Jamie Young
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Here in Pennsylvania the black bear population went from 4000 to 14,000 in 20yrs. The deer population is in the millions, and 50yds ago, there was a fraction of the deer there are now. We have more car accidents from deer than we did 20yrs ago.
The black bear population now is getting to the point where bear to human contact is becoming more and more common. But we haven't seen a death from a bear attack in (I think) about 80yrs. I'm one of the few amongst My group of hunting buddies that actually scales the hills during bear season (haven't gotten one yet ) but I hardly know anyone that hunts bear.
At the rate we are baggin bear each year, there will be a population growth indefinitly.
If hunters aren't controlling populations of bear in PA.....then what? I'm kind of hoping they'd turn the 3 day bear season into a 5-7day season.
The black bear population now is getting to the point where bear to human contact is becoming more and more common. But we haven't seen a death from a bear attack in (I think) about 80yrs. I'm one of the few amongst My group of hunting buddies that actually scales the hills during bear season (haven't gotten one yet ) but I hardly know anyone that hunts bear.
At the rate we are baggin bear each year, there will be a population growth indefinitly.
If hunters aren't controlling populations of bear in PA.....then what? I'm kind of hoping they'd turn the 3 day bear season into a 5-7day season.