{"id":22552,"date":"2025-10-29T17:01:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T00:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/?p=22552"},"modified":"2025-10-29T17:01:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T00:01:59","slug":"check-harvest-thresholds-before-bear-hunts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/2025\/10\/29\/check-harvest-thresholds-before-bear-hunts\/","title":{"rendered":"Check harvest thresholds before bear hunts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>NEWS RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oct. 29, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PHOENIX \u2014 The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) advises bear hunters to confirm whether annual harvest thresholds have been met in their desired game management units before heading out for nonpermit-tag hunts that open Friday, Oct. 31.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At this time, annual harvest thresholds have already been met in units 1, 2A, 2B, 2C, 3B, 3C, 5B, 6A, 6B, 11M, 22S, 23S, 28, 29, 30A, 31, 32, and 33, and will not open, even if a hunt is scheduled according to the regulations. The annual harvest thresholds throughout the state are based on female population estimates for the unit. When the number of harvested female bears reaches the annual harvest threshold, that unit will be closed to the additional harvest of bears.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All hunters are responsible for determining the status of their preferred unit before heading into the field by visiting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.azgfd.gov\/bearhunting\"><strong>www.azgfd.gov\/bearhunting<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>or <a href=\"https:\/\/harvest-tracking.azgfd.gov\/\"><strong>https:\/\/harvest-tracking.azgfd.gov\/<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All hunters must report their harvest online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.azgfd.gov\/bearhunting\"><strong>www.azgfd.gov\/bearhunting<\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>or by calling 1-800-970-BEAR (2327), or in person within 48 hours of taking a bear. The report shall include: hunter\u2019s name, hunting license number, nonpermit-tag number, sex of the bear taken, game management unit in which the bear was taken, and telephone number at which the hunter can be reached to obtain additional information.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Within 10 days of harvesting a bear, a hunter (or their designee) shall present the bear\u2019s skull and hide with attached proof of sex, accessible and identifiable, to a designated AZGFD employee for inspection. If the skull and hide are frozen, they should be defrosted prior to presenting for inspection as a premolar tooth will be removed from the bear. If the skull and hide are frozen, the check-out cannot be completed and will need to be rescheduled. A hunter must contact the department office where they plan to bring the animal by telephone to coordinate the inspections.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, refer to pages 43-45 in the \u201c2025-2026 Arizona Hunting Regulations,\u201d which are available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/hunting\/regulations\/\"><strong>online<\/strong><\/a>, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/about-arizona-game-fish\/contact-us\/\"><strong>department offices<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/18104919\/Dealer-Master-List-08.18.25.pdf\"><strong>license dealers<\/strong><\/a> statewide.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Game management units where harvest thresholds already have been met will not open Oct. 31. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":7306,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[92],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-main-site"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Check harvest thresholds before bear hunts - Arizona Game &amp; 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