ALLEGANY COUNTY, MD- Even though black bear hunting season just started in Maryland, it may end in the next couple of days.
"We're using this as a tool to slow the growth of the population," says Spiker. "The population is still being allowed to grow but also spreading of bears into the more urban areas in Maryland."
But the week-long hunting season is only in Garrett and Allegany counties.
Black bear hunting season will end as soon as they reach the quota of 110 bears. They're up to 75 in the third day of the season.
Randolph Iguado waited eight years to finally get a chance to hunt bear. He bagged one on Thursday.
After waiting several years, 12 hours in the woods to spot a black bear didn't seem too long.
The bear was probably a young adult, weighing about 200 hundred pounds. But that didn't stop him from going down without a fight.
"To my surprise he rolled and started coming at me, so I shot him again and he rolled and came at me again and I shot him," says Iguado."The last thing when he turned and ran was 'click' and I had run out of bullets."
Luckily, at that point, the black bear began to run away from Iguado rather than toward him.
"That's when the adrenaline started, I started to shake at that point," says Iguado.
The state distributed 340 bear hunting permits this year, according to Harry Spiker, a bear biologist. But the state also set a higher limit this year - 110 bears up from 65 in 2011.
The bear was probably a young adult, weighing about 200 hundred pounds. But that didn't stop him from going down without a fight.
"To my surprise he rolled and started coming at me, so I shot him again and he rolled and came at me again and I shot him," says Iguado."The last thing when he turned and ran was 'click' and I had run out of bullets."
Luckily, at that point, the black bear began to run away from Iguado rather than toward him.
"That's when the adrenaline started, I started to shake at that point," says Iguado.
The state distributed 340 bear hunting permits this year, according to Harry Spiker, a bear biologist. But the state also set a higher limit this year - 110 bears up from 65 in 2011.
"We're using this as a tool to slow the growth of the population," says Spiker. "The population is still being allowed to grow but also spreading of bears into the more urban areas in Maryland."
But the week-long hunting season is only in Garrett and Allegany counties.
Black bear hunting season will end as soon as they reach the quota of 110 bears. They're up to 75 in the third day of the season.
Comments
Randolph,
Your are a very irresponsible hunter. Three bullets when bear hunting is stupid. Why three? Even if your weapon could only hold three, which i doubt is the case, it is no excuse. You should chose something that gives the bear the best chance of being humanely killed. Shot him three times. Your aim is questionable too. Hopefully you at least retrieved the thing. I would suggest you put the gun away and take up knitting or something where you have less of a chance of being a knucklehead.
Joe J.
October 26, 2012 at 1:43 pm
