PA Bear

White-tail-deer · 11-20-2006, 07:29 PM

Anyone hear of any Bear being shot in PA yet?

tky1187 · 11-21-2006, 09:12 AM

I'm in for lunch then heading back out but our gang shot a Cub and Hit a bigger bear but after looking into the night couldn't find her yesterday. Also know another guy who shot one about 5 miles from us.

Legacy357 · 11-21-2006, 09:28 AM

I miss going to the check station up near penn state to see what all was shot that day....

YZEATER · 11-21-2006, 09:54 AM

missed a running coyote and seen 3 deer, no bear. hardly any shots heard.

BarnesX.308 · 11-21-2006, 10:41 AM

I heard from a guy near our camp that they got one 500+ lbs dressed weight in the Sullivan/Luzerne/Columbia County area. The other guy passed up three (sow with two young cubs). The weather is perfect for it.

pa257 · 11-21-2006, 11:35 AM

I went out for the opener in 3D and I didn't see any bear or hunters. I'm kind of glad I didn't see anything as I was by myself but I didn't hear one shot all day. I think most of 3D uses the first week of dear season to hunt bearsto save taking days offfrom work (which makes sense). The weather is perfect though.

lost horn · 11-21-2006, 02:55 PM

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ORIGINAL: White-tail-deer

Anyone hear of any Bear being shot in PA yet?

Looks like they had a good first day.
http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/pgc/cwp/view.asp?Q=170593&A=11

PABuck_HNTR · 11-21-2006, 05:33 PM

I heard of 2 shot not far from here. One guy shot a 100 lb bear and another shot a 50lb cub. I'm sorry, but why would anyone shoot a cub?

pa257 · 11-21-2006, 06:16 PM

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ORIGINAL: TRYKONOISSEUR

I heard of 2 shot not far from here. One guy shot a 100 lb bear and another shot a 50lb cub. I'm sorry, but why would anyone shoot a cub?

I'd like to think that I would never shoot a cub but I know every time I see a bear in the woods I think, "wow look at that bear", it takes a good minute for me to realize that maybe this bear ain't that big. I worked the bear check station on 423 when I was in high school and after two days I was pretty good at judging a bear, but alas that was 21 years ago. I'm a little out of practice but whenI see a bearI always remind myself to take 50-100 lbs off my initial reaction.

mossy33oak · 11-21-2006, 06:48 PM

I hunted in Lycoming Co on MOn and half a day Tues with 22 other guys and not one bear was seen. In fact I didnt even hear a shot the entire time I was in the woods.