Bear Forum Dec. 17 Will Consider Harvest Recommendations for 2017-18

By AmmoLand Editor JE

USA -(Ammoland.com)- A group of individuals representing various sportsmen’s clubs, the U.S. Forest Service, the agricultural community, and non-affiliated bait and hound hunters throughout Michigan will meet in St. Ignace Saturday, Dec. 17, to discuss the future of bear management in Michigan.

“This group represents our Michigan Bear Forum,” said Department of Natural Resources wildlife management specialist Kevin Swanson. “We have a very wide range of members who make up the bear forum, each representing a slightly different view with regard to bear management in Michigan.”

The meeting will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Little Bear East Arena located at 275 Marquette St. in St. Ignace.

The purpose of the meeting is for the DNR and a variety of black bear user groups and other interested outdoor enthusiasts to consider potential harvest recommendations.

“There are always differing opinions over bear numbers and management in Michigan; many user groups feel we do not have enough bear and many believe we have far too many,” said Swanson.

The recent estimate of Michigan’s bear population is nearly 12,000 adult bear. The statewide bear harvest peaked in 2006 when nearly …Read the Rest

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