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Outdoors

Bear hunters prep for quarry

November 16, 2009

Bear scouts in this area expect another high bear harvest when the season begins this week. As it traditionally does, the northcentral region led the state in bear kills last hunting season. Potter, Lycoming, Tioga, McKean and Clinton led all counties with a total of 1,062 bruins. The five-county local tally comprised nearly one-third of the statewide sum of 3,458, and even more bears were killed in other counties throughout the northcentral region. In 2007, Clinton and Lycoming counties led the state in bear kills. The two counties offer a large geographic size with lots of land open to public hunting and large tracts of forested land uninterrupted by development, according to state Game Commission bear biologist Mark Ternent. If the bears were born here, he said they probably won’t stray too far. Ternent said males usually stay within a home range of 20 square males; females stay within 8 to 12 square miles.

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Hunting seasons control bear population

November 16, 2009

Extended bear seasons can offer more opportunities for hunters to bring home a bruin, although northcentral Game Commission spokesman Rick Macklem said the harvest allowance remains the same as it’s ever been: One.

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State forest bears under study

November 16, 2009

Hunters who bag bears around Sproul State Forest may discover the animals have been tagged.

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BEAR CHECK STATIONS HOURS OF OPERATION

November 16, 2009

Hunters who harvest a bear during the three-day statewide season Nov. 23-25 or extended Nov. 30-Dec. 5 or Dec. 2-5, depending on the WMU bear seasons, must take it to one of the state Game Commission’s check stations within 24 hours.

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Archers get first shot beginning Wednesday

November 16, 2009

Hunters planning to participate in the state’s archery bear season on Wednesday and Thursday must have a general hunting license and a bear license from the Pennsylvania Game Commission.

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Local bear information available online

November 16, 2009

What to find out what’s going on with black bears in your county??Visit the state Game Commission’s Web site, www.pgc.state.pa.u.

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