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Black Bear (Ursus americanus)Bear Hunting in Michigan
The Michigan DNRE manages black bear to maintain a healthy population that provides viewing and hunting opportutnites for residents, yet does not create excessive bear problems for people living near bear habitat.

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• 2010 Michigan Bear Hunting Digest (HTML)

• 2010 Bear Hunting Digest (PDF) PDF icon

• Hunting Applications and Drawings

• 2010 Limited-Access Hunts

• Bear Hunters -- Check Out Your Bear Preference Points!

• Bear Hunters - Check Out Your Lab Results!

• Bear Distribution in Michigan

• Common Bear Hunting Violations

• Preventing Bear Problems in Michigan PDF icon

• Michigan Black Bear Facts


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• Important Dates

• How to Apply

• General, Baiting and Dog Rules

• 2010 Bear Registration Stations

• Hunting Hours


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• Bear Hunting Licenses and Costs

• Applying with a Party

• Drawing Process

• Preference Point System

• 2010 Bear License Quotas

• Tagging Big Game

• Tagging Big Game and Furbearers

• Bear and Elk License Opportunity for Youth and Hunters with an Advanced Illness

• Authorizing Commercial Hunting Guides on State Land


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• Natural History

• Validating Kills

• Bear Female Reproducive Tract Collection

• Tooth Collection and Aging Bear

• Carcass Care

• Commercial Forest (CF) Lands

• Bear Hunting Reporting Option

• Bear Cooperator Patch




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