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A Pendelton County man has pleaded no contest to a charge that he illegally trapped a black bear last October.
The Department of Natural Resources has charged Eugene Varner after a bear was discovered by a hunter.
DNR Officer Greg Chambers said the investigation revealed that Varner had made the trap and baited it to attract the animal.
The bear survived and was set free.
The 46-year-old Sugar Grove man was fined $1,000 and court costs.
He also faces the possible loss of his hunting and fishing licenses for the next two years. | 
