Hunters who harvested a bear during the 2006 seasons can log onto the Pennsylvania Game Commission's website (
www.pgc.state.pa.us) to learn the age of their bear.
"Last year, as a cost-cutting measure, the Game Commission announced it will no longer mail a certificate and letter to successful bear hunters notifying them of their bear's age," said Carl G. Roe, agency executive director. "However, to maintain this valued customer service, we provided hunters with a certificate at the check station when their bear was processed and announced that we would be posting on our website the age data, which is determined by examining a tooth from the bear that is extracted as part of the check station processing."
Ages are available only for bears from which a tooth was pulled. To access the data and learn the age of their bear, a hunter will need to have their legal seal number from the check station certificate. If the hunter no longer has the seal number, age data also is provided in charts broken down by county of harvest.
