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Black Bear (Ursus americanus)Bear Hunting in Michigan
The Michigan DNR manages black bear to maintain a healthy population that provides viewing and hunting opportutnites for residents, yet does not create excessive bear problems for people living near bear habitat.
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• 2009 Michigan Bear Hunting Guide (HTML)

• 2009 Bear Hunting Guide PDF PDF icon

• Hunting Applications and Drawings

• Validating Kills

• 2010 Michigan Limited-Access Hunts

• Bear Hunters -- Check Out Your Bear Preference Points!

• Bear Hunters - Check Out Your Lab Results!

• Bear Distribution in Michigan

• Historical Bear Harvest Information

• Common Bear Hunting Violations

• Preventing Bear Problems in Michigan PDF icon

• Michigan Black Bear Facts


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• Questions about bear license- no kill tags

• Bear Harvest Reporting Form

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• How to Apply

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• Bear Hunting Licenses and Costs; Bear License No Kill Tag (NKT)

• Tagging Big Game

• Tagging Big Game and Furbearers

• Drawing Process

• Preference Point System

• 2009 Bear License Quotas

• Bear and Elk License Opportunity for Youth and Hunters with an Advanced Illness


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• Natural History

• Tooth Collection and Aging Bear

• Carcass Care

• Bear Female Reproducive Tract Collection




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