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Utah Increasing Black Bear Hunting Permits in 2011
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1/6/2011
Utah is increasing the number of available bear hunt permits.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is increasing the number of available bear hunt permits.
The Utah Wildlife Board unanimously approved 53 more permits to hunt black bears for 2011. There increased the total number of permits to 419.
Division of Wildlife Resources Game Mammals Coordinator Justin Dolling says about 40 percent of hunters kill a bear. He says black bear populations are increasing and more permits are needed to control the population.
Utah has a spring and fall bear hunt. Hunting with hounds is permitted in some areas as is using bait with an archery permit.
The board also approved limited hunts with a harvest goal for 2012. Those hunts have a limited number of permits, but the hunt doesn't end until a specific number of bears have been killed.
