(04/23/2009) 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.

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