{"id":14434,"date":"2022-05-27T03:00:17","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T03:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/?page_id=14434"},"modified":"2025-10-13T23:46:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T03:46:36","slug":"historical-harvest-data","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/bears\/historical-harvest-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Bear Historical Harvest Data"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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2024 Harvest Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Harvest data is posted each morning with the prior day’s harvest.
All data is preliminary and subject to revision.
Last updated December 17, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Total Harvest by Zone<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Bear Hunting Zone<\/strong><\/td>Bears Harvested in Segment A<\/strong><\/td>Segment A Total<\/strong><\/td>Bears Harvested in Segment B<\/strong><\/td>Segment B Total<\/strong><\/td>Season Total<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
10\/14<\/strong><\/td>10\/15<\/strong><\/td>10\/16<\/strong><\/td>10\/17<\/strong><\/td>10\/18<\/strong><\/td>10\/19<\/strong><\/td>12\/09<\/strong><\/td>12\/10<\/strong><\/td>12\/11<\/strong><\/td>12\/12<\/strong><\/td>12\/13<\/strong><\/td>12\/14<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Zone 1<\/strong><\/td>21<\/td>15<\/td>14<\/td>16<\/td>18<\/td>13<\/td>97<\/strong><\/td>11<\/td>5<\/td>0<\/td>2<\/td>4<\/td>6<\/td>28<\/strong><\/td>125<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Zone 2<\/strong><\/td>24<\/td>27<\/td>13<\/td>18<\/td>19<\/td>15<\/td>116<\/strong><\/td>6<\/td>3<\/td>0<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td>3<\/td>20<\/strong><\/td>136<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Zone 3<\/strong><\/td>31<\/td>29<\/td>18<\/td>12<\/td>15<\/td>10<\/td>115<\/strong><\/td>1<\/td>4<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>12<\/strong><\/td>127<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Zone 4<\/strong><\/td>24<\/td>16<\/td>7<\/td>9<\/td>7<\/td>5<\/td>68<\/strong><\/td>8<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td>2<\/td>16<\/strong><\/td>84<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Zone 5<\/strong><\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/strong><\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/strong><\/td>1<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Total<\/strong><\/td>100<\/strong><\/td>87<\/strong><\/td>53<\/strong><\/td>55<\/strong><\/td>59<\/strong><\/td>43<\/strong><\/td>397<\/strong><\/td>26<\/strong><\/td>13<\/strong><\/td>2<\/strong><\/td>9<\/strong><\/td>13<\/strong><\/td>13<\/strong><\/td>76<\/strong><\/td>473<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Harvested Bears<\/strong>
Tagged This Year<\/strong><\/td>		10<\/td>9<\/td>10<\/td>7<\/td>5<\/td>4<\/td>45<\/strong><\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>3<\/td>49<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Cumulative<\/strong>
Harvest Rate*<\/strong><\/td>		5.0%<\/strong><\/td>9.5%<\/strong><\/td>14.6%<\/strong><\/td>18.1%<\/strong><\/td>20.6%<\/strong><\/td>22.6%<\/strong><\/td>22.6%<\/strong><\/td>23.6%<\/strong><\/td>24.1%<\/strong><\/td>24.6%<\/strong><\/td>24.6%<\/strong><\/td>24.6%<\/strong><\/td>24.6%<\/strong><\/td>–<\/strong><\/td>24.6%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

*Based On 199 Tagged Bears Available for Harvest<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bear Hunting Zone information is available on the Hunting Explorer app at https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/bearzones\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Total Harvest by County<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
County<\/strong><\/td>Bears Harvested in Segment A<\/strong><\/td>Segment A Total<\/strong><\/td>Bears Harvested in Segment B<\/strong><\/td>Segment B Total<\/strong><\/td>Season Total<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
10\/14<\/strong><\/td>10\/15<\/strong><\/td>10\/16<\/strong><\/td>10\/17<\/strong><\/td>10\/18<\/strong><\/td>10\/19<\/strong><\/td>12\/09<\/strong><\/td>12\/10<\/strong><\/td>12\/11<\/strong><\/td>12\/12<\/strong><\/td>12\/13<\/strong><\/td>12\/14<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Sussex<\/strong><\/td>39<\/td>39<\/td>23<\/td>27<\/td>41<\/td>23<\/td>192<\/strong><\/td>13<\/td>10<\/td>2<\/td>6<\/td>7<\/td>8<\/td>46<\/strong><\/td>238<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Warren<\/strong><\/td>29<\/td>23<\/td>11<\/td>17<\/td>12<\/td>10<\/td>102<\/strong><\/td>11<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>5<\/td>4<\/td>22<\/strong><\/td>124<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Passaic<\/strong><\/td>4<\/td>8<\/td>3<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>23<\/strong><\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>3<\/strong><\/td>27<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Morris<\/strong><\/td>25<\/td>14<\/td>14<\/td>9<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td>70<\/strong><\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>4<\/strong><\/td>73<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Bergen<\/strong><\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>3<\/strong><\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/strong><\/td>3<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Hunterdon<\/strong><\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>6<\/strong><\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/strong><\/td>7<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Somerset<\/strong><\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/strong><\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/strong><\/td>1<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Mercer<\/strong><\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/strong><\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/strong><\/td>0<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Total<\/strong><\/td>100<\/strong><\/td>87<\/strong><\/td>53<\/strong><\/td>55<\/strong><\/td>59<\/strong><\/td>43<\/strong><\/td>397<\/strong><\/td>26<\/strong><\/td>13<\/strong><\/td>2<\/strong><\/td>9<\/strong><\/td>13<\/strong><\/td>13<\/strong><\/td>76<\/strong><\/td>473<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Previous Seasons Harvest Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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