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DNR board adopts 2025 bear-harvest recommendations, keeps Zone D reduction target
Summary
The Natural Resources Board adopted the Department of Natural Resources’ 2025 bear-harvest recommendations after a technical briefing and public comment; zone-by-zone targets aim to balance hunter opportunity with conflict reduction, including continued reductions in Zone D.
Randy Johnson, the DNR’s large-carnivore specialist, told the Natural Resources Board the department recommends a zone-by-zone harvest approach for the 2025 season that keeps the management focus on trends rather than single-year variation. Johnson said state-licensed hunters took about 4,301 bears last year — roughly 12% above the department’s total harvest target — driven largely by higher hunter success where natural food was scarce. "We're trying to watch the trends," he said, "and make adjustments annually to make sure the trends are going the direction we want to go."
Why it matters: the board’s recommendations translate scientific…
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