Look on the PGC web site for an up-date on carrying a bow & a muzzle-loader  at the same time in the early bear season.   sam

The bear regulations and seasons are a mess. I understand they have been trying to increase opportunities for bears but the seasons and regulations are ridiculous. They need to really need to start over at the January meeting with a clean slate and build some seasons and regulations that are much more streamlined and less confusing. I don't hunt bears in Pa, but have talked to so many people that all feel the same way about the current season structures and regulations. I will be sending my thoughts to the Commissioners that they need to start over and build something new. 

Will "hunting" over bait like is done in "other places" so you can "hunt" bear in PA, be one of those changes?

Not debating, just asking.😏

BeenThereDoneThat.
Will "hunting" over bait like is done in "other places" so you can "hunt" bear in PA, be one of those changes?

Not debating, just asking.😏

I haven't heard any discussion of allowing baiting in Pa. Personally I can see it being very problematic in most areas of the state. Now, if they wanted to do a very limited permit thing in our more lightly populated WMUs were bears need thinned out a bit, there could be some room to play there. 

With approx. 1450 bears killed in this early seasons already I wouldn't be surprised if the PGC doesn't change the length of the season next year. I was surprised that the kill was that high. There were 3 that were est.at over 600#. Also 136 killed with a bow.My son was hunting near Warren, Pa. he saw a lot of bear sign , but since he was by himself on foot he couldn't get to the thick stuff to move them. Also there were no other hunters in the area to help drive them.   sam

 Sons buddy today

 

Very nice, What did he use  ?  sam

Super... Congratulations. 👍

 Not sure Sam. He did have a clean miss at 40 yards on Oct. 23 rd. with a smoke pole. Think he got 2 in Pa. last yr. & one out of state. He mostly uses a compound for them in the past.

crappiefisher, Since I am no longer able to hunt it is hard for me to keep up with all of these changes,but I think that you are still allowed to only kill 1 bear per year. But it is very surprising to me that they killed over 300 bear with a bow already this year. With 8 seasons to keep track of it is very confusing to me. But with this high kill already I would be very surprised if there are not some changes next year.  sam