The Department of Natural Resources will issue 14% more bear hunting licenses and set a 6% higher kill goal for the 2025 Wisconsin bear season.

Randy Johnson, the Wisconsin DNR’s large carnivore specialist, says the state's bear population is stable or growing in neary ...

Zone C, E and F: Sept. 3 to Oct. 7 – with the aid of bait and all other legal methods not using dogs. For more information on bear hunting in Wisconsin, visit the DNR’s Bear Hunting webpage.

Although bear hunting season is still months away, a significant change is set to draw more hunters into the woods this year.

MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources on Tuesday announced preliminary results for the 2024 bear season. This fall, bear hunters harvested 4,285 bears during the five-week ...