State Game Lands 309 building on Route 127, two miles south of Tidioutte, Warren County. Several real large ones were spotted, a couple in excess of 400 pounds. Somerset again was tops with a harvest of 69, up from 41 in 1996. All three Somerset County officers again rate bear hunting prospects as excellent this year. We have some real trophy-sized animals.
Organized drives are the key to taking bears here.
This region has been the state's top bear producer since the Game Commission has collected harvest statistics. Nineteen of 21 officers rate hunting prospects as excellent, the remaining two, good. Last year, seven of the region's 10 counties posted bears harvests of more than 100. Potter County led the region and state with a bear harvest of 175. We even have a few nice cinnamon ones wandering around.