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For about 7,000 hunters, bear season will begin this month. Here’s what you need to know before heading into the field:
Upper Peninsula
Season dates for Bergland, Baraga, Amasa, Carney, Gwinn, Newberry and Drummond Island bear management units:
- Hunt period 1: Sept. 7-Oct. 21.
- Hunt period 2: Sept. 12-Oct. 26.
- Hunt period 3: Sept. 25-Oct. 26.
Lower Peninsula
Season dates for Red Oak, Baldwin and Gladwin units are Sept. 11-19 and Oct. 7-13.
Within 72 hours of harvesting a bear, the hunter must take the unfrozen bear head and pelt, or the entire animal, to a bear registration station to be registered and sealed.
Locations and contact information for bear registration stations can be found online or in the 2022 Michigan Black Bear Digest.
Find the 2022 Bear Hunting Digest online at Michigan.gov/Bear or view it in the new Michigan DNR Hunt Fish app.
The Michigan DNR Hunt Fish app is available:
After downloading the app to your Apple or Android device, select the "Regulations and Info button" to view and download all the current digests.
If you have any questions about the app, call the DNR licensing customer service staff at 517-284-6057 during normal business hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Michigan’s bear cooperator patch program is coordinated by the Michigan Bear Hunters Association, in partnership with the DNR. Anyone may purchase a patch for $7. Young hunters, 17 years old and younger, who have a valid bear hunting license may receive a free patch.
Order a patch online or send your name and complete address and a check or money order payable to the Michigan Bear Hunters Association or a legible copy of a youth’s valid bear hunting license, to MBHA, Bear Patch Program, 10510 Fairgrieve Road, Johannesburg, MI 49751.
Contact DNR Wildlife Division at 517-284-9453.
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