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Did you see one ? Is there snow?
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We are covered in snow. No bear down for our gang. Moved 4 monster bucks this morning.
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Snow was a foot deep. I didn't even hear shooting today. The hunter parking lots weren't plowed and there wasn't many places to park. Most guys seemed to stay in their trucks. Trudging through the woods was very difficult.
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Oh. I thought the snow would help either with tracking or making them easier to spot.
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Oh. I thought the snow would help either with tracking or making them easier to spot. I've never bought into the whole snow thing - I absolutely hate snow for any hunting in the mountains. It sucks to get around in. And I never bought into the whole help me see them better. BTW: I grew up in NW PA, spent first 45 years of my life up there.
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Oh. I thought the snow would help either with tracking or making them easier to spot. I've never bought into the whole snow thing - I absolutely hate snow for any hunting in the mountains. It sucks to get around in. And I never bought into the whole help me see them better. BTW: I grew up in NW PA, spent first 45 years of my life up there. I never bought into it either.
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We have snow here, 5-6 " bears are still out & about!
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Snow here in NE PA. About 10 inches of heavy wet snow making it hard to walk. I did not see one, and I do not have a pic but a brother in law of my bud tagged one that was 542 lb which is a VERY good black bear anywhere.
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We have snow here, 5-6 " bears are still out & about! Not sure how you'd see, let alone shoot a 5-6" bear.
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542 poundssound like a really big one!!
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I’ll take a reasonable amount of snow every day for tracking, seeing and sliding if one requires some pulling. Sounds like up North they have more than reasonable.
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Love snow for bear and deer. Hard to get around in, but I can see a lot better in the thick stuff. Couple buddies are up now. Heard shootin but they didnt get so far. And they havent gone to the check station to see who got what. Im anxious to hear what was got locally.
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You have it right Pahick. I can't think of a better contrast for black or brown than white. One can have too much when it starts clumping on everything, but it usually doesn't stay that long. Then there is tracking and dragging. Give me some snow please.
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I would cshit if I saw a bear 🐻
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Still no pics, friends that were up didnt get. But heres some info from yesterday on the season so far...
Hunters during the third day of Pennsylvania’s statewide bear season harvested 211 bears, raising the three-day total to 1,833 – a 12 percent increase over the 1,628 bears taken during the 2017 season’s first three days.
Bears have been harvested in 54 counties so far during the statewide season, which closes today.
The top 10 bears processed at check stations by Wednesday were either estimated or confirmed to have live weights of 600 pounds or more.
Two huge bears overtook the state’s largest harvested bear, which wasn’t easy, considering it weighed 704 pounds.
A hefty 780-pound male was taken with a rifle Nov. 19 by Michael J. Rubeo, of Mercer, in Howe Township, Forest County.
A day later, a 708-pound male was taken by Timothy J. Weaver, of Dallas, Pa., with a rifle in Harvey’s Lake Borough, Luzerne County.
Other large bears taken over the season’s first two days – all but one taken with a rifle – include: a 704-pound male taken Nov. 17 in Goshen Township, Clearfield County, by Mickey L. Moore, of Clearfield; a 697-pound male taken Nov. 19 in Chapman Township, Clinton County, by Scott Yorty, of Bloomsburg; a 681-pounder taken Nov. 17 in Coal Township, Northumberland County, by Robert L. Britton III, of Coal Township; a 680-pounder taken Nov. 19 in Chest Township, Clearfield County, by Douglas D. Routch, of Curwensville; a 679-pound male taken with a handgun Nov. 17 in Farmington Township, Warren County, by Jordan Tutmaher, of Warren; a 666-pound male taken Nov. 20 in Snyder Township, Jefferson County, by Earl F. Timothy, of Brockway; a 627-pound male taken Nov. 19 in Snyder Township, Jefferson County, by Wayne C. Kline, of Reynoldsville; and a 623-pound male taken Nov. 17 in Newport Township, Luzerne County, by Corrina M. Kishbaugh, of Nanticoke.
The overall 2017 bear harvest was 3,438 was the ninth-largest in state history. In 2016, hunters took 3,529 bears, for the fifth best all-time harvest. The largest harvest – 4,350 bears – happened in 2011, when preliminary three-day totals numbered 2,709.
The preliminary three-day bear harvest by Wildlife Management Unit was as follows: WMU 1A, 17 (14 in 2017); WMU 1B, 100 (53); WMU 2A, 5 (1); WMU 2C, 115 (75); WMU 2D, 114 (91); WMU 2E, 56 (25); WMU 2F, 198 (182); WMU 2G, 344 (356); WMU 2H, 59 (70); WMU 3A, 99 (103); WMU 3B, 117 (167); WMU 3C, 45 (80); WMU 3D, 141 (173); WMU 4A, 123 (59); WMU 4B, 53 (30); WMU 4C, 83 (42); WMU 4D, 112 (79); WMU 4E, 48 (26); and WMU 5A, 4 (2).
Archery and other early-bear season harvest data is not included in this report.
The top bear-hunting county in the state after three days of season was Clinton County with 119. It was followed by Lycoming County with 103.
Three-day harvests by county and region are:
Northwest (366): Venango, 68 (41); Jefferson, 64 (47); Forest, 52 (28); Warren, 52 (79); Crawford, 49 (20); Clarion, 37 (29); Butler, 17 (9); Erie, 15 (6); and Mercer, 12 (6).
Southwest (168): Somerset, 57 (34); Fayette, 32 (23); Indiana, 30 (8); Armstrong, 25 (30); Cambria, 13 (6); and Westmoreland, 11 (9).
Northcentral (643): Clinton, 119 (106); Lycoming, 103 (120); Tioga, 86 (113); Clearfield, 72 (49); Cameron, 61 (40); Potter, 54 (108); Centre, 46 (31); Elk, 46 (59); McKean, 43 (54); and Union, 13 (10).
Southcentral (245): Huntingdon, 76 (39); Bedford, 51 (26); Fulton, 33 (16); Blair, 21 (6); Juniata, 15 (9); Franklin, 14 (7); Perry, 14 (9); Mifflin, 10 (9); Adams, 4 (2); Cumberland, 4 (3); and Snyder, 3 (2).
Northeast (355): Luzerne, 50 (35); Bradford, 46 (28); Monroe, 46 (33); Pike, 46 (89); Sullivan, 30 (60); Wayne, 29 (54); Wyoming, 24 (29); Carbon, 25 (23); Lackawanna, 15 (25); Columbia, 17 (9); Northumberland, 17 (3); Susquehanna, 10 (19); and Montour 0 (1).
Southeast (56): Dauphin, 25 (13); Schuylkill, 17 (6); Lebanon, 7 (2); Lehigh, 3 (0); Northampton, 3 (2); and Berks 1 (4).
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Whoa! They killed 49 this year in Crawford? Times have changed.
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Nice information... My pal called, his gang usually gets one, but they struck out this season..
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Found some pics online.... 697 Clinton County... 704 Clearfield...
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Oh yea, the big boys were out and about. Thanks for posting Pa.
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