Bear hunters have record year in S.C.
Bear hunters have record year in S.C.
The Associated Press
COLUMBIA, S.C. --Hunters killed a record 58 black bears during a two-week hunting season in three Upstate counties.
The state Natural Resources Department says eight bears weighed over 400 pounds and the heaviest was 530 pounds. The bears were killed in Greenville, Oconee and Pickens counties last month.
The previous record of 55 bears was set in 2003.
Skip Still, black bear biologist for the state wildlife department, says the results show the black bear population in the mountains and piedmont areas is growing.
State biologists estimate there are about 900 black bears in the northern parts of the three counties where hunting is allowed.
There is a coastal black bear population of about 300 in Horry and Georgetown counties, but bear hunting is not permitted there.
The Associated Press
COLUMBIA, S.C. --Hunters killed a record 58 black bears during a two-week hunting season in three Upstate counties.
The state Natural Resources Department says eight bears weighed over 400 pounds and the heaviest was 530 pounds. The bears were killed in Greenville, Oconee and Pickens counties last month.
The previous record of 55 bears was set in 2003.
Skip Still, black bear biologist for the state wildlife department, says the results show the black bear population in the mountains and piedmont areas is growing.
State biologists estimate there are about 900 black bears in the northern parts of the three counties where hunting is allowed.
There is a coastal black bear population of about 300 in Horry and Georgetown counties, but bear hunting is not permitted there.
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Damn, I better leave the Beach and head Upstate. Anybody have a good area???? 0
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