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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dave70968" data-source="post: 3177006" data-attributes="member: 13624"><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/great-outdoors/man-kills-679-pound-male-black-bear-at-5-yards-with-357-handgun" target="_blank">https://www.foxnews.com/great-outdoors/man-kills-679-pound-male-black-bear-at-5-yards-with-357-handgun</a>Pennsylvania man kills 679-pound male black bear at 5 yards with .357 handgun: reportA Pennsylvania man reportedly killed a 679-pound black bear that was five yards away with a .357 handgun during last weekend's opening of the state's four-day bear harvest. Jordan M. Tutmaher, the man, said the bear emerged near a Christmas tree patch, according to the report. <a href="http://www.erienewsnow.com/story/39520574/man-takes-679-pound-black-bear-at-five-yards-with-handgun-in-warren-county" target="_blank">YourErie.com reported. </a> A total of 1,241 black bears were killed in the opening day, the report said. The state's best opening day was in 2011 when 1,936 bears were harvested. <img src="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2018/11/640/320/louisiana-black-bear.jpg?ve=1&tl=1" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> FILE: The Louisiana black bear is one of 16 subspecies of the American black bear.  (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) The largest bear harvested that day was a male estimated at 704 pounds, taken by a rifle at about 8:30 a.m., the report said. . Bears have been harvested in 53 counties during the statewide season so far, the report said.</blockquote>

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