| Bear hunting is one of the most exciting types of | | | | permits and tags. You'll always need a hunting |
| game in the United States. However, it's also one | | | | license to hunting any type of animal; and this |
| of the most regulated due to depleting populations | | | | license is given out per state. You'll also need |
| and over hunting in the past. Majority of US | | | | another permit to go bear hunting and probably |
| states have some form of legal bear hunting. You | | | | need a tag for any bears you actually do harvest. |
| just need to know the laws regarding it and what | | | | Pay special attention to any limits in terms of |
| you can and can't do. This article will give you a | | | | gender and size. All this information is obtaining by |
| little insight and help direct you on the right path | | | | your state government's official wildlife or |
| to legally hunt bears in your area. | | | | conservation website |
| The first step is to find out what bear species | | | | Finally you need to know what you legally can and |
| you can legally hunt. Your state government's | | | | can't do while bear hunting. This might include limits |
| official wildlife or conservation website is an | | | | on ammo or rifle types. Also, you may or may |
| excellent source for this. You can find a link | | | | not be able to bait bears. This is when you place |
| containing each state's official site at the end of | | | | out food to attract a bear to a specific area. Bear |
| this article. After learning about the species you | | | | baiting is banned in quite a few states and you |
| can legally hunt it's a very smart idea to learn | | | | need to find out if it's legal in your state. Make |
| how to visually identify those bear species in the | | | | sure you follow all regular hunting regulations; this |
| wild. | | | | includes hunting seasons, required safety gear, etc. |
| The second step is to obtain any special license | | | | |