In his October report to the Berkshire County League of Sportsmen, DFW Western District Manager Andrew Madden reported that the Western District check stations logged in 96 black bear during the September hunting season.    This compares with 75 harvested during the 2011 early season.  No statewide bear harvest figures have been released yet.  The late bear hunting season opens on November 5 and runs through November 24. *****