The DNR will issue a total of 12,760 bear harvest tags for this fall, up 4.9% from last season. A record 137,649 hunters applied in December, with 105,748 applying for preference point only and 31,901 applying for a bear license. Hunters registered 4,110 bears last fall. The DNR set a harvest quota of 4,575 bears for this fall from a population estimated to be 25,400 animals.
