FALL BEAR HUNTING

HUNTING BIG BEARS IS A CONTINUING TRADITION IN PENNSYLVANIA.

By Bob Frye

TWO TIMES the situation has been the same, and two times the result has been the same. That’s led to this. Pennsylvania bear hunters — buoyed by a statewide population that’s hit an all-time high of 20,000 animals — will have more opportunity afield this fall than ever before. The extra opportunites come in two forms. The statewide archery season has been extended by a day and, most importantly, moved up on the calendar, so that for the first time it falls within the archery deer season. At the same time, opportunities to shoot a bear within the firearms deer season have been expanded, too. It’s all because bear numbers have grown. The state was home to about 15,000 bears in 2000, says Mark Ternent, black bear biologist for the Pennsylvania Game…

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Game & Fish East (Digital) - 1 Issue, November 2017

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