Bowhunting group says NJ bear set world record
<p>A bowhunting organization says a 700-pound bear shot in New Jersey last fall has set a world record as the largest black bear killed with a bow and arrow in North America.</p>
News 12 Staff
•
Feb 16, 2020, 6:04 PM
•
Updated 1,539 days ago
Share:
(AP) - A bowhunting organization says a 700-pound bear shot in New Jersey last fall has set a world record as the largest black bear killed with a bow and arrow in North America.
The Pope and Young Club, a bowhunting and conservation organization, said the bear killed Oct. 14 in Morris County toppled a record set in 1993 by a hunter in California.
The new record was announced after a special panel of judges was assembled Feb. 8 in Harrisburg, the group said.
The mounted animal is to be displayed at the group's annual convention in Virginia in March.
Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
