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Spencer Brubaker, 13, of York, took this 449-pound (estimated live weight) male bear in Tioga County on Nov. 2

BEAR HUNTERS CONTINUE TO SUSTAIN RECORD HARVEST PACE

11/28/2005 - HARRISBURG - Two days of bear hunting have produced a preliminary harvest of 2,875 bears, the largest two-day preliminary harvest total ever posted in the Commonwealth.

Pennsylvania Game Commission employees processed 854 black bears on Tuesday, the second day of state's three-day bear season. In 2004, agency personnel processed 2,262 bears on the first two days of season, 2,299 in 2003; and 2,022 in 2002. In 2000, when the state record bear harvest was set, the two-day total was 2,559.

"The record pace by hunters has continued through the season's first two days with hunters posting a record two-day kill of 2,875 bears," said Mark Ternent, Game Commission bear biologist. "Since rain is not forecasted for the final day of season, hunting conditions are expected to remain favorable."

PGC Photo/Carl Riegner
James Brennan, 23, of Towanda, took this 258-pound (estimated live weight) male cinnamon-phased black bear in Bradford County on Nov. 22.

The top 12 bears taken in bear season to date all had estimated live weights exceeding 600 pounds. The largest bear was a 747-pound male harvested by Rory L. Haine of Woodward, in Grugan Township, Clinton County, at 10 a.m. on the Nov. 22. Other top bears included: a 694-pound male taken by Charles W. Horman Jr. of Spring Mills, in Gregg Township, Centre County, at 7:35 a.m. Nov. 21; a 657-pound male taken by Wesley J. Springman of Montgomery, in Cogan House Township, Lycoming County, at 7:15 a.m. Nov. 21; a 653-pound male taken by David J. Brocca of Pittston, in Lehman Township, Pike County, at 6:45 a.m. Nov. 21; a 653-pound male taken by Ronald H. Landis of New Holland, in Hector Township, Potter County, at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 21; and a 638-pound male taken by James R. Donahoe of Danville, in Davidson Township, Sullivan County, at 3 p.m. Nov. 21.

The preliminary two-day bear harvest by Wildlife Management Unit was as follows: WMU 1A, 6 (6 in 2004); WMU 1B, 26 (19); WMU 2A, 4 (0); WMU 2C, 246 (165); WMU 2D, 93 (86); WMU 2E, 97 (63); WMU 2F, 233 (180); WMU 2G, 805 (586); WMU 3A, 233 (150); WMU 3B, 258 (241); WMU 3C, 95 (78); WMU 3D, 216 (230); WMU 4A, 125 (38); WMU 4B, 36 (22); WMU 4C, 90 (121); WMU 4D, 260 (237); WMU 4E, 51 (38); and WMU 5A, 1 (0).

The top bear harvest county in the state after the first two days was Lycoming with 222, followed by Clinton, 206; Tioga 185; Potter, 180; and Cameron, 153.

County harvests by region for the first two days, followed by the two-day 2004 preliminary harvests in parentheses, are:

Northwest: Warren, 67 (45); Forest, 62 (49); Jefferson, 57 (35); Venango, 28 (35); Clarion, 24 (24); Butler, 7 (3); Crawford, 5 (3); and Mercer, 3 (0).

Southwest: Somerset, 90 (46); Fayette, 56 (50); Indiana, 53 (48); Westmoreland, 37 (35); Cambria, 22 (20); and Armstrong, 20 (32).

Northcentral: Lycoming, 222 (202); Clinton, 206 (206); Tioga, 185 (109); Potter 180 (82); Cameron, 153 (93); Clearfield, 140 (88); Centre, 118 (87); McKean, 117 (94); Elk, 99 (64); and Union, 30 (25).

Southcentral: Huntingdon, 110 (71); Bedford, 76 (23); Blair, 38 (25); Mifflin, 26 (25); Fulton, 17 (5); Juniata, 10 (11); Snyder, 10 (11); Franklin, 6 (2); and Perry, 4 (1).

Northeast: Pike, 86 (91); Sullivan, 76 (46); Monroe, 64 (38); Luzerne, 64 (61); Wayne, 57 (48); Susquehanna, 47 (33); Bradford, 43 (68); Carbon, 41 (58); Columbia, 31 (33); Wyoming, 21 (32); Lackawanna, 16 (32); and Northumberland, 2 (4).

Southeast: Schuylkill, 25 (25); Dauphin, 13 (22); Berks, 4 (4); Lebanon, 4 (10); and Lehigh, 3 (2).

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