Pa Game Commission Bear Harvest
As of Tuesday Dec.
Pa game commission bear harvest. The largest bear through all 2019 seasons is the 813-pound male taken with a rifle on the opening day of the general season in Smithfield Township Monroe County by Victor M. Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Now normally archery season for bear at least in this area runs concurrent with deer season extended by the Game Commission in an effort to manage the bear population.
Bear hunters are required to take their harvest to a game commission check station within 24 hours. Due to the pandemic public access to check stations will be limited this year and only successful hunters and their hunting party will be permitted in the checking area. The 2018 harvest was the 11th best.
Please note age certificates will not be mailed to hunters all successful hunters already received a certificate recognizing their harvest while at. Mark Ternent commission bear. The PA State Game Commission has released preliminary bear harvest results.
HSH has distributed nearly 2 million pounds of donated venison since 1991. Just go to wwwpgcpagov click on the Black Bear Harvest link under Quick Clicks then click on the map under Bear Check Station Data. Bear Harvest Bear Hunting Bear Season Local News.
Heres the latest bear tallies as reported by the Pa. The first day of Pennsylvanias statewide bear season resulted in a harvest of 1320 black bears according to preliminary totals released Monday. The Pennsylvania Game Commission also reported that the largest bear harvested during the 2020 season was a 719-pound male that was taken with a crossbow in Fulton County in November.
Pennsylvania hunters took 4653 black bears this past year -- the most bears ever harvested in state history the Game Commission announced Monday. The Pennsylvania Game Commission is reporting a record bear harvest for 2019. Hunters Sharing the Harvest is Pennsylvanias venison donation program for hunters who share their extra venison via a statewide network of participating butchers to food pantries and community assistance centers across Pennsylvania.