W. Virginia Hunters Bag 1,613 Bears
January 20, 2006
The combined harvest of black bears from firearms and archery unofficially stands at 1,613. Firearms netted 1,041 and archers took 572. These numbers are 31% above last year but less than the record year of 2003. Officials say the numbers are within what was anticipated.
You can go here to the W. Virginia DNR site and see the breakdown by region and other bear hunt information.
Tom Remington
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Hey, all. My dad recently got a black bear and we’ve been trying to find information on how to determine their size. Also we were curious to find out what sizes are considered “trophies”. He didn’t bring the whole bear back w/ him, as it was too big for all 4 to lift. But he’s having the head and shoulders mounted as we speak. Please send me an email if anyone knows anything. Thanks.
Tom Remington posted a story and very impressive picture of a black bear killed by a combine (?) in Wisconsin recently. Seems it weighed 625 +/- pounds with no innards.
Best way to determine size is to measure and weigh them shortly after the killing. As for “trophies” Google it.
Basically, bear skulls are the way bears are “scored” by B&C and P&Y….keep the skull protected and have it scored by an official certified by either of these two!