| The following table contains
harvest information for black bear hunting in Arkansas. |
| Year |
Male |
Female |
Unknown |
Total Harvest |
| 1980 |
3 |
2 |
|
5 |
| 1981 |
4 |
16 |
|
20 |
| 1982 |
8 |
11 |
|
19 |
| 1983 |
17 |
14 |
|
31 |
| 1984 |
18 |
13 |
|
31 |
| 1985 |
9 |
14 |
|
23 |
| 1986 |
7 |
6 |
|
13 |
| 1987 |
3 |
4 |
|
7 |
| 1988 |
8 |
6 |
|
14 |
| 1989 |
12 |
18 |
|
30 |
| 1990 |
11 |
8 |
|
19 |
| 1991 |
35 |
67 |
|
102 |
| 1992 |
25 |
19 |
|
44 |
| 1993 |
53 |
62 |
|
115 |
| 1994 |
64 |
62 |
|
126 |
| 1995 |
63 |
70 |
|
133 |
| 1996 |
111 |
96 |
|
207 |
| 1997 |
109 |
78 |
|
187 |
| 1998 |
94 |
76 |
|
170 |
| 1999 |
104 |
93 |
|
202 |
|
2000 |
103 |
75 |
|
181 |
|
2001 |
194 |
176 |
2 |
372 |
| 2002 |
128 |
135 |
|
263 |
|
2003 |
161 |
148 |
|
309 |
|
2004 |
183 |
157 |
|
340 |
|
2005 |
195 |
150 |
|
345 |
| 2006 |
221 |
118 |
4 |
332 |
| 2007 |
237 |
163 |
|
400 |
| 2008 |
229 |
152 |
|
381 |
| 2009 |
|
|
|
533 |
| 2010 |
|
|
|
450 |
| 2011 |
|
|
|
400 |
| 2012 |
|
|
|
|
| 2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
| County |
Total |
M |
F |
Archery |
Crossbow |
M/L |
Gun |
| Arkansas |
14 |
9 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
| Baxter |
6 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| Benton |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Boone |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Carroll |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cleburne |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Conway |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Crawford |
7 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Desha |
15 |
6 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
| Franklin |
23 |
12 |
11 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
| Garland |
4 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Independence |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Johnson |
25 |
19 |
6 |
15 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
| Logan |
10 |
9 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Madison |
19 |
11 |
8 |
10 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
|
Marion |
6 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
Montgomery |
12 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
| Newton |
34 |
16 |
17 |
4 |
5 |
10 |
15 |
| Perry |
12 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
| Phillips |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| Polk |
22 |
16 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
| Pope |
24 |
9 |
15 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
10 |
| Saline |
4 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Scott |
16 |
12 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
| Searcy |
16 |
12 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
| Sebastion |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Stone |
5 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| Van Buren |
24 |
17 |
7 |
15 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
| Washington |
5 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Yell |
11 |
10 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| County |
Total |
M |
F |
Archery |
Crossbow |
M/L |
Gun |
| Arkansas |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Baxter |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Benton |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Boone |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Carroll |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cleburne |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Conway |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Crawford |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Desha |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Franklin |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Garland |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Independence |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Johnson |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Logan |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Madison |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marion |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Montgomery |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Newton |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Perry |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Phillips |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Polk |
51 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pope |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Saline |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Scott |
45 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Searcy |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sebastion |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Stone |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Van Buren |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Washington |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yell |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Related Links & Resources:
● Arkansas
2010 Black Bear Harvest Report
● Arkansas
2008 Black Bear Harvest Report
● Arkansas
2007 Black Bear Harvest Report
● Arkansas
2006 Black Bear Harvest Report
● Arkansas
2005 Black Bear Harvest Report
● Arkansas
1997 Black Bear Harvest Report
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