Addicting
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Well I don't think I will get my bear tag this year, Newberry unit takes 7-8 for the 1st season and 3-4 for the second season. I am only going in with 3 so I have a 26% chance. If a NR wanted to come and hunt Bergland had 99 Left over licenses in the 3rd season. The later season is a tough hunt with all of the grouse hunters in the woods, the bears become very nocturnal from the pressure.
For all of you who are Grouse Addicts and like bear hunting, you are missing out if you are not applying in MI. We have a GEMS program where they specifically make sites enhanced for grouse. The season starts on Sept 15th and those sites are all public land that also hold good bears.
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10363_10913_76778---,00.html
One thing about our Elk is it is a weighted lottery and my 7 bonus points give me better chances every year. This year I am up to a .01% chance based off from last years success rates! That is higher than my MT/NM permits I put in for... This year they are giving away a total of 200 licenses again, last year we had 37,399 applicants. If you get a tag here you have around an 84% (2014) success rate. Sorry, no NR on this hunt yet.
Good luck to all who apply.
For all of you who are Grouse Addicts and like bear hunting, you are missing out if you are not applying in MI. We have a GEMS program where they specifically make sites enhanced for grouse. The season starts on Sept 15th and those sites are all public land that also hold good bears.
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10363_10913_76778---,00.html
One thing about our Elk is it is a weighted lottery and my 7 bonus points give me better chances every year. This year I am up to a .01% chance based off from last years success rates! That is higher than my MT/NM permits I put in for... This year they are giving away a total of 200 licenses again, last year we had 37,399 applicants. If you get a tag here you have around an 84% (2014) success rate. Sorry, no NR on this hunt yet.
Good luck to all who apply.