2016 Utah Black Bear Hunting Rules Approved

By Vanessa Torres

Utah -(Ammoland.com)- A new black bear strategy, started in Utah in 2015, did exactly what wildlife managers hoped it would: it led to government agencies taking fewer bears and hunters taking more.

After a Jan. 5 meeting in Salt Lake City, biologists with the Division of Wildlife Resources are hoping for a repeat in 2016. At the meeting, members of the Utah Wildlife Board approved a similar bear hunting strategy for the new year.

All of the rules the board approved for 2016 will be available in the 2016 Utah Black Bear Guidebook. The free guidebook should be available online by late January.

Fewer problems

In 2014, a total of 378 bears were taken by hunters and government agencies in Utah. In 2015, DWR biologists suggested some new hunting strategies. Even though the changes put more hunters in the field, the overall number of bears taken declined. In 2015, a total of 370 bears were taken by hunters and government agencies.

Something else changed too: the number of bears taken by hunters increased while …Read the Rest

Source:: AmmoLand