Kentucky’s 4th bear season just concluded to some new records! For the first time, the quota was met for the season. The season was scheduled for three days, but closed a day early due to meeting the quota. All of the bears were taken from Harlan or Letcher counties and 10 of the 11 were taken by local hunters. The design of the season is to limit the number of bears especially female bears (sows) taken each season. Thus far, only 4 of the 17 bears harvested over the seasons have been females. This helps sustain the seasons for years to come.
A state record bear was also taken during the two days of hunting. The bear field dressed at a whopping 410 pounds crushing the previous record of 350 pounds!
Congratulations to the hunters, biologists, and state on working to make this season a huge success!!!
Source: Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resource Website
http://fw.ky.gov/app/news/newsdetail.aspx?id=1204
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