News Black Bear Hachinohe Numadate, Aomori May 6, 2026, 06:48 AM

Description

On 2026-05-06, an emergency shooting hunt was carried out in a commercial area of Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture by a wildlife damage response team and five hunters; after about a 40-minute pursuit a single bear was shot at 15:48. The shooters used shotguns loaded with slug ammunition and drove the bear near the city sewage office grounds before firing.

Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.

Summary

On the final day of Golden Week, May 6, veteran hunters from the Aomori hunting association and a response team entered a commercial district of Hachinohe to protect public safety and spent about 40 minutes pursuing a bear with a rolling search. After assessing cover and backstops, they drove the bear near the city sewage office grounds, where one shooter fired at 15:48.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 06:48 AM

Address

Coordinates

40.530844, 141.500447

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