By Mark Nale Northcentral Correspondent Hunters bagged an additional 465 bears during the extended bear season that ran concurrently with the opening week of deer season in certain parts of the state. Those bears, coupled with the 2,560 bears taken during the traditional three-day season and the 74 bears arrowed by bowhunters, brought the total […]
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