Last minute bear guesses! (hurry)

[Matty]

Hurry up and guess, the numbers will be out today!

 

How many bears do you think we will have finished the 6-day season with?

 

What percentage of the 133 tagged bears do you think will have been taken?

 

Do you think we'll get the extension?

[Matty]

My answers:

 

1) 519

2) 21.8% (or 29 tagged bears)

3) No

[Rayorsa]

1. 478

2. 28 tagged bears

3. No

[Rusty]

Just shy of 500, but they break the 20% mark and do not extend the season.  

[BHC]

505

20.4%

No

[NotJust22s]

Season is over 509, 21%

[TheGreek]

under 20% - it gives me another chance next week

Edited December 13, 2015 by themadgreek

[Ms Grit]

1:05pm and still no update on the numbers ?

[TheGreek]

As of now still no update

[NorthNJHunter]

1) 487

2) 20.6%

3) No

[beaverman]

Black Bear Harvest by Bear Hunting Zone

Bear Hunting Area Bears Harvested in 2015 12/7 12/8 12/9 12/10 12/11 12/12 Total Area 1 67 38 22 5 8 19 159 Area 2 67 24 19 5 10 14 139 Area 3 56 21 9 9 11 11 117 Area 4 26 10 7 4 2 6 55 Area 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 Total 216 93 57 24 31 51 472* Harvested Bears
Tagged This Year 11 4 3 2 3 1 24 Cumulative Harvest Rate
Based On 133 Tagged Bears
Available for Harvest* 8.3% 11.3% 13.5% 15.0% 17.3% 18.0% 18.0%

 

* An additional bear called into DFW on by a hunter on Saturday night, Dec. 12, has yet to be checked in. Totals will be updated upon the recording of the bear. 
The Comprehensive Black Bear Management Policy allows a season extension if the harvest rate during the six-day season finishes below 20 percent.

 

The state just announced the extension is on for 4 days  http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/bearseason_info.htm

Edited December 13, 2015 by beaverman

[beaverman]

not sure why when I paste a table it gets all jacked up but they have officially opened the extended season

[Matty]

beaverman, I don't think it works for me either. I have to copy the graphs into paint and make them into pictures to post them. Otherwise it's all out of alignment like what you experienced.

 

So who was closest to the "mid season" total?

[Matty]

Ray was closest!

 

Ray come on down, you won a beautiful empty box of nothing. *we actually have to keep the box too. sorry... lol 

 

Looks like we all thought the season was done though...I can't believe they only killed  one tagged bear! 

 

Now if you still have a tag, get back out there when it re-opens!

[loaded4bear]

Can you still get a bear permit OTC for next week? ...