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Bear General Any Weapon Season
Unit 16
Black Bear Tag Unlimited Tags
8/30/2020 - 10/31/2020
- 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
Electronic calls may be used. Dogs prohibited Oct. 10 - Oct. 31. Second bear tag may be used.
Surface Management
Game Units
Wilderness
- Unit 16
- All of Unit 16. Area Size: 248,879 acres
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General Season Harvest Statistics
Year | Unit | Harvest | Boars | Sows | Fall | Spring | Bait | Hounds | Incidental | Still Stalk |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | 16 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 3 | |
2014 | 16 | 33 | 9 | 24 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||
2013 | 16 | 32 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
2012 | 16 | 37 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 1 | |
2011 | 16 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 3 | |
2010 | 16 | 51 | 35 | 16 | 13 | 38 | 37 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
2009 | 16 | 43 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 29 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
2008 | 16 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
2007 | 16 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
2006 | 16 | 39 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 27 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
2005 | 16 | 36 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
2004 | 16 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
2003 | 16 | 49 | 30 | 19 | 13 | 36 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
2002 | 16 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
2001 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
2000 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
* 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.
Where to purchase
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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.
U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 194,862 acres 78.3% |
Private 46,613 acres 18.7% |
State of Idaho 3,655 acres 1.5% |
Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 1,571 acres 0.6% |
Other 1,202 acres 0.5% |
Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 732 acres 0.3% |
U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 127 acres 0.1% |
U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 116 acres 0% |
State of Idaho 2 acres 0% |
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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.
- Selway Bitterroot Wilderness 12,119 acres 4.9% of hunt