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in the state, home to almost 300 square
miles of state game lands and more than
1,800 square miles of other public land.
That alone explains some of what makes
it a bear-hunting hotspot, said Mercy
Melo, Wildlife Management Supervisor
in the Game Commission's Northcentral
Region.
" This abundance of public land provides
enhanced hunter access to prime
bear habitat, which ultimately leads to
great harvest success, " Melo added.
But WMU 2G's status as a bear harvest
leader is about more than that, too,
said Mark Ternent, Director of the Game
Commission's Northcentral Region offi
ce and once the agency's bear biologist.
" Ultimately, bear harvest success all
comes down to three things: the number
of bears, the number of hunters and the
amount of food available to the bears, "
Ternent said. " In the Northcentral Region,
we have seen no indication that bear
populations have dropped. The number
of bear-related calls we received this
year is similar to last year. The number
of bear hunters also seems to be mostly
unchanged from last year, based on license
sales thus far. And food availability
should be just as good, if not better,
as last year due to the lack of late frost,
which has negatively impacted acorn
production in the past. Soft mast sources
may have been hurt by drought conditions
this summer, but that shouldn't impact
bears come hunting season.
" With bear numbers, hunter numbers,
and food sources all looking good, it
seems like it'll be another great year for
bear hunting in the Northcentral Region,
as long as the weather cooperates. "
Then there's tradition. WMU 2G had
bears when few other places in the state
did. Ternent said hunters traveled great
distances to pursue them then, and still
OCTOBER 2024
THE TOP 10
Which WMUs gave up the most bears
across the 2023 seasons?
NUMBER of BEARS HARVESTED
1. WMU 2G: 563
2. WMU 3D: 451
3. WMU 3B: 343
4. WMU 2F: 247
5. WMU 3C: 221
6. WMU 4C: 220
7. WMU 3A: 203
8. WMU 2D: 146
9. WMU 4D: 124
10. WMU 2C: 87
NUMBER of BEARS HARVESTED
PER 100 SQUARE MILES
1. WMU 3D: 21
2. WMU 3B: 15
3. WMU 2G: 14
4. WMU 4C: 13
5. WMU 3A: 13
6. WMU 2F: 10
7. WMU 3C: 10
8. WMU 2D: 6
9. WMU 4D: 5
10. WMU 4E: 4
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today, " which is a testament to the
unit's bear population and habitat quality. "
The
fi nal thing that makes WMU 2G
a bear harvest " powerhouse " is terrain,
Melo said. Hunters fi nd lots of bears on
both public and private ground in WMU
2G, she said, but they never get them all,
in part because it's just so craggy and
rough in so many spots.
" These undisturbed landscapes serve
as a reserve for bear populations, especially
when they are in rugged terrain
where most hunters will not tread, " Melo
said.
Those bears that survive
by hiding out in such places
breed the next generation
of bears, she noted.
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