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Post by ridge on Sept 15, 2022 21:53:25 GMT -5
Bear hunting season begins
For about 7,000 hunters, bear season will begin this month. Here’s what you need to know before heading into the field:
Season dates
Bear registration
Bear Hunting Digest
Bear cooperator patch
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Season dates
Upper Peninsula
Season dates for Bergland, Baraga, Amasa, Carney, Gwinn, Newberry and Drummond Island bear management units:
Hunt period 1: Sept. 7-Oct. 21.
Hunt period 2: Sept. 12-Oct. 26.
Hunt period 3: Sept. 25-Oct. 26.
Lower Peninsula
Season dates for Red Oak, Baldwin and Gladwin units are Sept. 11-19 and Oct. 7-13.
Bear registration
Within 72 hours of harvesting a bear, the hunter must take the unfrozen bear head and pelt, or the entire animal, to a bear registration station to be registered and sealed.
Locations and contact information for bear registration stations can be found online or in the 2022 Michigan Black Bear Digest.
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