A brief news item in the Iris of Progress, the newsletter for the CCC camp at Benezette, included this item in December 1935.

Huge black bear killed. Charles Greeno of Mercer, Pa., shot and killed a huge black bear in the vicinity of the camp during the first week of hunting season. The bear weighed approximately 375 pounds and was viewed by practically every member of the camp. During the intently curious inspection of the beast, one of the fellows was heard to say: “I don’t know where it went, but Mr. Bear sure ain’t got much tail.”