Page 14 of Québec Hunting and Fishing Packages - 2006 Part 1 by Bonjour Québec

black bears a population on the rise québec has adopted a new black-bear management plan for 2006-2013 that has a certain impact on hunting conditions for non-residents gilles lamontagne big-game biologist it is estimated that québec s black bear population is on the rise and that the total number of black bears now exceeds 70,000 annual harvest is about 5,000 of which 3,500 4,000 are taken by hunters for an overall success rate of 30 in 2004 4,301 non-residents alone harvested 2,021 bears for an impressive success rate of 47 a spring hunting season prevails in all zones a fall season will be reintroduced in zones 4 6 9 27 and 28 bow season only and 26 bow and firearm season in central québec see page 24 for the map zone finally we would remind you that if you enjoy bear meat it is important to use proper cooking methods in order to eliminate health hazards however negligible species status excellent 2005 quota 1 2004 harvest 3,792 licenses sold in 2004 12,841 14 bonjourquebec.com

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