Bear Paw 2007 Spring Bear Season was a complete success 32 Hunters harvested 60 Bears for one of our best success rates at 185%.
Colored Bear numbers returned to 30%. Bear sightings remained steady with 8 being the average, from a low of 3 to high of 47 in 6 days of hunting.
Missed opportunities continued to plague some of our Bow hunters, 4 tags were lost to misplaced shots.
Quality was exceptional!
21 bears exceeded 6'8 square, 8 over 7' foot square and one bona fide 8' harvested by Ken Adams.
Our largest skull was 20 5/8 with 13 over Pope and Young and SCI minimums.
Ken Faith reached a milestone of 50 bears of which 38 have been harvested with Bear Paw.
Bill Catron, Denny McClure, Ken Adams, Bruce Robel, Gary Bobbet, and Paul Delaney all joined the seven foot club on their hunts.
KEN KESSEE | VA | 540-387-5535 | RIFLE |
PAUL DELANEY | VA | 540-254-1078 | RIFLE |
WILLIAM BESS | VA | 540-731-8650 | RIFLE |
BILLY CATRON | VA | 540-966-4189 | RIFLE |
DENNIS MCCLURE | PA | 570-962-0077 | RIFLE |
BOB WISE | PA | 724-446-1757 | RIFLE |
MIKE FLEECE | VA | 304-363-0107 | RIFLE |
KEN FAITH | PA | 814-944-1946 | RIFLE |
BRUCE BONNETT | TEXAS | 512-517-9157 | ARCHERY |
BOB NICHOLS | TEXAS | 512-863-7367 | ARCHERY |
KIRK FOLSOM | TEXAS | 512-921-9835 | ARCHERY |
TERRY BOGLE | TEXAS | 512-759-2447 | ARCHERY |
TODD KELTGEN | TEXAS | 512-388-7232 | ARCHERY |
CLINT TRUITT | TEXAS | 512-763-1579 | ARCHERY |
JOSH ADAMS | LA | 985-859-8543 | ARCHERY/RIFLE |
KEN ADAMS | LA | 985-859-8543 | ARCHERY/RIFLE |
RICKVERSAW | PA | 723-836-7468 | RIFLE |
DUKE VERSAW | PA | 723-836-7468 | RIFLE |
DALE LUTTERMAN | PA | 724-832-2501 | RIFLE |
DEREK LUTTERMAN | PA | 724-832-2501 | RIFLE |
RICK HARTCRAFT | PA | 610-923-9491 | ARCHERY/RIFLE |
JAMES POKRIVSAK | PA | 610-759-6629 | ARCHERY/RIFLE |
BRUCE ROBEL | KY | 270-781-2543 | RIFLE |
GARY BOBBETT | KY | 270-781-5322 | RIFLE |
CHUCK LEBLANC | LA | 225-572-0153 | ARCHERY |
JUSTIN JONES | MS | 601-636-6181 | ARCHERY |
ROBERT DAVIES | LA | 985-969-0515 | ARCHERY |
BILL HENRY | IL | 309-968-7005 | ARCHERY |
ALBERT HOHONSEE | LA | 225-445-6607 | ARCHERY |
DAVE COURTRIGHT | IL | 309-647-5794 | ARCHERY |