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
Questions? Contact us
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.
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
Questions? Contact us
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.