Record Number Of Bear Harvested In Arkansas

Sunday, February 28th, 2010 Posted in Hunting News | No Comments »

Hunters took a record number of bears during the 2009-10 Arkansas bear season. Over 530 bears were harvested. The total was over 130 more bears than the second highest total from the 2007-08 season. The harvest totals were presented to commissioners of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission during its monthly meeting today. Bear program coordinator Myron Means said the main reason for the record harvest was the low availability of natural foods. “Baiting for bears is very effective where there’s not a lot of available food in their natural habitat,” Means said. The 2009 ice storms destroyed most of the mast crop in the northern parts of Arkansas, forcing bears to look for other food sources, Means explained. Read more..