POLL: Should Bears Be Hunted?
State bear hunt begins Monday.
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection 2011 Bear Hunt begins Monday with hunters in possession of a permit allowed to kill one black bear each. Bears are only allowed to be hunted in specific zones, which include parts of Morris, Sussex, Warren, Somerset, Bergen and Hunterdon counties, extending to the Pennsylvania and New York borders. The six-day hunt, which was also held last year, is designed to help the DEP regulate bear population. According to the DEP, there are about 3,400 black bears living in a 1,000-square mile area north of Route 78 and west of Route 287. The DEP said the northwest corner of the state has one of the highest black bear population densities in the country. "We are fully committed to this …
debbie antonacci
9:03 pm on Thursday, December 8, 2011
If developers would stop chopping the hell out of the mountains to build mega condo complexes, big box stores they wouldn't be shooting bears including baby cubs in the name of greed. These poor innocent beautiful animals are just trying to survive. This needs to stop. more ›