Friday, December 09, 2011

Hey! We're #1!

Tioga County tops bear harvest

Bears were harvested in 54 of the state's 67 counties. The leading counties in the state for the total bear harvest are Tioga, 343; Potter, 327 and Lycoming, 291, according to the Game Commission website.


(Could explain why a lot of hunters in Tioga haven't seen many deer this fall.)

State-wide there have been some impressively sized bruins taken:
Eighty-one bears were reported weighing 500 pounds or more, with the top 10 bears processed all having estimated live weights that exceeded 678 pounds. The largest bear harvested had an estimated live weight of 767 pounds.


(from the Williamsport Sun Gazette)

4 comments:

JDP said...

Maybe you should forget about the deer and go bear hunting!

JDP

joated said...

Bear hunting is NOT a solitary pursuit. It took 10 guys (!) to haul that 767 pounder out of the woods. Another 600 pounder was hauled out on a township backhoe when the hunter (and his three buddies) killed it a short distance from the garage.

JDP said...

You have a tractor don't you? Should not be a problem. Just shoot the biggest bear you see when he comes up to raid your bird feeders:)

JDP

joated said...

*Sigh* The four day season ended two weeks ago. *Sigh*