Dept. of Natural Resources: 2023 bear season results show drop in total harvest and hunter success rates
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MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced preliminary results for the 2023 bear season. The 2023 bear season harvest is well below the recent annual average of approximately 4,000 harvested bears, representing the lowest yearly bear harvest since 2008.
Wisconsin bear hunters harvested 2,922 bears during the 2023 black bear season, a marked decrease fr...
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