Status and management of black bears in Wisconsin

Author

Kohn, Bruce E. (Bruce Erick)

Date

• 1982

Publisher

Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Summary

• The status of Wisconsin's black bear population was studied from 1972 through 1980 using hunter questionnaires, harvest rates of marked bears, and analysis of the age structure in the harvest. An economical field index to bear populations was also developed and evaluated.