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Bear hunting is one of the most exciting types of game in the United States. However, it’s also one of the most regulated due to depleting populations and over hunting in the past. Majority of US states have some form of legal bear hunting. You just need to know the laws regarding it and what you can and can’t do. This article will give you a little insight and help direct you on the right path to legally hunt bears in your area.

The first step is to find out what bear species you can legally hunt. Your state government’s official wildlife or conservation website is an excellent source for this. You can find a link containing each state’s official site at the end of this article. After learning about the species you can legally hunt it’s a very smart idea to learn how to visually identify those bear species in the wild.

The second step is to obtain any special license permits and tags. You’ll always need a hunting license to hunting any type of animal; and this license is given out per state. You’ll also need another permit to go bear hunting and probably need a tag for any bears you actually do harvest. Pay special attention to any limits in terms of gender and size. All this information is obtaining by your state government’s official wildlife or conservation website

Finally you need to know what you legally can and can’t do while bear hunting. This might include limits on ammo or rifle types. Also, you may or may not be able to bait bears. This is when you place out food to attract a bear to a specific area. Bear baiting is banned in quite a few states and you need to find out if it’s legal in your state. Make sure you follow all regular hunting regulations; this includes hunting seasons, required safety gear, etc.

By: Noah Riddle

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Hunting has always been a popular activity and each hunter has a preference as far as what type of animal they like to hunt. For many hunters, the most exciting animals to go hunting for are bears because of their imposing size and ability to detect and stay away from humans. To hunt down an impressive trophy bear, follow these important bear hunting tips.

Bears that are at risk of being hunted become very skilled at detecting humans in the area, so it is important to stay well disguised. Their visual activity is based primarily on vision, just like many animals, so it is important to stay as still as possible. Also, it is a good idea to bring along cough drops to prevent extra noise from a scratchy throat.

In order to stay disguised from bears, it is also advisable not to smoke on a hunting trip. The impressive trophy bears are typically older and have learned to recognize the smell of tobacco and that it comes from humans. In addition to the scent, bears are instinctively afraid of smoke and fire, so the smoke will keep them away from the hunting area.

In most hunting areas, there are laws about which bears can be hunted at which time, so it is vitally important that a hunter knows exactly what they are shooting at. For example, it is generally illegal to shoot a female bear with her cubs. A female bear can be recognized because her ears will appear closer together than the ears of a male bear.

By following a few simple bear hunting tips, any hunter can have success with bear hunting. It is important to take steps to conceal the hunter’s presence of the bears and to be careful only to shoot legal game. A hunter who plays by the rules and is careful to camouflage themselves will have a fun, exciting and successful hunting trip each time.

By: Joel Dreher

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You can legally hunt bears in Arkansas as long as you follow the rules and regulations set forth by that state. This guide was created in 2010 to help educate hunters on the rules regarding bear hunting in Arkansas. We hope this will make sense of some of the regulation wording that too many can seem impossible to understand.

You must have a commission issued bear tag and a bear permit. There is a penalty of $100 to $1000 for failing to obtain the proper permit and bear tag required by Arkansas law. You can obtain these online at the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission website.

There are restrictions on the type of devices to be used to kill bears while hunting them. This includes compliance with Commission Code 06.02, 08.04, 08.06 & 07.02. You can look these codes up on their website; these are rifle and crossbow laws that aren’t in the main scope of this article, further more you cannot use shotguns that are 20 gauge or larger using only rifled slugs. The penalty for failing to comply is $100 to $1000 and doesn’t include the penalties for violating any state gun laws.

You are required to wear a specific amount of safety orange on your body. This must be worn above the waist line and consist of the color range 595nm to 605nm (Hunter Orange) or florescent chartreuse within the color range of 55nm to 565nm (Hunter Safety Green). You must have a total of at least 400 square inches of the mentioned colors and a florescent blaze orange or florescent chartreuse head garment must be visibly worn on the head. They penalty ranges from $50 to $1000 for failing to comply and this also can result in serious injury or death.

It’s illegal to use bear baiting methods at any time for the sole purchase of luring or attracting bears. However, on private lands in bear zones 1, 2, 5 and 5A it is allowed 30 days before opening day. The penalty is $100 to $1000 for failure to comply.

You are not allowed to shoot a bear inside of its den, along with disturbing a bear to make it leave its den to be shot. Not only is there a fine of $500 to $1000 you can also spend up to 10 days in jail and pay restitution.

It’s illegal to use any canine to chase a bear for training or hunting purposes. The fine for failure to comply is $100 to $1000 and you can have your canine seized.

You may not hunt a bear on or around a bear feeding or bait area as long as you know the area is baited and being used to attract bears in that specific bear hunting zone. The fine for failure to comply is $100 to $1000.

By: Noah Riddle

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