{"id":8858,"date":"2025-12-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/?page_id=8858"},"modified":"2026-01-13T13:25:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T18:25:40","slug":"black-bear-harvest-data","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/bears\/black-bear-harvest-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Bear Harvest Data"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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2025 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 January 13, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Total Harvest by Zone<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Bear Hunting Zone<\/strong><\/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>Bears Harvested in Segment B Extension<\/strong><\/td>Segment B + Extension Total<\/strong><\/td>Season Total<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
10\/13<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>10\/14<\/strong><\/td>10\/15<\/strong><\/td>10\/16<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>10\/17<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>10\/18<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>12\/08<\/strong><\/td>12\/09<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>12\/10<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>12\/11<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>12\/12<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>12\/13<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>12\/17<\/strong><\/td>12\/18<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>12\/19<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>12\/20<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Zone 1<\/strong><\/td>14<\/td>22<\/td>12<\/td>18<\/td>14<\/td>12<\/td>92<\/strong><\/td>11<\/td>8<\/td>3<\/td>0<\/td>4<\/td>2<\/td>28<\/strong><\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>2<\/td>31<\/strong><\/td>123<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Zone 2<\/strong><\/td>20<\/td>21<\/td>18<\/td>12<\/td>20<\/td>17<\/td>108<\/strong><\/td>10<\/td>4<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>30<\/strong><\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td>0<\/td>36<\/strong><\/td>144<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Zone 3<\/strong><\/td>22<\/td>31<\/td>14<\/td>12<\/td>12<\/td>14<\/td>105<\/strong><\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>4<\/strong><\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>4<\/strong><\/td>109<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Zone 4<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>9<\/td>7<\/td>13<\/td>14<\/td>9<\/td>10<\/td>62<\/strong><\/td>6<\/td>7<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>4<\/td>1<\/td>22<\/strong><\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>2<\/td>26<\/strong><\/td>88<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Zone 5<\/strong><\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/strong><\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>2<\/strong><\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>2<\/strong><\/td>3<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Total<\/strong><\/td>65<\/strong><\/td>81<\/strong><\/td>57<\/strong><\/td>57<\/strong><\/td>55<\/strong><\/td>53<\/strong><\/td>368<\/strong><\/td>30<\/strong><\/td>20<\/strong><\/td>8<\/strong><\/td>8<\/strong><\/td>12<\/strong><\/td>8<\/strong><\/td>86<\/strong><\/td>3<\/strong><\/td>3<\/strong><\/td>3<\/strong><\/td>4<\/strong><\/td>99<\/strong><\/td>467<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Harvested Bears Tagged This Year<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>5<\/td>10<\/td>1<\/td>4<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>26<\/strong><\/td>3<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>6<\/strong><\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>6<\/strong><\/td>32<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Cumulative Harvest Rate*<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>3.0%<\/strong><\/td>9.0%<\/strong><\/td>9.6%<\/strong><\/td>12.0%<\/strong><\/td>13.9%<\/strong><\/td>15.7%<\/strong><\/td>15.7%<\/strong><\/td>17.5%<\/strong><\/td>18.1%<\/strong><\/td>18.7%<\/strong><\/td>19.3%<\/strong><\/td>19.3%<\/strong><\/td>19.3%<\/strong><\/td>19.3%<\/strong><\/td>19.3%<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>19.3%<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>19.3%<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>19.3%<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>–<\/strong><\/td>467<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

*Based On 166 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

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>Bears Harvested in Segment B Extension<\/strong><\/td>Segment B + Extension Total<\/strong><\/td>Season Total<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
10\/13<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>10\/14<\/strong><\/td>10\/15<\/strong><\/td>10\/16<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>10\/17<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>10\/18<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>12\/08<\/strong><\/td>12\/09<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>12\/10<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>12\/11<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>12\/12<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>12\/13<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>12\/17<\/strong><\/td>12\/18<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>12\/19<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>12\/20<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Sussex<\/strong><\/td>36<\/td>40<\/td>22<\/td>32<\/td>25<\/td>26<\/td>181<\/strong><\/td>12<\/td>10<\/td>6<\/td>4<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>36<\/strong><\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td>1<\/td>43<\/strong><\/td>224<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Warren<\/strong><\/td>9<\/td>20<\/td>17<\/td>12<\/td>19<\/td>11<\/td>88<\/strong><\/td>12<\/td>8<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td>9<\/td>4<\/td>38<\/strong><\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>3<\/td>44<\/strong><\/td>132<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Passaic<\/strong><\/td>6<\/td>6<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td>28<\/strong><\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>28<\/strong><\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/strong><\/td>29<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Morris<\/strong><\/td>13<\/td>15<\/td>10<\/td>6<\/td>6<\/td>10<\/td>60<\/strong><\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>2<\/td>4<\/strong><\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>4<\/strong><\/td>64<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Bergen<\/strong><\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/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<\/strong><\/td>1<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Hunterdon<\/strong><\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>9<\/strong><\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>5<\/strong><\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>5<\/strong><\/td>14<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Somerset<\/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>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<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/strong><\/td>0<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Total<\/strong><\/td>65<\/strong><\/td>81<\/strong><\/td>57<\/strong><\/td>57<\/strong><\/td>55<\/strong><\/td>53<\/strong><\/td>368<\/strong><\/td>30<\/strong><\/td>20<\/strong><\/td>8<\/strong><\/td>8<\/strong><\/td>12<\/strong><\/td>8<\/strong><\/td>84<\/strong><\/td>3<\/strong><\/td>3<\/strong><\/td>3<\/strong><\/td>4<\/strong><\/td>97<\/strong><\/td>465<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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