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Senate panel advances bill to extend still-hunting window for bears in Game Zone 1
Summary
House Bill H3813 would let still hunters take bears on private property during both weeks of the existing autumn season in Game Zone 1 and would remove a dog-hunt roster requirement; DNR testified the bear population in the mountains has grown and supports expanded still-hunting opportunity for landowners.
House Bill H3813, which would extend still-hunting opportunity on private property and remove a dog-hunt roster requirement in Game Zone 1 (parts of Oconee, Pickens and Greenville counties), received a favorable report from the Senate Fish, Game and Forestry Committee after a lengthy discussion.
Charles Ruth, a biologist who supervises the DNR big-game program, told the committee that bear numbers in Game Zone 1 have increased markedly in recent years. Ruth said harvests averaged about 35 bears in the first five years of this century, rose to an average of…
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