Traditional Bear Season To Begin

Saturday (Nov. 23) ushers in the statewide traditional four-day rifle bear season. As with deer hunting, archers have had early dibs on opportunities to hunt bears. Also, an early season for muzzleloader hunters and some rifle hunters occurred during late October. Significant numbers of bruins were tagged during these hunts.

Last year, the traditional rifle season accounted for slightly more than one-third of the bears that were harvested. Many of these bears were taken by hunters who were hunting out of camps, especially in northcentral Pennsylvania. Often these hunters employ drives where on...