2017 Statewide black bear harvest statistics

BMU Bear Management Unit Name Total Harvest Number Hunters Hunter Success Rate Hunter Days Days/Kill
1 COASTAL 241 3,165 7.6% 28,377 117.7
2 PUGET SOUND 88 1,786 4.9% 15,368 174.6
3 NORTH CASCADES 159 1,738 9.1% 12,944 81.4
4 SOUTH CASCADES 125 3,029 4.1% 23,633 189.1
5 OKANOGAN 116 1,642 7.1% 10,200 87.9
6 EAST CASCADES 242 4,497 5.4% 32,131 132.8
7 NORTHEASTERN 328 4,317 7.6% 28,803 87.8
8 BLUE MOUNTAINS 62 1,250 5.0% 8,941 144.2
9 COLUMBIA BASIN 11 121 9.1% 765 69.5

Totals

  Total Harvest Number Hunters Hunter Success Rate Hunter Days Days/Kill
General Hunting Season Total 1,285 20,164 6.4% 161,173 125.0
Spring Bear Permit Hunt 139 487 28.5%    
Recreational Harvest Total 1,424 20,651