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Post by mdbowhuntr on Oct 20, 2006 12:46:31 GMT -5
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Post by mdbowhuntr on Oct 25, 2006 11:36:34 GMT -5
THAT WAS FAST!!
Chagen, were you able to connect?
MT. NEBO -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced the 2006 Maryland Black Bear hunt closed effective immediately. The 2006 bear season opened Monday, October 23, one half-hour before sunrise in Garrett and Allegany counties. As the check stations closed at 8 p.m., Tuesday, October 24, 41 bears have been reported to official check stations. The harvest objective for the 2006 bear hunt was 35-55 bears. The results remain unofficial pending final reporting of bears taken Tuesday that could be legally checked-in Wednesday.
The estimated average weight of the bears taken this year was 157 lbs. The largest was a 464 lb. male bear taken by William Corbin of Oakland in Garrett County.
The hunt by the numbers:
41 bears harvested 37 from Garrett County, 2 from Allegany 157 lbs. average weight 80% of the bears were taken on private land 65% of successful hunters live in the hunt area 451 hunters participated in the hunt and 2,402 hunters applied for a permit.
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Post by JARHEAD on Oct 26, 2006 14:04:53 GMT -5
Sorry to tell you all this but NO BEAR!! ???plenty of scat and it comes in all colors and shapes. But I saw turkeys every where, hope to make it back up next week. And if I get it next yr I'm heading over to Garrett. And NO bait they caught 2 guys baiting. Man there was DNR ever where up there!! What dumb a-- guys.
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