30 11 1 18 149 61 0 881996 642 79 38 19 506 369 79 0 17 273 50 8 0 42 223 30 2 1911995 693 379 93 21 200 582 379 33 21 149 24 10 0 14 87 50 0 371994 722 83 41 9 589 526 83 8 8 427 31 13 1 17 165 20 0 1451993 695 263 59 28 345 563 263 23 28 249 31 7 0 24 101 29 0 721992 827 144 43 27 613 611 144 17 27 423 36 9 0 27 180 17 0 1631991 763 156 35 27 545 622 156 10 27 429 23 8 0 15 118 17 0 1011990 660 111 29 23 497 553 111 13 23 406 30 4 0 26 77 12 0 65

0

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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

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SEASON KEY: E=EARLY B=BOWHUNTING M=MUZZLELOADING R=REGULAR

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2010



2010 2009 5 -Year Average 2005-2009


NORTHERN BEAR RANGE Adirondack 521 814 542 515

Early Season 255 426 215 172 Bowhunting Season 35 44 23 15

Muzzleloading Season 71 128 70 25 Regular Season 160 216 235 303

% Female : % Male 32% : 68% 46% : 54% 42% : 58% 43% : 57%

SOUTHERN BEAR RANGE

Central – Western (Allegany) 142 179 145 38

Bowhunting Season 93 86 63 13 Muzzleloading Season 4 6 7 1

Regular Season 45 87 75 24 % Female : % Male 33% : 67% 37% : 63% 41% : 59% 29% : 71%

Southeastern (Catskill) 401 494 465 169

Bowhunting Season 187 180 165 41 Muzzleloading Season 6 4 4 0

Regular Season 208 310 296 128 % Female : % Male 37% : 63% 40% : 60% 42% : 58% 39% : 61%

0

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100

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300

Adirondack Central‐Western Southeastern

# Be

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2010 Black Bear Harvest Early

Bow

Muzzle

Regular

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5A 05 1 4 10

5C 516 3 10 34

5F 017 2 2 21

5G 17 6 16 30

5H 1189 24 37 161

5J 16 2 7 16

6C 1035 17 39 101

6F 319 4 5 31

6H 07 1 12 20

6J 454 9 22 89

6K 00 2 6 8



EARLY


7M 0 1 0 1

7R 0 0 1 1

7S 6 0 2 8

8M 1 0 1 2

8N 1 0 1 2

8P 6 0 3 9

8T 6 0 3 9

8W 5 0 1 6

8X 12 1 5 18

8Y 8 0 3 11

9J 8 0 4 12

9K 1 0 0 1

9M 0 0 2 2

9P 12 1 0 13

9R 4 0 3 7

9S 1 0 0 1

9T 4 0 6 10

9W 2 0 3 5

9X 9 1 7 17

9Y 7 0 0 7



3A 22 1 36 59

3C 21 1 15 37

3H 22 0 14 36

3J 3 0 5 8

3K 23 0 39 62

3M 24 1 20 45

3P 7 1 6 14

4F 0 0 6 6

4G 4 0 5 9

4H 0 0 5 5

4O 11 0 16 27

4P 9 1 11 21

4R 14 0 8 22

4S 4 1 3 8

4W 23 0 19 42


STATEWIDE TOTAL 1,064


ADIRONDACK A M R TE

MALE 164 19 49 116 349

FEMALE 88 14 16 42 161CENTRAL-WESTERN A M R T

MALE 64 4 22 90

FEMALE 25 0 20 45SOUTHEASTERN A M R T

MALE 129 5 103 237

FEMALE 46 1 90 137


* Only Wildlife Management Units(WMUs) with bear harvests are reported here.

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9X

8A

8S

7A

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3J

4B

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5A

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9N 8P

8J

7H 7M

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3G

5S


Adirondack

9S open exceptAllegany State Park

Southeastern(Catskill)

Central-Western(Allegany)

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Black Bear Harvest Density2010


Central-Western

Southeastern

WMUs

Bears per 100 Sq Mi0

0.1 - 1.0

1.1 - 3.0

3.1 - 5.0

5.1 - 10.0

10.1 - 16.5NYSDEC Bureau of Wildlife, Feb. 2011

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ADIRONDACK RANGE

CLINTON B M R TEAusable 01 0 0 1Black Brook 03 0 3 6Clinton 01 0 2 3Dannemora 10 0 0 1Ellenburg 04 0 3 7Peru 00 0 3 3Saranac 21 0 3 6

10 3 0 14 27TOTAL

ESSEX B M R TEChesterfield 02 0 0 2Crown Point 01 0 3 4Elizabethtown 00 1 0 1Jay 00 0 2 2Keene 05 2 1 8Minerva 01 0 0 1Moriah 02 0 1 3Newcomb 01 0 0 1Schroon 02 1 2 5St Armand 03 0 0 3Ticonderoga 00 0 2 2Willsboro 00 0 1 1Wilmington 01 0 0 1

18 0 4 12 34TOTAL

FRANKLIN B M R TEBellmont 13 2 0 6Brandon 02 0 0 2Brighton 03 0 0 3Chateaugay 01 0 0 1Constable 00 2 0 2Dickinson 14 0 0 5Duane 01 0 0 1Franklin 13 0 0 4Tupper Lake 04 0 0 4Waverly 04 1 0 5

25 3 5 0 33TOTAL

FULTON B M R TEBleecker 00 0 3 3Caroga 00 0 1 1Ephratah 00 0 2 2Johnstown 20 0 2 4Mayfield 13 1 3 8Northampton 00 0 1 1Oppenheim 02 2 0 4Stratford 14 1 5 11

9 4 4 17 34TOTAL

HAMILTON B M R TEArietta 01 1 1 3Benson 22 0 2 6Hope 03 1 1 5Indian Lake 13 2 1 7Inlet 05 0 0 5Lake Pleasant 02 0 1 3Long Lake 04 0 2 6Morehouse 11 0 0 2Wells 03 1 5 9

24 4 5 13 46TOTAL

HERKIMER B M R TEFairfield 01 0 0 1Norway 09 3 4 16

Ohio 120 1 2 24Russia 25 2 2 11Salisbury 11 1 0 3Webb 010 2 3 15

46 4 9 11 70TOTAL

JEFFERSON B M R TEAntwerp 00 0 7 7Wilna 08 1 4 13

8 0 1 11 20TOTAL

LEWIS B M R TECroghan 418 1 5 28Denmark 01 0 0 1Diana 18 2 8 19Greig 04 1 3 8Leyden 00 1 0 1Lyonsdale 05 3 2 10Martinsburg 00 0 2 2New Bremen 12 1 4 8Turin 00 1 0 1Watson 03 0 6 9

41 6 10 30 87TOTAL

ONEIDA B M R TEAva 00 0 2 2Boonville 01 1 0 2Forestport 28 5 0 15Remsen 05 0 4 9Trenton 00 0 2 2Western 00 0 3 3

14 2 6 11 33TOTAL

SARATOGA B M R TEEdinburg 01 0 0 1Hadley 01 3 0 4

2 0 3 0 5TOTAL

ST LAWRENCE B M R TECanton 00 0 1 1Clare 02 0 2 4Clifton 02 0 0 2Colton 03 2 1 6De Kalb 00 0 3 3Edwards 03 2 3 8Fine 06 0 2 8Fowler 11 1 7 10Gouverneur 00 3 3 6Hermon 01 1 0 2Hopkinton 01 4 3 8Lawrence 00 1 0 1Parishville 34 0 2 9Piercefield 17 0 1 9Pierrepont 02 0 0 2Pitcairn 05 0 3 8Potsdam 00 0 1 1Russell 24 1 2 9

41 7 15 34 97TOTAL

WARREN B M R TEBolton 00 2 1 3Chester 01 1 0 2Hague 00 0 2 2Horicon 00 1 0 1Johnsburg 08 1 0 9Lake George 01 0 0 1Stony Creek 03 2 3 8

Thurman 01 1 0 2Warrensburg 23 1 0 6

17 2 9 6 34TOTAL

WASHINGTON B M R TEFort Ann 00 0 1 1

0 0 0 1 1TOTAL

521ADIRONDACK TOTAL

255

BOWHUNTING 35

MUZZLELOADER 71

REGULAR 160

EARLY

CENTRAL-WESTERN RANGE

ALLEGANY B M R TAlfred 1 0 0 1Alma 3 0 2 5Almond 0 1 0 1Amity 1 0 0 1Andover 3 0 0 3Bolivar 3 0 0 3Burns 1 0 0 1Caneadea 1 0 0 1Clarksville 1 0 1 2Cuba 3 0 0 3Friendship 0 0 2 2Genesee 0 1 1 2Independence 1 0 1 2Scio 4 0 0 4Wellsville 2 0 0 2Willing 2 0 2 4Wirt 3 0 0 3

29 2 9 40TOTAL

BROOME B M R TConklin 1 0 0 1Kirkwood 2 0 0 2Vestal 1 0 0 1Windsor 2 0 2 4

6 0 2 8TOTAL

CATTARAUGUS B M R TAllegany 2 0 1 3Carrollton 1 0 3 4Cold Spring 2 0 0 2Ellicottville 0 0 1 1Ischua 1 0 0 1Lyndon 1 0 1 2Olean 1 0 2 3Otto 0 0 1 1Portville 0 0 1 1Randolph 1 0 2 3South Valley 0 0 1 1

9 0 13 22TOTAL

CHAUTAUQUA B M R TBusti 2 0 0 2Carroll 1 0 0 1Charlotte 1 0 0 1Clymer 2 0 0 2French Creek 1 0 0 1


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Harmony 1 0 1 2Kiantone 0 0 1 1Mina 0 0 1 1Ripley 1 0 0 1Sherman 0 0 1 1Westfield 1 0 0 1

10 0 4 14TOTAL

CHEMUNG B M R TAshland 1 0 0 1Southport 3 0 1 4Veteran 1 0 0 1

5 0 1 6TOTAL

LIVINGSTON B M R TNunda 1 0 1 2Ossian 1 0 0 1

2 0 1 3TOTAL

MADISON B M R TGeorgetown 0 1 0 1

0 1 0 1TOTAL

ONTARIO B M R TNaples 0 0 1 1

0 0 1 1TOTAL

SCHUYLER B M R TCatharine 0 0 1 1Dix 2 0 0 2

2 0 1 3TOTAL

STEUBEN B M R TAddison 1 0 0 1Avoca 1 0 0 1Bath 1 0 0 1Cameron 2 0 2 4Campbell 1 0 0 1Canisteo 1 0 2 3Caton 2 0 0 2Corning City 1 0 0 1Erwin 1 0 3 4Fremont 1 0 0 1Greenwood 2 0 0 2Hornby 1 0 0 1Hornellsville 1 0 0 1Howard 1 0 1 2Lindley 1 0 0 1Prattsburg 0 0 1 1Thurston 1 0 0 1Troupsburg 2 1 0 3Tuscarora 0 0 1 1Urbana 1 0 0 1West Union 1 0 1 2Wheeler 1 0 1 2Woodhull 5 0 1 6

29 1 13 43TOTAL

YATES B M R TItaly 1 0 0 1

1 0 0 1TOTAL


BOWHUNTING 93

MUZZLELOADER 4

REGULAR 45

SOUTHEASTERN RANGE

ALBANY B M R TBerne 0 0 1 1Rensselaerville 0 0 1 1Westerlo 0 0 1 1

0 0 3 3TOTAL

BROOME B M R TColesville 1 0 0 1Sanford 1 0 3 4Windsor 2 0 3 5

4 0 6 10TOTAL

DELAWARE B M R TAndes 3 0 1 4Bovina 1 0 0 1Colchester 6 0 9 15Delhi 0 0 2 2Deposit 4 0 5 9Franklin 0 0 1 1Hamden 2 0 1 3Hancock 10 0 3 13Kortright 1 0 1 2Masonville 1 0 1 2Middletown 2 0 2 4Roxbury 8 0 3 11Stamford 0 1 4 5Tompkins 0 0 3 3Walton 6 0 4 10

44 1 40 85TOTAL

GREENE B M R TAshland 1 0 0 1Cairo 1 1 8 10Catskill 6 0 3 9Coxsackie 0 0 1 1Durham 1 0 0 1Greenville 1 0 0 1Halcott 1 0 0 1Hunter 5 0 3 8Jewett 1 0 2 3Lexington 3 0 4 7Prattsville 0 0 1 1Windham 2 0 4 6

22 1 26 49TOTAL

ORANGE B M R TChester 1 0 1 2Cornwall 1 0 2 3Deerpark 6 0 12 18Greenville 2 0 2 4Minisink 3 0 1 4Monroe 2 0 0 2Mount Hope 1 1 0 2New Windsor 1 0 1 2Newburgh 0 0 1 1Tuxedo 6 0 3 9Wallkill 1 0 1 2Warwick 11 0 10 21Wawayanda 0 0 1 1Woodbur 0 1 0 1

35 2 35 72TOTAL

OTSEGO B M R TButternuts 0 0 1 1Maryland 0 0 1 1Oneonta 0 0 1 1Roseboom 0 0 1 1

0 0 4 4TOTAL

SCHOHARIE B M R TBlenheim 0 0 1 1Broome 0 0 1 1Cobleskill 0 0 1 1Conesville 2 0 1 3Fulton 2 0 3 5Gilboa 1 0 0 1Middleburg 0 0 1 1Seward 0 0 1 1

5 0 9 14TOTAL

SULLIVAN B M R TBethel 3 0 2 5Callicoon 1 0 0 1Cochecton 6 0 1 7Delaware 1 0 4 5Fallsburg 3 0 3 6Forestburg 2 0 5 7Forestburgh 0 0 2 2Fremont 1 0 5 6Highland 3 0 2 5Liberty 4 0 1 5Lumberland 6 0 4 10Mamakating 3 0 4 7Neversink 2 0 1 3Rockland 4 0 1 5Thompson 3 0 3 6Tusten 3 0 9 12

45 0 47 92TOTAL

ULSTER B M R TDenning 2 1 5 8Gardiner 0 0 1 1Hardenburgh 1 0 3 4Hurley 3 0 0 3Kingston 1 0 0 1Marlborough 0 0 1 1Olive 9 0 2 11Plattekill 1 0 0 1Rochester 4 0 5 9Rosendale 0 0 1 1Saugerties 0 0 2 2Shandaken 4 0 12 16Shawangunk 0 0 1 1Ulster 0 1 1 2Wawarsing 7 0 3 10Woodstock 0 0 1 1

32 2 38 72TOTAL


BOWHUNTING 187

MUZZLELOADER 6

REGULAR 208


TOP FIVE COUNTIES

ST LAWRENCE

SULLIVAN

LEWIS

DELAWARE

ULSTER

97

92

87

85

72

COUNTY TOTAL TAKE


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Central-Western

Southeastern

Town

WMUs

# Bears1 - 5

6 - 10

11 - 15

16 - 20

21 - 30

NYSDEC Bureau of Wildlife, Feb. 2011Page 7

New York State 2010 Reported Black Bear Take by Day

0

10

20

30

40

50

9/18/2010 9/25/2010 10/2/2010 10/9/2010 10/16/2010 10/23/2010 10/30/2010 11/6/2010 11/13/2010 11/20/2010 11/27/2010 12/4/2010

# Be

ars

Adirondack Bear Hunting Area

Female

Male

0

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9

12

15

10/16/2010 10/23/2010 10/30/2010 11/6/2010 11/13/2010 11/20/2010 11/27/2010 12/4/2010 12/11/2010 12/18/2010

# Be

ars

Central ‐Western Bear Hunting Area

Female

Male

35

40

Southeastern Bear Hunting Area

2010 Distribution of Black Bear Harvest by Sex

0

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30

40

50

9/18/2010 9/25/2010 10/2/2010 10/9/2010 10/16/2010 10/23/2010 10/30/2010 11/6/2010 11/13/2010 11/20/2010 11/27/2010 12/4/2010

# Be

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Male

0

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10/16/2010 10/23/2010 10/30/2010 11/6/2010 11/13/2010 11/20/2010 11/27/2010 12/4/2010 12/11/2010 12/18/2010

# Be

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Central ‐Western Bear Hunting Area

Female

Male

0

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10

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20

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30

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40

10/16/2010 10/23/2010 10/30/2010 11/6/2010 11/13/2010 11/20/2010 11/27/2010 12/4/2010 12/11/2010 12/18/2010

# Be

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Early Bow Muzzle Regular Bow Muzzle Regular Bow Muzzle Regular

Adirondacks Central‐Western Southeastern

Female

Male

Note: Sum across seasons equals 100% for each sex and area.

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RankDressed Weight* (pounds)

Sex Season COUNTY TOWN WMU

1 547 Male Regular Delaware Stamford 4P2 428 Male Muzzleloading Franklin Waverly 6F3 403 Male Bowhunting Chemung Southport 8Y4 385 Male Regular Schuyler Catharine 7R5 380 Male Muzzleloading Fulton Mayfield 5H6 380 Male Regular Delaware Colchester 4W7 379 Male Muzzleloading Orange Woodbur 3P8 364 Male Regular St Lawrence Edwards 6C9 360 Male Early Franklin Brandon 6F10 360 Male Regular Cattaraugus Lyndon 9W

* Scaled weights of dressed bears were submitted for 24% of the bears taken in 2010.

New York StateTop 10 Heaviest Reported Bears - 2010

2007-2009Average Weight by Age and Sex of Harvested Black Bears

400450500

ound

s)

Central‐Western Bear Hunting Area

FemaleMale

300

350

unds)


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Note: Bear ages are determined by examining cross-sections of a premolar tooth (see www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/45598.html). Age-weight relationships of bears taken in 2010 will be included in the 2011 report.

050

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nds)

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n = 99

0

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nds)

Bear Age (years)


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n = 277

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nds)

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n = 426

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New York State Black Bear Harvest

Average Age of Harvested Bears Age Distribution of Harvest: 2007‐2009

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0%

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Male

n = 763

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Male

n = 389

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Note: Bear ages are determined by examining cross‐sections of a premolar tooth (see www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/45598.html). Ages of bears taken in 2010 will be included in the 2011 report.

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Male

n = 763

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Male

n = 389

0%

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Male

n = 1,078

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Year

STATE TOTALS

E B M R

ADIRONDACK

E B M R

CENTRAL-WESTERN

B M R

SOUTHEASTERN

B M RTOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTALALLEGANY CATSKILL

2010 1,064 255 315 81 413 521 255 35 71 160 142 93 4 45 401 187 6 2082009 1,487 426 310 138 613 814 426 44 128 216 179 86 6 87 494 180 4 3102008 1,295 85 232 117 861 582 85 13 99 385 193 81 10 102 520 138 8 3742007 1,117 306 247 70 494 544 306 28 61 149 120 47 7 66 453 172 2 2792006 796 74 237 25 460 318 74 9 16 219 113 51 6 56 365 177 3 1852005 1,066 184 227 56 599 453 184 19 45 205 119 51 6 62 494 157 5 3322004 1,014 425 227 58 304 674 425 49 54 146 83 38 3 42 257 140 1 1162003 1,864 730 256 122 756 1,370 730 35 112 493 95 49 6 40 399 172 4 2232002 912 182 127 34 569 550 182 16 30 322 84 27 1 56 278 84 3 1912001 801 240 145 54 362 523 240 18 52 213 70 26 1 43 208 101 1 1062000 1,070 180 107 39 744 728 180 12 37 499 55 23 1 31 287 72 1 2141999 685 270 126 35 254 523 270 37 34 182 50 28 1 21 112 61 0 511998 597 32 76 13 476 277 32 13 11 221 48 12 2 34 272 51 0 2211997 525 133 73 38 281 346 133 1 37 175 30 11 1 18 149 61 0 881996 642 79 38 19 506 369 79 0 17 273 50 8 0 42 223 30 2 1911995 693 379 93 21 200 582 379 33 21 149 24 10 0 14 87 50 0 371994 722 83 41 9 589 526 83 8 8 427 31 13 1 17 165 20 0 1451993 695 263 59 28 345 563 263 23 28 249 31 7 0 24 101 29 0 721992 827 144 43 27 613 611 144 17 27 423 36 9 0 27 180 17 0 1631991 763 156 35 27 545 622 156 10 27 429 23 8 0 15 118 17 0 101

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Black Bear Harvest in Expanded Bear Hunting Areas

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2010 Black Bear Hunting Seasons

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2011


Richard Newton with the first bear taken in Columbia County in many decades, possibly since the late 1800s or early1990s. Columbia County, and all of eastern New York from Westchester to Washington counties was opened for bear hunting in 2011.

2011 2010 5‐Year Average (2006‐2010)

Historical Average (1991‐2000)

Northern Bear Range

Adirondack 275 521 556 515

Early 70 255 229 172Bow 3 35 26 15

Muzzleloader 9 71 75 25Regular 193 160 226 303

% Female : % Male 49% : 51% 46% : 54% 41% : 59% 43% : 57%

Southern Bear Range

Central ‐ Western 353 142 149 38

Bow 98 93 72 13Muzzleloader 9 4 7 1

NEW YORK STATEDEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

2011 Bear Harvest ‐ Recent Trend Comparison

Muzzleloader 9 4 7 1Regular 246 45 71 24

% Female : % Male 36% : 64% 33% : 67% 39% : 61% 29% : 71%

Southeastern 630 401 447 169

Bow 192 187 171 41Muzzleloader 12 6 5 0

Regular 426 208 271 128

% Female : % Male 41% : 59% 37% : 63% 41% : 59% 39% : 61%

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7M 0 0 1 17P 2 0 2 47R 0 0 2 27S 5 1 8 148H 0 0 1 18M 0 0 3 38N 0 1 1 28P 5 2 6 138R 0 0 2 28T 16 0 18 348W 3 0 3 68X 12 1 41 548Y 6 0 10 169H 4 0 1 5

9J 7 2 37 469K 1 0 5 69M 1 1 4 69N 0 0 1 19P 6 0 24 309R 8 0 17 259S 0 0 1 19T 7 0 22 299W 4 0 6 109X 9 0 20 299Y 2 1 10 13



3A 20 4 107 1313C 12 1 14 273F 0 0 1 13G 4 0 1 53H 25 1 30 563J 7 1 9 173K 27 0 41 683M 44 0 44 883N 2 0 1 33P 1 0 3 43R 2 0 0 24C 0 0 4 44F 0 0 6 64G 4 0 11 154H 1 0 5 64L 0 0 7 74O 10 0 25 35

4P 5 0 16 214R 7 1 18 264S 3 0 6 94U 1 0 3 44W 15 1 55 714Y 0 1 1 24Z 0 1 3 45S 2 1 15 18




ADIRONDACK A M R TE

MALE 40 3 5 85 133

FEMALE 23 0 4 102 129

CENTRAL-WESTERN A M R T

MALE 65 7 146 218

FEMALE 30 2 92 124

SOUTHEASTERN A M R T

MALE 138 7 209 354

FEMALE 45 5 198 248


* Only Wildlife Management Units(WMUs) with bear harvests are reported here.

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9S open except Allegany State Park SoutheasternCentral-Western

Page 3

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Black Bear Harvest Density2011


Central-Western

Southeastern

WMUs

Bears per 100 Sq Mi0

0.1 - 1.0

1.1 - 2.5

2.6 - 5.0

5.1 - 10.0

10.1 - 19.0NYSDEC Bureau of Wildlife, Feb. 2012

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Central-Western

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Towns

WMUs

# BearsTotal

1 - 5

6 - 10

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26 - 35Page 5

NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

2011 Reported Bear Take by Day

0

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8

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9/17 9/24 10/1 10/8 10/15 10/22 10/29 11/5 11/12 11/19 11/26 12/3

# Be

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10/15 10/22 10/29 11/5 11/12 11/19 11/26 12/3 12/10 12/17

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Note: Sum of male and female within each region and across seasons equals 100%.

2011 Distribution of Black Bear Harvest by Sex

0

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9/17 9/24 10/1 10/8 10/15 10/22 10/29 11/5 11/12 11/19 11/26 12/3

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Early Bow Muzzle Regular Bow Muzzle Regular Bow Muzzle Regular

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Female

Male

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RankDressed Weight* (pounds)

Sex Season County Town WMU

1 550 Male Regular Steuben Woodhull 8X2 510 Male Regular Allegany Clarksville 9P3 480 Male Muzzleloading Hamilton Lake Pleasant 5H4 465 Male Bowhunting Sullivan Liberty 3H5 464 Male Regular Sullivan Callicoon 3H6 452 Male Bowhunting Orange Warwick 3P7 450 Male Regular Broome Windsor 4O8 446 Male Bowhunting Ulster Saugerties 3C9 425 Male Regular St Lawrence Colton 6F10 420 Male Bowhunting Delaware Middletown 4P10 420 Male Bowhunting Ulster Denning 3C10 420 Male Regular Broome Windsor 7S

* Scaled weights of dressed bears were submitted for 32% of the bears taken in 2011.

NEW YORK STATE

Average Weight by Age and Sex of Harvested Black Bears2008‐2010


Top 10 Heaviest Reported Bears ‐ 2011

500s)

Central‐Western 300

s)

Adirondack F l

Note: Bear ages are determined by examining cross‐sections of a premolar tooth (see www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/45598.html). Bear teeth from the 2011 seasons have not yet been analyzed. Age‐weight relationships of bears taken in 2011 will be included in the 2012 report.

050100150200250300350400450500

≤1 2 3 4 5 6+

Dressed

Weight (pou

nds)

Bear Age (years)

Central‐Western

FemaleMale

n = 95

0

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≤1 2 3 4 5 6+

Dressed

Weight (pou

nds)

Bear Age (years)

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n = 290

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≤1 2 3 4 5 6+

Dressed

Weight (pou

nds)

Bear Age (years)

Southeastern

FemaleMale

n = 369

Page 7

NEW YORK STATEDEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Age Distribution of Bear Harvest: 2010 Average Age of Harvested Bears

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Adirondack

FemaleMale

0%

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n = 232

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FemaleMale

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FemaleMale

Note: Bear ages are determined by examining cross‐sections of a premolar tooth (see www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/45598.html). Bear ages from the 2011 seasons have not yet been determined and will be included in the 2012 report. Juvenile bears (<1 year) may be legally taken in the Adirondacks and typically represent about 2% of the total harvest.

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FemaleMale

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Bear Age (years)


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Bear Age (years)


n = 98

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Bear Age (years)

Southeastern FemaleMale

n = 263

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FemaleMale

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Page 8

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATIONNEW YORK STATE

Black Bear Take in Expanded Hunting Areas

200

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# Be

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Southeastern

050100150200250300350400

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# Be

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Central‐Western

Former Area WMUS added in 2005‐06 WMUs added in 2008 Total take

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Former Area WMUs added in 2005‐06 WMUs added in 2011 Total Take

050100150200250300350400

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

# Be

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Central‐Western

Former Area WMUS added in 2005‐06 WMUs added in 2008 Total take

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ADIRONDACK RANGE

CLINTON B M R TEBlack Brook 00 0 4 4Chazy 00 0 1 1Clinton 01 0 1 2Ellenburg 00 0 4 4Saranac 02 0 4 6

3 0 0 14 17TOTAL

ESSEX B M R TEElizabethtown 00 0 2 2Keene 00 0 1 1Lewis 00 1 0 1Minerva 00 2 0 2Newcomb 01 0 2 3Schroon 00 0 1 1St Armand 00 0 1 1

1 0 3 7 11TOTAL

FRANKLIN B M R TEBrandon 01 0 1 2Brighton 00 0 2 2Duane 00 0 2 2Franklin 00 0 1 1Harrietstown 00 0 2 2Malone 00 0 1 1Santa Clara 00 0 1 1Tupper Lake 01 0 1 2Waverly 04 0 0 4

6 0 0 11 17TOTAL

FULTON B M R TEBleecker 01 0 0 1Caroga 00 0 3 3Stratford 02 1 1 4

3 0 1 4 8TOTAL

HAMILTON B M R TEArietta 00 0 8 8Benson 00 0 1 1Indian Lake 10 0 5 6Inlet 01 0 1 2Lake Pleasant 00 1 4 5Long Lake 04 0 4 8Morehouse 00 0 2 2Wells 02 1 8 11

7 1 2 33 43TOTAL

HERKIMER B M R TEFairfield 01 0 0 1Norway 00 0 1 1Ohio 04 0 3 7

Russia 00 0 2 2Salisbury 00 2 3 5Webb 05 0 12 17

10 0 2 21 33TOTAL

JEFFERSON B M R TEAntwerp 01 0 7 8Le Ray 02 0 1 3Wilna 03 0 7 10

6 0 0 15 21TOTAL

LEWIS B M R TECroghan 00 0 3 3Diana 03 0 4 7Greig 01 0 5 6Lewis 00 0 1 1Lyonsdale 01 0 3 4New Bremen 00 0 1 1Watson 20 0 1 3

5 2 0 18 25TOTAL

ONEIDA B M R TEBoonville 00 0 2 2Forestport 02 0 0 2Lee 00 0 1 1

2 0 0 3 5TOTAL

SARATOGA B M R TECorinth 00 0 1 1Day 01 0 7 8Edinburg 01 0 0 1Hadley 00 0 1 1

2 0 0 9 11TOTAL

ST LAWRENCE B M R TEClare 00 0 2 2Clifton 01 0 8 9Colton 00 0 16 16Edwards 00 0 3 3Fine 03 0 3 6Fowler 01 0 0 1Hermon 01 0 0 1Hopkinton 01 0 3 4Parishville 02 0 0 2Piercefield 01 0 7 8Pitcairn 01 0 1 2Potsdam 00 0 1 1

11 0 0 44 55TOTAL

WARREN B M R TEBolton 01 0 1 2Hague 00 0 2 2Horicon 00 0 1 1

Johnsburg 09 0 1 10Queensbury 01 0 0 1Stony Creek 00 1 5 6Thurman 03 0 2 5

14 0 1 12 27TOTAL

WASHINGTON B M R TEPutnam 00 0 2 2

0 0 0 2 2TOTAL

275ADIRONDACK TOTAL

70

BOWHUNTING 3

MUZZLELOADER 9

REGULAR 193

EARLY

CENTRAL-WESTERN RANGE

ALLEGANY B M R TAllen 0 0 1 1Alma 1 0 5 6Almond 0 0 3 3Andover 0 0 3 3Angelica 1 0 0 1Belfast 0 0 1 1Birdsall 0 0 1 1Bolivar 1 0 4 5Burns 0 0 2 2Caneadea 2 0 1 3Clarksville 1 0 4 5Cuba 1 0 1 2Friendship 0 0 1 1Genesee 4 0 2 6Hume 0 0 1 1Independence 2 1 4 7New Hudson 0 0 2 2Scio 1 0 2 3Ward 0 0 1 1Wellsville 0 0 1 1West Almond 3 0 3 6Willing 1 0 9 10Wirt 0 0 3 3

18 1 55 74TOTAL

BROOME B M R TChenango 1 0 0 1Colesville 1 0 0 1Windsor 2 0 5 7

4 0 5 9TOTAL


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CATTARAUGUS B M R TAllegany 3 0 9 12Ashford 1 1 0 2Carrollton 3 0 7 10Cold Spring 0 0 5 5Dayton 0 0 3 3Farmersville 1 0 4 5Great Valley 2 0 1 3Hinsdale 1 0 2 3Humphrey 0 0 2 2Machias 0 0 1 1Napoli 1 0 0 1New Albion 0 0 1 1Olean 1 0 4 5Portville 1 0 3 4Randolph 1 0 3 4Salamanca 1 0 3 4South Valley 2 0 1 3Yorkshire 0 0 1 1

18 1 50 69TOTAL

CHAUTAUQUA B M R TArkwright 0 0 1 1Busti 0 0 2 2Carroll 1 0 8 9Chautauqua 0 1 7 8Cherry Creek 1 0 0 1Clymer 1 0 4 5Ellicott 0 0 1 1French Creek 2 0 2 4Gerry 0 0 1 1Harmony 0 0 4 4Kiantone 0 0 1 1Mina 0 0 1 1North Harmony 0 0 3 3Poland 1 0 0 1Portland 0 1 0 1Ripley 1 0 2 3Sherman 1 0 2 3Stockton 1 0 4 5Westfield 1 0 0 1

10 2 43 55TOTAL

CHEMUNG B M R TAshland 1 0 0 1Big Flats 0 0 2 2Chemung 2 0 0 2Horseheads 1 0 0 1Southport 0 0 2 2

4 0 4 8TOTAL

CHENANGO B M R TGuilford 1 0 1 2Oxford 0 0 1 1

1 0 2 3TOTAL

ERIE B M R TColden 2 0 0 2Concord 1 0 0 1

3 0 0 3TOTAL

LIVINGSTON B M R TOssian 1 0 1 2Springwater 0 0 1 1West Sparta 0 0 2 2York 0 0 1 1

1 0 5 6TOTAL

MADISON B M R TBrookfield 0 0 1 1

0 0 1 1TOTAL

ONTARIO B M R TRichmond 0 1 0 1

0 1 0 1TOTAL

SCHUYLER B M R TOrange 0 0 1 1Tyrone 0 0 1 1

0 0 2 2TOTAL

STEUBEN B M R TAddison 3 0 0 3Avoca 1 0 1 2Bath 1 0 6 7Cameron 0 0 2 2Campbell 3 0 3 6Canisteo 2 0 5 7Caton 1 0 2 3Cohocton 0 0 1 1Corning 2 0 3 5Dansville 0 0 1 1Erwin 3 0 1 4Fremont 0 1 2 3Greenwood 1 1 3 5Hartsville 0 0 1 1Hornby 1 0 0 1Hornellsville 1 0 1 2Howard 2 1 3 6Jasper 1 0 3 4Lindley 0 0 2 2Rathbone 4 0 2 6Thurston 0 0 2 2Troupsburg 3 0 7 10Tuscarora 1 0 6 7Urbana 0 0 1 1Wayland 1 0 0 1West Union 2 0 9 11Wheeler 1 0 0 1Woodhull 1 0 4 5

35 3 71 109TOTAL

TIOGA B M R TBarton 1 0 1 2Owego 1 0 0 1Tioga 0 1 2 3

2 1 3 6TOTAL

TOMPKINS B M R TNewfield 0 0 2 2

0 0 2 2TOTAL

WYOMING B M R TCastile 0 0 1 1Middlebury 1 0 0 1Sheldon 0 0 1 1

1 0 2 3TOTAL

YATES B M R TItaly 1 0 1 2

1 0 1 2TOTAL


BOWHUNTING 98

MUZZLELOADER 9

REGULAR 246

SOUTHEASTERN RANGE

ALBANY B M R TBerne 0 0 2 2Rensselaerville 1 0 1 2

1 0 3 4TOTAL

BROOME B M R TColesville 0 0 1 1Sanford 1 0 8 9Windsor 1 0 3 4

2 0 12 14TOTAL

CHENANGO B M R TAfton 1 0 0 1

1 0 0 1TOTAL

COLUMBIA B M R TAncram 0 1 0 1Austerlitz 0 1 0 1Canaan 1 0 1 2Chatham 0 0 1 1Claverack 0 0 1 1Hillsdale 0 0 1 1New Lebanon 0 0 1 1Taghkanic 0 0 2 2

1 2 7 10TOTAL


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DELAWARE B M R TAndes 1 0 6 7Bovina 0 0 2 2Colchester 6 0 17 23Delhi 0 0 2 2Deposit 2 0 2 4Franklin 0 0 1 1Hamden 1 0 0 1Hancock 3 1 26 30Kortright 0 0 1 1Masonville 2 0 1 3Middletown 4 0 3 7Roxbury 1 0 4 5Sidney 1 0 1 2Stamford 0 0 3 3Tompkins 3 0 9 12Walton 2 0 4 6

26 1 82 109TOTAL

DUTCHESS B M R TBeacon City 0 0 1 1Dover 1 0 0 1Pawling 1 0 1 2Red Hook 0 0 1 1Stanford 1 0 0 1Union Vale 1 0 0 1

4 0 3 7TOTAL

GREENE B M R TAshland 1 0 1 2Athens 0 0 1 1Cairo 1 0 3 4Catskill 9 0 4 13Durham 2 0 0 2Greenville 0 0 1 1Halcott 1 0 2 3Hunter 4 1 17 22Jewett 2 1 5 8Lexington 1 1 3 5New Baltimore 0 0 1 1Prattsville 0 0 3 3Windham 1 0 2 3

22 3 43 68TOTAL

ORANGE B M R TBlooming Grove 3 0 1 4Chester 3 0 2 5Cornwall 1 0 0 1Crawford 1 0 2 3Deerpark 4 0 15 19Goshen 1 0 1 2Greenville 3 0 4 7Middletown 2 0 0 2Minisink 6 0 3 9Monroe 1 0 3 4

Montgomery 0 0 1 1Mount Hope 1 0 0 1New Windsor 0 0 2 2Newburgh 0 0 1 1Port Jervis 0 0 1 1Tuxedo 0 0 1 1Wallkill 3 0 0 3Warwick 14 0 13 27Wawayanda 3 0 1 4Woodbury 0 0 1 1

46 0 52 98TOTAL

OTSEGO B M R TMilford 0 0 1 1Otego 0 0 1 1Roseboom 0 0 1 1Worcester 0 0 1 1

0 0 4 4TOTAL

PUTNAM B M R TKent 2 0 0 2

2 0 0 2TOTAL

RENSSELAER B M R TBerlin 0 0 3 3Grafton 0 0 1 1Hoosick 0 0 2 2Petersburgh 0 0 1 1Pittstown 0 0 2 2Stephentown 0 0 2 2

0 0 11 11TOTAL

ROCKLAND B M R THaverstraw 1 0 0 1Stony Point 1 0 0 1

2 0 0 2TOTAL

SCHOHARIE B M R TBlenheim 1 0 3 4Broome 1 0 1 2Conesville 0 0 1 1Fulton 1 0 2 3Gilboa 1 0 2 3Jefferson 0 0 1 1Schoharie 0 0 3 3Summit 0 0 2 2

4 0 15 19TOTAL

SULLIVAN B M R TBethel 6 0 3 9Callicoon 2 0 2 4Cochecton 4 0 0 4Delaware 1 1 0 2Fallsburgh 5 0 4 9Forestburg 2 0 14 16Fremont 3 0 5 8Highland 5 0 5 10

Liberty 4 0 5 9Lumberland 4 0 4 8Mamakating 2 0 5 7Neversink 1 0 10 11Rockland 4 0 10 14Thompson 9 0 2 11Tusten 3 0 8 11

55 1 77 133TOTAL

ULSTER B M R TDenning 3 0 27 30Gardiner 0 0 1 1Hardenburgh 1 0 12 13Hurley 0 0 1 1Kingston 1 0 0 1Lloyd 1 0 0 1Marbletown 0 1 1 2New Paltz 3 0 1 4Olive 4 0 5 9Rochester 3 0 3 6Saugerties 2 1 2 5Shandaken 0 1 33 34Shawangunk 0 0 4 4Ulster 0 1 1 2Wawarsing 3 0 4 7Woodstock 3 0 7 10

24 4 102 130TOTAL

WASHINGTON B M R TCambridge 1 0 4 5Jackson 0 0 3 3Salem 0 0 1 1White Creek 1 1 7 9

2 1 15 18TOTAL


BOWHUNTING 192

MUZZLELOADER 12

REGULAR 426


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STEUBEN

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