Harrisburg, Pa. – Pennsylvania hunters set a new state record bear harvest, taking 4,653 black bears this past fall.
In 2018, the bear harvest was 3,153, 11th best all-time, but also the lowest bear harvest in the past 11 years. So, the overall bear harvest increased by a third from 2018 to 2019, according to the Game Commission.
With a statewide bear population of about 20,000 bears over the past several years, it was a harvest increase sought by the Game Commission, which had employed the largest suite of bear-season changes ever approved in a single license year.
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