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Bear harvest
Jack W. Raybourne, Game Research Biologist with the Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries, has released preliminary figures on the Bear Harvest for the season which terminatedon January 5. Raybourne stated that earlier predictions by the staff biologists had proved to be quite accurate and the results were within the framework of the forecast.
Total harvest for the season was 191 bears, compared to 214 which were taken by hunters during the 1974-75 season. Augusta County was highest with 22 animals. During the previous season, 23 bears were taken in that county. The next highest counties and the comparable figures for the 1974-75 season were: Madison 21/18; Albemarle 20/6; Giles 17/9; Nansemond 15/3; Rockingham 13/16; and Greene County with 13/5.
“The 23% drop from a total of 214 during the 1974-75 season to the 191 bear taken during the 1975-76 season indicated that the desired reduction in the total harvest had been achieved,” Raybourne said.
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