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West Virginia hunters
harvested a record 2,064 black bears during the combined 2008 archery and
firearms seasons, according to Chris Ryan, Black Bear Project Leader for
the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. The preliminary harvest
data for the combined seasons in 2008 was 14 percent higher than the
previous record of 1,804 established in 2007.
“Numerous factors contributed to this record bear harvest,” said Ryan.
“West Virginia has a tremendous bear population that allows for a variety
of different hunting opportunities. The expansion and increase in the bear
population has led to the extension of hunting seasons designed to keep
counties in line with their management objectives. With the cooperation of
hunters, wildlife managers can maintain and/or adjust bear populations to
desired management levels by implementing appropriate hunting
regulations.”
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| County |
Bow |
Gun |
Total |
Barbour |
17 |
15 |
32 |
Berkeley |
5 |
1 |
6 |
Boone |
13 |
81 |
94 |
Braxton |
9 |
21 |
30 |
Calhoun |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Clay |
10 |
15 |
25 |
Fayette |
17 |
84 |
101 |
Gilmer |
1 |
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1 |
Grant |
10 |
55 |
65 |
Greenbrier |
23 |
157 |
180 |
Hampshire |
9 |
5 |
14 |
Hardy |
18 |
106 |
124 |
Harrison |
2 |
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2 |
Kanawha |
18 |
82 |
100 |
Lewis |
1 |
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1 |
Logan |
10 |
3 |
13 |
McDowell |
24 |
3 |
27 |
Mercer |
10 |
1 |
11 |
Mineral |
5 |
7 |
12 |
Mingo |
6 |
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6 |
Monongalia |
7 |
2 |
9 |
Monroe |
5 |
9 |
14 |
Morgan |
3 |
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3 |
Nicholas |
37 |
71 |
108 |
Pendleton |
14 |
174 |
188 |
Pocahontas |
9 |
188 |
197 |
Preston |
36 |
65 |
101 |
Randolph |
56 |
142 |
198 |
Raleigh |
21 |
88 |
109 |
Summers |
2 |
1 |
3 |
Taylor |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Tucker |
22 |
74 |
96 |
Upshur |
6 |
18 |
24 |
Wayne |
1 |
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1 |
Webster |
32 |
110 |
142 |
Wetzel |
1 |
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1 |
Wyoming |
15 |
7 |
22 |
| State Totals |
477 |
1,587 |
2,064 |
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Related Links & Resources:
●
West Virginia Deer
Harvest Records
● Bear
Hunting in South Carolina
●
West Virginia Fall Turkey Harvest - 2007
● Bear Hunting
Pictures
● Black
Bears
● Fatal
Black Bear Attacks
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