1200 lb bear shot in Pa.
12-21-2005, 02:57 PM
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RE: 1200 lb bear shot in Pa.
Topping the list was the 864-pound bruin taken by Douglas Kristiansen in 2003. An 837-pounder was shot by Ray P. Reber, also in 2003. Last season, Jeremy B. Kresge took an 834-pound brute, and an improperly licensed hunter took an 808-pound bear in 2003.
A 761-pound bear was tagged by Earl J. Cichy Jr. in 2002, and a 739-pound bear shot by Brian J. Coxe in 2003 carried the largest skull ever harvested by a hunter in Pennsylvania. Other 700-pound-class bears include a 725-pounder taken by Benjamin A. Long in 2003 and a 721-pound bruin checked by Michael M. Sliker in 2002.
Most of the 800-pound bruins shot in the past couple of years were taken during the one-week extended bear season, which runs concurrently with the firearms gun season.
STATE-RECORD SKULL
When it comes to bear hunting in Pennsylvania, Brian J. Coxe of Weatherly is no stranger. During the 2003 bear season, Coxe was able to harvest his third Keystone State bruin. Although it ranked fourth in body weight that year at 739 pounds, it has the all-time largest skull of any black bear harvested legally in the state. It netted an impressive 22 14/16 Boone and Crockett inches.
A 761-pound bear was tagged by Earl J. Cichy Jr. in 2002, and a 739-pound bear shot by Brian J. Coxe in 2003 carried the largest skull ever harvested by a hunter in Pennsylvania. Other 700-pound-class bears include a 725-pounder taken by Benjamin A. Long in 2003 and a 721-pound bruin checked by Michael M. Sliker in 2002.
Most of the 800-pound bruins shot in the past couple of years were taken during the one-week extended bear season, which runs concurrently with the firearms gun season.
STATE-RECORD SKULL
When it comes to bear hunting in Pennsylvania, Brian J. Coxe of Weatherly is no stranger. During the 2003 bear season, Coxe was able to harvest his third Keystone State bruin. Although it ranked fourth in body weight that year at 739 pounds, it has the all-time largest skull of any black bear harvested legally in the state. It netted an impressive 22 14/16 Boone and Crockett inches.
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