Oklahoma House loaded for bear hunting

 
BY MICHAEL MCNUTT | Modified: February 17, 2009 at 5:15 am | Published: February 17, 2009   

Southeastern Oklahoma no longer will be a sanctuary for black bears if a bill that won unanimous approval Monday in the House becomes law.

House Bill 1464 allows up to 20 black bears to be killed during the fall in four southeastern counties, said Rep. R.C. Pruett, the measure’s author.

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Pruett, D-Antlers, said he filed the measure because a growing number of residents have filed nuisance complaints about black bears — which can weigh about 500 pounds — coming by...
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