

This is the first bear Joe Coyler ever shot, and it is also the biggest bear taken in Pennsylvania in 2011. Coyler shot his bear with a crossbow in the northeastern corner of the state. Here's how he did it…









This is the second biggest bear (746 pounds) taken in Pennsylvania in 2011. It was killed by an 18-year-old Amish hunter named Jonathan Byler. Because of Byler's religious beliefs, he declined to be photographed or interviewed, but he asked his friend and neighbor, a retired forest ranger named Philip Smith, to take these photos and tell the story of his hunt.




We’ve got the stories and photos of the two biggest bears killed during Pennsylvania’s 2011 season.