{"id":29287,"date":"2019-10-29T14:25:12","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T18:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=29287"},"modified":"2019-10-29T14:25:12","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T18:25:12","slug":"black-bear-hunt-concludes-in-western-maryland-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2019\/10\/29\/black-bear-hunt-concludes-in-western-maryland-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Bear Hunt Concludes in Western Maryland"},"content":{"rendered":"

145 Bears Harvested in Four Counties<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Painting by Rebecca Latham<\/p><\/div>\n

Favorable weather conditions helped bear hunters enjoy success during Maryland\u2019s 16th annual black bear hunt.<\/span><\/p>\n

Official results reported by the <\/span>Maryland Department of Natural Resources<\/span><\/a> show that 145 hunters harvested a bear during the five-day hunt held in Allegany, Frederick, Garrett, and Washington counties.<\/span><\/p>\n

The largest bear taken weighed 539 pounds and was harvested in Garrett County by Carl Lee of Swanton. Other notable bears included a 529-pound bear, also taken in Garrett County, by Tyler Minnick of Grantsville, and a 422-pound bruin taken in Washington County by Robert Droneburg of Rohrersville.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are pleased with another successful bear hunt and view it as further evidence the department is managing the state\u2019s black bear population sustainably and effectively,\u201d <\/span>Wildlife and Heritage Service<\/span><\/a> Director Paul Peditto said. \u201cWith such an expanding and healthy bear population throughout western Maryland, this hunt is an essential management tool.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

2019 Maryland Black Bear Hunt by the Numbers:<\/b><\/p>\n