double the wisconsin bears

wisbearchaser · Post by **wisbearchaser** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:40 pm

Just read an article in the journal that the latest bear study showed that there is double the amount of bears in wisconsin then the dnr had figured! which would now put us at a health 26000 no surprise i think anyone running dogs in northeastern wis could have told them that years ago!

budmandan · Post by **budmandan** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 4:13 am

Does that mean I will be able to draw a kill tag with 6 points next season?

Yellow River Houndsman · Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:49 am

I'm sure it does. Yellow River Killer and I helped with the study and I am on 8 points. The way I figure it every swinging dick will have a tag along with me next year. Oh well, any way to get more tags will be welcome.

Calkins · Post by **Calkins** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 2:58 am

I heard they were giving out 400+ extra tags this year.

blackpaws · Post by **blackpaws** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:24 pm

Cooperative study suggests Wisconsin’s black bear population is larger than thought
MADISON – Preliminary results of a two-year cooperative study of Wisconsin black bears suggest that the population may be two times or more larger than currently thought. Biologists stress that the new estimate comes from a half finished study and may change when data from the second year of the study are analyzed. Early results are encouraging, however, and indicate Wisconsin continues to provide quality habitat for large mammals like bears.

i hope they are smart about how they do this. i can just see them giving out all these tags and really hurting the population. i am in favor of more tags but not all at once. they need to gradually lower the amount of points it takes to draw a tag. if i read the whole article right it put the estimated population at 13,000 with this new method of estimating.

wisbearchaser · Post by **wisbearchaser** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:47 pm

There old figures were at 13000 before the bait box study earliest they will raiase the tags is 09 and im in the same boat at 8 years dog runners first next year

Yellow River Houndsman · Fri Jun 20, 2008 5:08 pm

Yeah, the 13000 was the number before the study.

mnb&t · Post by **mnb&t** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 12:26 pm

great to hear about the population increase. i am heading up for the run season. it will be my first real big game experience. i cant hardly wait.

houndhntr86 · Post by **houndhntr86** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 8:42 pm

unfortuneately with the way our dnr works theyll give them all out in one year and f*&^ everything up.. my opinion once they have all the results will still be more then 26000 animals..