Archery Bear in PA?
05-03-2006 | 06:51 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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From: Fairbanks, AK
RE: Archery Bear in PA?
From PGC;
BLACK BEAR (WMUs 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F, 2G, 3A, 4A, 4B and 4D) Bow and Arrow only: Nov. 15-16. Only 1 bear may be taken during the license year.
BLACK BEAR (Statewide): Nov. 20-22. Only 1 bear may be taken during the license year.
BLACK BEAR (WMUs 3C and 3D and Portions of WMUs 3B, 4E and 2G): Nov. 27-Dec. 2. Only 1 bear may be taken during the license year. All of WMUs 3C and 3D. Also, in that portion of 3B, East of Rt. 14 from Troy to Canton, East of Rt. 154 from Canton to Rt. 220 at Laporte and East of Rt. 42 from Laporte to Rt. 118 and that portion of 4E, East of Rt. 42. Also, in that portion of WMUs 2G and 3B in Lycoming County that lie North of the West branch of the Susquehanna River from the Rt. 405 bridge, West to the Rt. 220 bridge, East of Rt. 220 to Rt. 44 and East of Rt. 44 to Rt. 973, South of Rt. 973 to Rt. 87, West of Rt. 87 to Rt. 864, South of Rt. 864 to Rt. 220 and West of Rt. 220 to Rt. 405 and West of Rt. 405 to the West branch of the Susquehanna River.
BLACK BEAR (Rockview State Correctional Institution): Nov. 27-Dec. 2. Only 1 bear may be taken during the license year. Prior approval must be obtained from prison to hunt.
BLACK BEAR (WMUs 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F, 2G, 3A, 4A, 4B and 4D) Bow and Arrow only: Nov. 15-16. Only 1 bear may be taken during the license year.
BLACK BEAR (Statewide): Nov. 20-22. Only 1 bear may be taken during the license year.
BLACK BEAR (WMUs 3C and 3D and Portions of WMUs 3B, 4E and 2G): Nov. 27-Dec. 2. Only 1 bear may be taken during the license year. All of WMUs 3C and 3D. Also, in that portion of 3B, East of Rt. 14 from Troy to Canton, East of Rt. 154 from Canton to Rt. 220 at Laporte and East of Rt. 42 from Laporte to Rt. 118 and that portion of 4E, East of Rt. 42. Also, in that portion of WMUs 2G and 3B in Lycoming County that lie North of the West branch of the Susquehanna River from the Rt. 405 bridge, West to the Rt. 220 bridge, East of Rt. 220 to Rt. 44 and East of Rt. 44 to Rt. 973, South of Rt. 973 to Rt. 87, West of Rt. 87 to Rt. 864, South of Rt. 864 to Rt. 220 and West of Rt. 220 to Rt. 405 and West of Rt. 405 to the West branch of the Susquehanna River.
BLACK BEAR (Rockview State Correctional Institution): Nov. 27-Dec. 2. Only 1 bear may be taken during the license year. Prior approval must be obtained from prison to hunt.
05-04-2006 | 08:16 AM
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Boone & Crockett
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From: Lehigh County PA USA
RE: Archery Bear in PA?
I tend to believe that I keep an open mind aboutgame management issuesand a variety of other hunting-related topics however, this is one issue thatannoys me a bit. For starters, we, as archers, gain a bear season that, to my knowledge most archers I have spoken with, could care lessabout. There seems to be more support fora longerseason for deer and specifically timewithout otherhunters pursuing other game animals....pheasant, turkey, etc.... yet that doesn't seem to happen.
Second, and no offense to anyone that hunts in the WMUs that are open for this bear season, but whose brilliant idea was it to hold a two day archery bear hunt in the middle of the week in November and only in select WMUs? First off guys are going to have take off time from work to hunt it. Wouldn't it have been smarter to have it on a Saturday? Second, why is it in the middle of November instead of during some overlap with the pre-existing archery season for deer when more hunters are already out in the woodsand could take advantage of it? Third, it isn't even offered in all the WMUs thattypically produce substantial bear harvests. WMU 3D which is one of the WMUs that not only typically has a high bear harvest but also was originally involved in the "extended bear season during rifle" isn't even included.Where was the logic in that? Lastly, why even have it? They cannot even remotely expect to be able to use this season as some type of management tool. I would be sincerely surprised to even see double digits in terms of animals legally harvested during the two day season.
Sorry for ranting but this irks me for some reason.
Second, and no offense to anyone that hunts in the WMUs that are open for this bear season, but whose brilliant idea was it to hold a two day archery bear hunt in the middle of the week in November and only in select WMUs? First off guys are going to have take off time from work to hunt it. Wouldn't it have been smarter to have it on a Saturday? Second, why is it in the middle of November instead of during some overlap with the pre-existing archery season for deer when more hunters are already out in the woodsand could take advantage of it? Third, it isn't even offered in all the WMUs thattypically produce substantial bear harvests. WMU 3D which is one of the WMUs that not only typically has a high bear harvest but also was originally involved in the "extended bear season during rifle" isn't even included.Where was the logic in that? Lastly, why even have it? They cannot even remotely expect to be able to use this season as some type of management tool. I would be sincerely surprised to even see double digits in terms of animals legally harvested during the two day season.
Sorry for ranting but this irks me for some reason.
05-04-2006 | 08:29 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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From: Albany, NY
RE: Archery Bear in PA?
ORIGINAL: PABowhntr
I tend to believe that I keep an open mind aboutgame management issuesand a variety of other hunting-related topics however, this is one issue thatannoys me a bit. For starters, we, as archers, gain a bear season that, to my knowledge most archers I have spoken with, could care lessabout. There seems to be more support fora longerseason for deer and specifically timewithout otherhunters pursuing other game animals....pheasant, turkey, etc.... yet that doesn't seem to happen.
Second, and no offense to anyone that hunts in the WMUs that are open for this bear season, but whose brilliant idea was it to hold a two day archery bear hunt in the middle of the week in November and only in select WMUs? First off guys are going to have take off time from work to hunt it. Wouldn't it have been smarter to have it on a Saturday? Second, why is it in the middle of November instead of during some overlap with the pre-existing archery season for deer when more hunters are already out in the woodsand could take advantage of it? Third, it isn't even offered in all the WMUs thattypically produce substantial bear harvests. WMU 3D which is one of the WMUs that not only typically has a high bear harvest but also was originally involved in the "extended bear season during rifle" isn't even included.Where was the logic in that? Lastly, why even have it? They cannot even remotely expect to be able to use this season as some type of management tool. I would be sincerely surprised to even see double digits in terms of animals legally harvested during the two day season.
Sorry for ranting but this irks me for some reason.
I tend to believe that I keep an open mind aboutgame management issuesand a variety of other hunting-related topics however, this is one issue thatannoys me a bit. For starters, we, as archers, gain a bear season that, to my knowledge most archers I have spoken with, could care lessabout. There seems to be more support fora longerseason for deer and specifically timewithout otherhunters pursuing other game animals....pheasant, turkey, etc.... yet that doesn't seem to happen.
Second, and no offense to anyone that hunts in the WMUs that are open for this bear season, but whose brilliant idea was it to hold a two day archery bear hunt in the middle of the week in November and only in select WMUs? First off guys are going to have take off time from work to hunt it. Wouldn't it have been smarter to have it on a Saturday? Second, why is it in the middle of November instead of during some overlap with the pre-existing archery season for deer when more hunters are already out in the woodsand could take advantage of it? Third, it isn't even offered in all the WMUs thattypically produce substantial bear harvests. WMU 3D which is one of the WMUs that not only typically has a high bear harvest but also was originally involved in the "extended bear season during rifle" isn't even included.Where was the logic in that? Lastly, why even have it? They cannot even remotely expect to be able to use this season as some type of management tool. I would be sincerely surprised to even see double digits in terms of animals legally harvested during the two day season.
Sorry for ranting but this irks me for some reason.
