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Project Associated With
Project Owner
Suzanne Roudebush,  Nate Bowersock
Collection Method(s)
Questionnaire, mailed,  Questionnaire, online
Date Range
Date Unknown
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Start Date
End date
Important Date Details
Season Dates: 18 October 2025 to 31 October 2025
Mail invite #1 sent 29 October 2025
Mail invite #2 sent 8 December 2025
Mail invite #3 sent 13 January 2026
Email invite #1 sent 3 November 2025
Email invite #2 sent 7 November 2025
Online survey closed on 20 November 2025
Paper survey closed on 2 February 2026
Geographic Scope
Regions
Statewide
Population Metrics

Collection Resources
No Resource
Off
Resources
Name
Survey Instrument
Details

\\COLUMBIANAS\StudyData\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Black Bear\2025\Survey\2025BlackBear_Survey.pdf
\\COLUMBIANAS\StudyData\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Black Bear\2025\Survey\2025BlackBear_Survey.indd
\\COLUMBIANAS\StudyData\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Black Bear\2025\Survey\2025BlackBear_QualtricsSurvey.docx
\\COLUMBIANAS\StudyData\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Black Bear\2025\Survey\2025BlackBear_Mailing#1.pdf
\\COLUMBIANAS\StudyData\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Black Bear\2025\Survey\2025BlackBear_Mailing#2.pdf
\\COLUMBIANAS\StudyData\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Black Bear\2025\Survey\2025BlackBear_Mailing#3.pdf
\\COLUMBIANAS\StudyData\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Black Bear\2025\Survey\2025BlackBear_Mailing#1.indd
\\COLUMBIANAS\StudyData\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Black Bear\2025\Survey\2025BlackBear_Mailing#2.indd
\\COLUMBIANAS\StudyData\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Black Bear\2025\Survey\2025BlackBear_Mailing#3.indd

Name
Cover Letters
Details

\\COLUMBIANAS\StudyData\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Black Bear\2025\Survey\2025BlackBear_CoverLetter1.docx
\\COLUMBIANAS\StudyData\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Black Bear\2025\Survey\2025BlackBear_CoverLetter2.docx
\\COLUMBIANAS\StudyData\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Black Bear\2025\Survey\2025BlackBear_CoverLetter3.docx

Name
Address Files
Details

\\COLUMBIANAS\StudyData\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Black Bear\2025\Address\2025BlackBear_Addresses.accdb

Name
Data Files
Details

\\COLUMBIANAS\StudyData\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Black Bear\2025\Data\2025BlackBear_Data.accdb
\\COLUMBIANAS\StudyData\WBIOM\SURVEYS\2. Furbearer\Black Bear\2025\Data\2025BlackBear_Protocol.docx

Response Metrics
Digital Response Rate
Response Received
175
Undeliverable Responses
13
Resends
0
Temporarily Away
0
Response Notes
592 sent.
Response Description
Email Invite #1
Response Received
85
Undeliverable Responses
0
Resends
0
Temporarily Away
0
Response Notes
403 sent.
995 total email invites sent.
Response rate for email invites = 44.9%
Response Description
Email Invite #2
Paper Response Rate
Response Received
3
Undeliverable Responses
1
Resends
1
Temporarily Away
0
Response Notes
4 sent.
Response Description
Mail Invite #1
Response Received
92
Undeliverable Responses
5
Resends
2
Temporarily Away
0
Response Notes
340 sent.
Response Description
Mail Invite #2
Response Received
18
Undeliverable Responses
1
Resends
0
Temporarily Away
0
Response Notes
263 sent.
607 total mail invites sent.
Response rate for mail invites = 34.4%
Response Description
Mail Invite #3
Overall Response Rate
Response Received
373
Undeliverable Responses
20
Resends
3
Temporarily Away
0
Response Notes
1,602 total sent.
Response rate = 64.3%
Response Description
Total
Data Factor Definitions/Key
Field/Question Number & Text Database Column Key
Data Key Upload
2025BlackBear_DataKey.docx 22.89 KB
Equipment
  • Paper questionnaire
Software
  • Microsoft Access, 2016
  • SAS v.9.2
Taxonomy Selections
Project Category
Mammals
Tags
Black Bear,  Harvest,  Post-Season Survey
Branches
Science