So with this information, by the way, confirming what our own state F&G estimated, the N.J.F &G Council now has moved forward to include the states’ first black bear hunt since 2005 in it’s proposed bear management policy
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Should there be Black Bear Hunt in New Jersey? 42 comments
The Need For a Bear Hunt, Now 7 comments
The Push for a Hunt
With the failure of the present programs, pressure is growing from a number of sources to re-instate the bear hunt. A contingent of legislators, led by state Sens. Steve Oroho (R-Sussex/Morris/Hunterdon) and Anthony Bucco (R-Morris) and Assembly Members Alison Littell McHose (R-Sussex/Morris/Hunterdon) and Gary Chiusano (R-Sussex/Morris/Hunterdon), are pressuring the governor to reverse the three-year-old policy of attempting to control the bear population with non-lethal means. They cite the high number of bear complaints and the dangers presented when bears become too accustomed to human contact.
Black Bears and Frogs 7 comments
A warm spring evening in rural New Jersey and night gently pushes out the daylight, chirping birds quite now as they retreat to their hideaways. On cue tree-frogs having rested all day, begin their hunt for food, small insects and bugs. As the night progresses the males will begin to croak and call out for [...]
New Jersey Black Bear Overpopulation Requires Urgent Attention 8 comments
New Jersey is the only state that does not and as a result of cancelled hunts in 2006 and 2007, 2008 saw the largest increase in all categories of black bear complaints
All You Need to Know About New Jersey Black Bears (2009) 4 comments
“THERE ARE MORE BLACK BEARS THAN THE STATE’S HUMAN POPULATION CAN BEAR.”
Bear-Proof Garbage, Garbage 4 comments
The Daily Record published a letter from Susan Kehoe promoting the use of bear-proof garbage cans and not feeding pets outside as you can never totally clean up after them. Kehoe a Highlands Lake Resident is actually scheduled to appear in Vernon court next month for guess what? Feeding bears. In her article she states; [...]
New Jersey Black Bear Mania 8 comments
The animal-rights/anti-hunters have tried throughout this year, as in years past, to inundate Governor Corzine and DEP Commissioner Lisa Jackson with e-mails and phone calls to keep this issue a “political-matter” rather than a “wildlife management” issue. Unfortunately, both Governor Corzine and Lisa Jackson have absolutely no experience in this matter and have [...]
For Sammy and everyone’s Sammy’s 1 comment
Don’t know why I am writing this guess I can figure out a way to work it into my Bear Blog so if you will indulge me for a spell you might just find some good here. Sammy was our American Bulldog, a stout 65 pound female brindle color. We bought her almost eight [...]
Black Bears and the Zoo 4 comments
In the past the Black Bear has only two predators to fear the Brown Bear and the hunter. However, over the past (10) years the black bear has faced a new threat; the tree-hugging human community. Anti-hunting and animal-rights groups have joined forces to use the black bear as a platform for their [...]
