<<>> Also our DNR estimated our bear population at 6000-6500 and an independent study proved their are over 26000!!! The study was so good the DNR cannot refute the numbers. Bears eat the corn and have 3 to 5 cubs instead of the normal 1 or 2, and it takes 11 years to get a kill tag for them.
FYI, DNR wasn't comfortable with the estimate of ~13,000 bears and sponsored the study by Univ Wisc that shows numbers at 35,000 +/- 10,000. In fact, many DNR biologists helped with field work on the study.
