Brown Bear Density Based on Observations by Moose Hunters

January 1, 1997

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Moose (Alces alces) hunters were asked to report brown bear (Ursus arctos) observations made during the hunting season in central south Norway and in the eastern part of Hedmark county in the late 1960s and 1970s. Extremely high values for hunter-days/bear observation were obtained, indicating very low bear density. The density in Hedmark was about twice as large as that in central south Norway during the late 1970s. The quantitative results of a previous tracking study on snow in central south Norway could be converted to density in Hedmark by means of the results of the moose hunter study, since conditions during the hunt were very similar in the 2 areas. An approximate number of bears could thus be calculated for Hedmark, which was much lower than previous and later estimates.

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