Our first of three 2020 bear seasons is in the books. September hunters harvested a record 232 bears, up 29 from the previous record of 203 back in 2014. That number will actually go up even more as it reflects online reports only, and there were definitely some bears checked in off-line.MassWildlife bear biologist Dave Wattles attributes the record harvest to increased interest in hunting because of the pandemic — and a continuous growth in our bear […]