Yukon Hunting - Department of Environment - Government of Yukon

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Grizzly Bears
See illustration under Black Bears, page 58.
Female grizzly bears with cubs and all cubs are protected from hunting.
A grizzly bear cub includes any grizzly bear that is less than three years old.
Bears that appear to have big ears relative to their head size are probably
young bears.
Bait: It is unlawful to use bait for bear hunting.
Attaching the Seal
Grizzly bear seals should be attached to the hide. See page 11 for more information
about seals.
Evidence of Sex and Species
The complete skull together with the baculum (penis bone) or penis sheath and
scrotum attached to the hide is considered evidence of sex for a male grizzly bear. The
complete skull together with the vulva attached to the hide is considered evidence of
sex for a female grizzly bear. You must keep evidence of sex until a Conservation Officer
or wildlife technician has completed the mandatory biological inspections.
Compulsory Submission
When you kill a grizzly bear you must deliver the complete skull and, if it
is a female, the vulva attached to the hide or, if it is a male, the baculum attached
to the hide or the penis sheath and scrotum attached to the hide,
to a Conservation Officer or wildlife technician no later than 15 days after
the end of the month in which the grizzly bear was killed (or upon the
request of a Conservation Officer).
Defending Life or Property
If you are forced to kill a bear in defence of life or property you must report the kill to a
Conservation Officer as soon as possible. You will be required to submit the head and
the pelt with claws attached. For more information on your rights and obligations in
defending life and property, read the regulations applying to non-hunting kills on
page 27–28.
Population Outlook
Grizzly bears inhabit the entire Yukon from the B.C. border to Herschel Island off
the Arctic coast. Since Yukon’s northern interior environment is less productive than
southern or coastal environments, our bears are spread fairly thin over the landscape.
The territorial population is estimated at 6,000 to 7,000 animals.