Archery Bear/Deer Overlap!
Contributors to this thread:Pennsylvania
From: Rut Nut
02-Feb-17
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FINALLY! We get to bowhunt Bears and Deer at the same time STATEWIDE!!!!!!!!
From: Rut Nut
02-Feb-17
BLACK BEAR (Statewide) Archery: Oct. 30-Nov. 4. Only 1 bear may be taken during the license year.
From: Bourbonator
02-Feb-17
It's a great idea! We've got a couple running around where I hunt. Might just luck into one! Never know!
From: horsethief51
02-Feb-17
Finally!
From: Rut Nut
02-Feb-17
Well, I guess I know what week I am taking off next season! ;-)
From: HerdManager
02-Feb-17
Archery bear is like a needle in a haystack. Don't understand why they don't make archery bear season open any time archery deer is open?
Realistically, there might be an additional 20-30 bears killed with archery gear in the entire state? I can't see how this would affect the overall bear harvest or health of the bear population.
From: Justgrad25
02-Feb-17
herd, I think you underestimate the # on this one, by quite a bit. Just in my circle, I know of 4 or 5 guys that could have taken a black bear during archery season, ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION this past year. I know one that could have taken a bear on at least 8 hunts.
From: bill v
02-Feb-17
I believe the estimated # could run as high as 450 bears. I seem to remember hearing the state came up with an amount in the 400"s
bill V
From: RC
02-Feb-17
Oh God, are you guys gonna boo hoo in this thread too? Whine whine whine is about all ya ever see in here.
And gun threads:)
From: Bowhunting 5C
02-Feb-17
I am sure the amount of resources they need to allocate to a longer season might have something to do with it. Check stations, and man power?
From: hawkeye in PA
02-Feb-17
Good news!
From: horsethief51
02-Feb-17
They never had check stations for archery bear before. Why can't we just celebrate what we got? Took over 20 years just to get it in the first place. Moving it into regular archery season for a week is pretty huge to me. Give it a while and see what happens.
From: RC
02-Feb-17
Ok, who are you and what did you do with Ron?
From: Rut Nut
03-Feb-17
LOL!
I'm with Art! THIS IS HUGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : )
From: Justgrad25
03-Feb-17
I fully support the move, by the way.
From: Bowhunting 5C
03-Feb-17
I guess for you guys that actually have bears in your neck of the woods it is. Unless one of them takes a Septa bus down to 5D or lower 5C, I am sure I will never need to buy a tag.
From: Rut Nut
03-Feb-17
It is for ME! ;-)
From: hawk-eye
03-Feb-17
this is great, something that makes sense.
From: Teeton
03-Feb-17
Wait, hold your horse's, Why the second last week and not the last????? :) Does this mean I can hunt deer, turkey and bear at the same time??
From: Jeff Durnell
03-Feb-17
Good. Stalking bears in archery season that I'm not allowed to shoot has been exciting, but frustrating.
From: DanWesson357
05-Feb-17
Yes this is a great decision. Here in 5 B I had my bear tag and we could harvest a bear during the entire archery season. Not likely as there are not many bear in 5B but I had one on my trail camera where I hunted. Never saw it during the season though.
From: Rut Nut
07-Feb-17
The longer bear season in the suburban areas are to cut down on human/bear conflicts. Talked to a WCO down in 5C a couple years ago. He said many bears in the poconos (especially young males looking for their own range) head down towards the Lehigh Valley. He said the Blue Mountain was a major travel route for bears from Harrisburg to the NJ line. Said the bears would drop down into 5C looking for food and/or new home range.
From: Bowhunting 5C
07-Feb-17
I got to say, all the years I have hunted in 5C I have never seen one, however there was a report of one many years ago on Limerick golf course, so it is possible. It one showed up here, he would get hunted hard.
From: X-Master
07-Feb-17
This guy made it through the season and yes the date is right. Looking forward to maybe running into him this fall.
