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Did you see or shoot any Bears while out hunting this last year.

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Offline Rwalter63

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2004 Bear Take
« on: January 25, 2005, 07:08:03 PM »
Hello,

Has anyone heard how the 2004 bear take was. From all reports the bear population in NY is growing and it should of been a good season but I have heard very little from anyone on this topic. I saw a lot of bear tracks and had a few trees scratched up on my on my property in Western NY but I didn't see any bears myself. My property is not far from Allegany State Park though so that not out of the ordinary there. What was out of the ordinary is that the DEC expanded the hunting range just a few days before the season began to include all of Cattaraugus County, not just the
typical southern DMU areas around the park. I believe they expanded areas in the rest of the southern zone also. So tell us your bear stories for this last year they would be great to hear. Thanks.


I am especially interested to see how it was in Cattaraugus County, particularly the DMU areas 9R and 9T which are the areas around Allegany state park since I don't believe you can hunt bear in the park itself. I would think those numbers should of been higher than last year.
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What no Bear Stories for this last Year
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2005, 08:04:18 PM »
Whats up no one out there has any bear stories for this last hunting season?
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2004 Bear Take
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2005, 11:00:08 AM »
I saw a bear during whitetail archery season in 2003 but did not have a chance to make a clean and ethical shot.  I did not see any during the 2004 season...
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« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2005, 03:32:15 PM »
i was able to harvest a 200 dressed sow during the sourthern zone archery season. saw 7 in total.
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« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2005, 10:03:43 AM »
I just read in the NY Outdoor News that the Fall 2004 bear take in NYS was the third largest ever.  The total was 1014 reported to the DEC.  Here is the link to that story:

NY Outdoor News - Bear Take 2004
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« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2005, 02:39:43 AM »
My partner shot a 225# dressed boar in St. Lawrence county last year during mzzleloader season with .50 cal. patched round ball. It was my first taste of bear meat and hope it won't be my last;  I would rate it as the best of all wild game meats which includes deer & moose.
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« Reply #6 on: June 20, 2005, 03:08:18 AM »
I have seen bear in Allegany County too...Hopefully I can connect with one with archery tackle while I am in the woods hunting whitetail.  Of course I will make sure that bear are in season when I do this...
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