The final results of the 2005 black bear hunt were released this week by the Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Fish and Wildlife. The report said hunters harvested a total of 298 black bears, 125 males and 173 females. No accidents were reported. Hunters killed 93 bears (30 percent of total) that had been tagged earlier by Division personnel. Nineteen of the tagged bears had been previously captured at nuisance sites. Of the total harvested, 196 bears were killed in Sussex County, 43 in Warren County, 32 in Passaic County, 26 in Morris County and 1 in Bergen County. The largest adult female bear had an estimated live weight of 327 pounds (280 pounds dressed) and was taken in Montague Township, Sussex County. The largest adult male had an estimated live weight of 739 pounds (632 pounds dressed) and was also taken in Montague Township. Sixteen male bears taken by hunters had an estimated live weight of 500 pounds or more, including four weighing more than 600 pounds and two tipping the scales at more than 700 pounds.