Dept. of Natural Resources: 2021 bear season shows return to recent harvest average

Black bear harvest returned to recent average in the 2021 season. / Photo Credit: iStock / Lynn_Bystrom MADISON, Wis. – Early results from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) show hunters harvested 3,802 bears during the 2021 black bear season, a decrease from the 4,306 taken last year. The 2021 harvest results are similar to the 2018 and 2019 harvests. While overall numbers fell s...