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Hunters kill fewer bears this season

HARRISBURG — Hunters killed 415 bears during the third day of Pennsylvania’s statewide bear season, raising the three-day total to more than 2,300.

That’s about an 8 percent decrease from the number of bears taken during the first three days of last year’s season, according to preliminary data.

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