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What is the black bear record in Craven County NC? ›

The world record Black Bear, from Craven County, North Carolina, weighed 880 lbs.

Craven County, located in the Coastal Plain region of eastern North Carolina, lies within one of early North Carolina's most important regions.

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New Bern (formerly Newbern) is a city in and the county seat of Craven County, North Carolina, United States. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 31,291.

The state record AND world record heaviest black bear is an 880 pound bear taken in 1998 with a shotgun, also on a hound hunt, in Craven County. Coastal North Carolina bears are larger on average than mountain bears.

According to the North Carolina State Bear Biologist, the Albemarle-Pamilco Peninsula has the highest black bear densities in the world! The peninsula also contains the largest wetland complex in the State and the largest pocosin swamp in the world.

While the Albemarle Sound and the region near Bath Creek were home to English settlers, the Neuse River and Trent River attracted Swiss and German immigrants. These Swiss and Germans arrived in 1710 under the leadership of Baron Christoph Von Graffenreid.

The motto on the seal, "Virtus in Actione Consistit" translates to "Virtue Consists in Action". Craven County, originally included as a precinct of Bath County, was established in its present form in 1712.

1. Locate Edenton, where the legislature met from 1722-37, 1740-41, and 1743. Next, locate New Bern, which served as the capital from 1766 until 1792.

The two stations share studios on Glenburnie Drive in New Bern; WCTI-TV's transmitter is located north of Trenton along NC 41.

Who owns WCTI TV? ›

The station is owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, which also operates Greenville-licensed Fox affiliate WYDO (channel 14) through a shared services agreement (SSA) with owner Cunningham Broadcasting.

WNCN-TV/CBS 17 serves 23 counties in the central part of North Carolina from its studios in Raleigh. The station first signed on in 1988 as an independent station.

North Carolina's First Town. European settlement near the Pamlico River in the 1690s led to the creation of Bath, North Carolina's first town, in 1705. The town's location seemed ideal with easy access to the river and the Atlantic Ocean 50 miles away at Ocraco*ke Inlet.

New Bern, the sister city of Bern, Switzerland, is a city resplendent with historic tradition and modern conveniences.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in New Bern, NC are White (Non-Hispanic) (54%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (30.6%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (5.1%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.57%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (2.28%).

780-pound bear is largest taken by bow

Jones was hunting at a friend's property in the Beaufort County area on Dec. 16, 2023 when the big bruin showed up. He had the bear weighed on official scales, according to NCWRC officials. They said it's the largest black bear killed in North Carolina.

NEW BERN, Craven County — A bear and its cub were spotted in the Brices Creek area of Craven County. We're told the bears were spotted after some fresh suet was put out for backyard birds. The homeowners say they've seen bears in their yard before, but never this late in the Winter season.

Probably not. Black bears tend to be shy and non-aggressive toward humans. There has not been an unprovoked bear attack in North Carolina. However, if frequently fed, bears may become dependent on human foods, which may lead to increased interaction with people.

The biggest wild American black bear ever recorded was a male from New Brunswick, shot in November 1972, that weighed 409 kg (902 lb) after it had been dressed, meaning it weighed an estimated 500 kg (1,100 lb) in life and measured 2.41 m (7 ft 11 in) long.