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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