I believe what you are seeing is the number of FEMALE black bears that are killed. Wyoming bear seasons are based on a female mortality quota. Where once the allocated number of female bears are killed the season is closed. Typically the number of male bears killed far exceeds the female quota. Especially on the western side of the state where lots of bear hunters have lots of baits. As for your hunt this year, we have had pretty heavy snow in the mountains on the western side of the state. So I would expect that a lot of areas won't be accessible until well into May.
