Bear General Any Weapon Season

Unit 2
Unlimited Tags

8/30/2013 - 10/31/2013

Species
American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
Either-sex Black Bear
No female black bear accompanied by young may be taken.
Any Weapon
Rifle, Archery, Muzzleloader, Shotgun, or Handgun.

Restrictions
  • Dogs Prohibited.

Dogs prohibited Aug. 30 - Sep. 14 and Oct. 10 - Oct. 31. Caution: Grizzly bears may be encountered.

Unit 2
All of Unit 2. Area Size: 444,721 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 2

General Season Harvest Statistics

Year Unit Harvest Boars Sows Fall Spring Bait Hounds Incidental Still Stalk
2015 2 29 20 7 15 14 10 5 4 8
2014 2 27 9 18 5 11 2 8
2013 2 20 16 4 8 7 2 3
2012 2 37 21 16 32 5 10 14 5
2011 2 25 13 11 22 3 13 8 1
2010 2 29 15 14 21 8 8 5 4 10
2009 2 22 15 7 20 2 8 3 1 9
2008 2 27 15 12 23 4 4 7 5 10
2007 2 36 18 18 28 8 11 5 8 11
2006 2 28 16 12 24 4 9 3 6 8
2005 2 34 19 15 25 9 5 12 2 15
2004 2 25 13 12 17 8 6 7 3 9
2003 2 35 20 15 24 11 12 10 4 7
2002 2 40 22 17 30 10 10 6 3 17
2001 2 32 14 18 25 7 9 7 3 10
2000 2 33 15 18 27 6 2 6 4 21
Source: Harvest Statistics Database compiled from Mandatory Harvest Reports and Check Station Records
* In 2000 hunter information not collected.

Resident Tags and Permits

  • Adult Bear Tag
  • Jr./Sr./DAV Bear Tag
  • Hound Hunter Permit*
  • Bear Bait Permit*
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

NonResident Tags and Permits

  • Junior Mentored Bear Tag
  • Adult Bear Tag
  • Bear Bait Permit*
  • Hound Hunter Permit*
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

A valid hunting license is required for all hunting and trapping activities.
* Indicates this item is optional.

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Surface Management

For government land, these data show the managing agency of the land, which may or not be the same as the owning agency.

Graph illustrating 78.5 percent Private 349,102 acres   78.5%
Graph illustrating 9.05 percent State of Idaho 40,239 acres   9%
Graph illustrating 6.91 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 30,752 acres   6.9%
Graph illustrating 3.4 percent Other 15,113 acres   3.4%
Graph illustrating 1.01 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 4,495 acres   1%
Graph illustrating 0.63 percent State of Idaho 2,796 acres   0.6%
Graph illustrating 0.47 percent State of Idaho 2,089 acres   0.5%

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Land management via Inside Idaho

Access Yes! Properties

Access Yes! is Fish and Game program designed to improve hunting and fishing access to private land or through private land to public land by compensating willing landowners who provide access.

No properties are currently available in this hunt area.
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Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.

There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.