| STATE (with bear hunting) |
HOUNDING |
BAITING |
BALLOT
INITIATIVES /BAITING AND HOUNDING REGULATION DATES |
COMMENTS |
LICENSE, PERMIT,
OR TAG INFORMATION (where available) |
HARVEST
STATISTICS (where available) |
SOURCE |
| Alaska |
Yes
(black bears only) |
Yes
(permit required) |
|
|
Resident:
$25; Non-resident: $225; Non-resident alien: $300 |
2002:
2,460 total black bears |
Alaska
Fish and Game Website |
| Arizona |
Yes
(fall season only, with permit) |
No |
|
Weather:
abundant acorn crop in 2002 made it difficult for hunters to attract bears to their bait
sites |
Resident: $13;
Non-resident: $183. 4150-4500 tags issued annually |
2001: 178 total bears;
2000: 320 total bears |
Arizona
Status Report 2003 |
| Arkansas |
No |
Yes
(restricted to private lands, bait sites established up to 30 days prior to
season opening, must be removed at close of season) |
2001 |
New Zone
Regulations: record 2001 harvest attributed to baiting and
expansion of bear hunting zones. Hunter
participation: non-resident hunters from TN, AL, MO, KS, OK, IL, MS, LA, MD,
TX, OH, CA |
Resident:
$35.50; Non-resident: $225 |
2002:
54 bears taken w/bait; 2001: 125 bears taken w/bait |
Eastridge
2003 |
| California |
Yes
(more than one dog permitted after close of general deer season) |
No |
Hounding
regulation (1972) |
Policy
Initiative: AB 342
(2003) to ban hounding failed to make it
out of committee, April 2003 |
Resident:
$29.65; Non-resident: $186.50 |
2002:
1,736 total bears , 913 w/ hounds, 644 while deer hunting |
Updike
2003, California Department of Fish and Game website |
| Colorado |
No |
No |
Amendment
10 (1992) to ban baiting/ hounding passed (70%) |
Hunter
participation: hunter harvest averaged 823 between 1999 –
2000, a 58% increase from 519 average between 1995 – 1998 |
Resident:
$30; Non-resident: $250 |
2000:
818 total bears; 1999: 983 total bears |
Apker
2003, Colorado Division of Wildlife webpage |
| Georgia |
Yes
(South Georgia only, outside wildlife management areas) |
Yes
(restricted zones) |
|
|
Resident:
$9; Non-resident: $118 |
2002:
262 total bears |
Gregory
et al. 2003 |
| Idaho |
Yes
(limit on non-resident permits) |
Yes |
Proposition
2 (1996) to ban baiting/ hounding rejected (60%) |
Hunter
participation: in 2001,
3,173 resident and 115 non-resident hound permits and 1,865 baiting
permits issued |
Resident
hunting: $11.50; Resident bear tag: $10.50; Baiting/hounding permit: $11.50.
Non-resident hunting:$128.50; Non-resident bear tag: $235; Reduced bear tag:
$31.50; Second tag: $31.50;
Non-resident hound hunter: $128.50; Non-resident bear baiting permit:
$11.50. |
2002:
2,371 total bears, 581 w/bait, 407 w/hounds; 2001: 2,000 total bears, 455 w/bait, 337 w/hounds
|
Nadeau
2003 |
| Maine |
Yes
(no more than 4 dogs/team) |
Yes
(permit required to bait on National Forest Lands and Bureau of Public Lands) |
|
Hunter
participation: in 2001, non-resident hunter accounted for
half of hunters in Maine, but killed 72% of 2001's bear harvest. Of total
bear harvest, non-residents accounted for 76% taken with bait and 75% with
hounds. Maine residents took 76% bears by unreported methods. 69% of
successful bear hunters used guides. Guides assisted with 81% of all bears
w/hounds and 74% of all bears w/bait. In 2001, 2, 801 non-residents, 1,102
assisted by guide |
Resident:
$25; Non-resident: $65.00; Bear registration: $1 |
2001:
3,903 total bears, 3,173 w/bait, 401 w/dogs |
Maine
Fish and Wildlife website |
| Massachusetts |
No |
No |
Question
1 (1996) to ban hounding passed (55%). Baiting banned in 1970 |
|
Resident
Citizen: $27.50; Non-resident: $99.50 |
2002: 115 total bears; 2001: 104 total bears |
Cardoza
2003; Deblinger 2003 |
| Michigan |
Yes |
Yes |
Proposal
D (1996) to ban baiting/ hounding rejected 62% |
Hunter
participation: in 2001, hunters hunted over bait 83% of the
time (Frawley 2001). 17% hunters used dogs or combination of dogs/bait. Policy initiative: 2002 rule governing
"participation licenses" (license to accompany successful hunter
with dogs, but not allowed to shoot bear). Statute limits number of
non-resident harvest tags issued to no more than 2% of total number of
permits available. |
Resident
bear license: $14; Senior bear license: $5.60; Non-resident bear license:
$150 |
2000:
1890 (27% success rate); 2001: 2110 (29% success rate) |
Etter
et al. 2003 |
| Minnesota |
No |
Yes
(restricted zones) |
|
|
Resident:
$39; Non-resident: $196 |
|
Kennedy
2003 |
| Montana |
No |
No |
Hounding
rule (1921) |
Harvest
economics: from 1996-2001, Montana black bear hunting
produced a range of 9,000-11,00 hunters spending a total of 84,000-102,00
days a field. The average black bear hunter hunts for 9 days, with 9%-13%
success. Montana residents spent an
average of $19.60 per hunting day, while non-residents claimed $137.50 per
day. Based on the number of hunter says, total net economic value associated
with black bear hunting is approximately $5,000,000 annually. |
Resident:
$15; Conservation license: $4; Non-residents: $350; Conservation license:
$7 |
Approximately
1,100 per year |
Olson
2003 |
| New Hampshire |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Resident
hunting: $22, bear tag: $5; Non-resident hunting: $103, bear tag: $5 |
2002:
203 still, 92 bait, 43 hound; 2001:
295 still, 169 bait, 63 hound; 2000: 294 still, 118 bait, 37 hound |
Timmins
2003 |
| New Jersey |
No |
Yes
(restricted zones, prohibited from elevated position within 300 ft. of bait) |
Baiting
rule (2003) |
|
|
N/A |
Carr
2003 |
| New Mexico |
Yes
(restricted zones) |
No |
|
|
Resident: $33; Non-resident:
$160 |
2002:
649 total bears; 2001: 525 total bears; 2000: 325 total bears |
Winslow
2003 |
| New York |
No |
No |
|
Hunter
participation: 1,000 to 2,000 non-resident bear tags sold
each year (additional $30/tag) |
Resident
big game: $19; Non-resident big game: $110 |
2001:
801 total bears; 2000: 1070 total bears |
Berchielli
et al. 2003 |
| North
Carolina |
Yes |
No |
Baiting
prohibited (1985) |
|
Resident
comprehensive hunting: $30; Non-resident basic: $60 (different for VA, TN,
SC, GA residents) |
2001:
1533 total bears |
Jones
2003 |
| Oregon |
No |
No |
Measure
18 (1994) banned baiting/ hounding (passed 52%); Measure 34(1996) repeal of
Measure 18 rejected (58%) |
|
Resident:
$11.50; Non-resident $151.50 |
2000:
977 total bears; 1999: 856 total bears; 1998: 836 total bears |
Oregon
Fish and Wildlife website |
| Pennsylvania |
No |
No |
|
Weather: in 2001 3% success rate attributed to high bear abundance,
favorable weather, and abundant fall food supplies. Hunter
participation: 109,250 licenses sold in 2001 |
Resident
hunting:$20; Resident bear hunting: $16; Non-resident hunting: $101;
Non-resident bear hunting: $36 |
2001:
3063 total bears; 2000: 3075 total bears |
Ternet
2003 |
| South
Carolina |
Yes
(restricted zones) |
No |
|
Hunter
participation: 833 permits issued in 2001; 932 permits
issued in 2002 |
Resident
big game: $6; Non-resident big game: $100 |
2002:
27 total bears; 2001: 21 total bears |
Stokes
2003 |
| Tennessee |
Yes
(restricted zones) |
Yes
(bait must be removed 10 days prior to hunt) |
|
|
Resident
hunting: $21, big game: $18; Non-resident annual all game: $156 |
|
Tennessee
Fish and Wildlife Website |
| Utah |
Yes |
Yes
(restricted tackle, Certificate of Registration (COR) required) |
|
Hunter
participation: only 10% permits allotted to non-residents |
Resident: $88; Non-resident: $313 |
2002:
88 total bears, 68 w/dogs, 8 w/ bait, 12 other; 2001: 70 total bears, 46
w/dogs, 4 w/bait, 20 other |
McLaughlin
2003 |
| Vermont |
Yes
(permit required) |
No |
|
|
Resident:
$16; Non-resident: $85 |
2002:
286 total bears; 2001: 527 total bears |
Darling
2003 |
| Viginia |
Yes
(with restrictions) |
No |
|
Hunter
participation: since 1995, 39% of total harvest from gun
hunters with dogs |
Resident:
$12 ; Non-resident: $80 |
2002: 689 total bears; 2003: 916
total bears |
Virginia
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Website |
| Washington |
No |
No |
Initiative
655 (1996) banned baiting/ hounding (passed 63%) |
|
Resident
Big Game Package: $72.27; Non-resident Big Game Package: $722.70 |
2002: 1,725
total bears; 2001: 1,439 total bears |
Washington
Fish and Wildlife website |
| West
Virginia |
Yes |
No |
Baiting
rule (2003) |
|
Resident:
$25, bear stamp: $4; Non-resident: $150, bear stamp: $4 |
2002: 1,335 total bear, 138 w/dogs and 77 w/o
dogs; 2001: 1,253 total bears |
Igo
2003, Ryan 2003 |
| Wisconsin |
Yes
(permit required, team size limit, restricted zones) |
Yes
(not in excess of 10 gallons) |
|
|
Resident:
$48 +$8 (Class A and B); Non-resident: $201 +$100 (Class A and B) |
2002:
2.437 (est.) total bears; 2001: total bears: 2,897 |
Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources website |
| Wyoming |
No |
Yes (black bears
only) |
Baiting
rule (1994) |
Hunter participation: in 2001, there were 157 non-resident hunters; 2002: 227
non-resident hunters. 79% of all bears harvested in the spring since 1993
were killed over bait |
Resident: $30; Non-resident:
$250 |
2002:
323 total bears |
Becker
et al. 2003 |
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