Mandatory Bear Tooth Submission

You are required to submit a tooth from your bear at the time you register it. Teeth are used to properly age bears will more precision, giving biologists the ability to better understand the demographics of the population. Getting an accurate understanding of the age distribution of a wildlife population is important for making best management decisions.

Big Game tagging stations are provided with the information for submitting a bear tooth. The store clerk or agent will provide you with a tooth envelope and it is the bear hunter's responsibility to:

1. Fill out the information on the tooth envelope.
2. Remove the first upper premolar located behind the canine tooth on the upper jaw.
3. Insert the knife or a screwdriver under the front edge of the tooth.
4. Pry the premolar out of the socket using the large canine tooth for leverage.
5. We need the root to estimate the age of your bear. If you broke the root, try to remove the other upper premolar or one of the lower premolars.
6. Place the tooth in the envelope & seal the envelope.
7. Give the tooth envelope to the agent/store clerk.