Police respond to bear [Vernon, NJ]

New Jersey Herald ^ | 4/22/2008 | Bruce A. Scruton

[Mike Darancette]

A police acquaintance of mine has been working the night shift in a town in Eastern LA County. Nightly Bear and Lion sightings. They just leave the critters alone.

[NewJerseyJoe]

Hey Malsua. I suspect that the guy whose kitchen was invaded may have had just the screen door (main door open) -- it was pretty warm this past week. I know I had my own windows and doors open while I was home.

Those "bearproof" cans are a joke.... I remember a few years ago, shortly after they were introduced, I saw one popped open just off Canistear Road on Lakeside Drive, heading toward our neck of the woods.

I saw my first two bears of the year on Sunday. One, early in the morning, crossing the top of Breakneck Road (just as you start going downhill). The other was at midday in West Milford, right next to the Shell station on Rt. 23 -- this bear was a fairly big-un.

[Little Ray]

A bear dialed 911? Why? Is NJ so bad, that even bears need the police?

[Minnesoootan]

shooting a bear with a shotgun isnt wise,unless it is point blank. Bear on my aboot page only went a few yds when properly shot. The old “ they’ll keep on comin” myth is yrs and yrs of tv and movie hype,nuttin more

[NewJerseyJoe]

> Lion sightings

There's been no definitive proof yet, but we have THOSE, too.

Stories about mountain lion sightings go back at least 25 years in this part of NJ. A good friend of mine -- a smart, educated guy -- who lives up near High Point (NW NJ, right next to PA and NY borders), swears he saw one several years ago while out on a bike ride.

[paulcissa]

This took place less than 1 mile from my home. Kehoe has been in front of a judge so many time for doing the same thing over and over again, it's just ridiculous.

Two years ago, intentionally feeding bears became a criminal offense in New Jersey, but the authorities continue to let this enviro-whacko continue to piss on the law.

For the record - I am a hunter; I support the bear hunt in our state and I have good reason. I've lost 1 dog to a bear attack, had several thousand dollars in property damage and cannot allow my child to play in his own backyard without myself or my wife there packing protection.

I risk jail time and loss of my rights if I ever need to fire on an aggressive bear that threatens my family, but in my mind, there's no choice if it gets to that point.

[RSmithOpt]

An illegal 'immigrant' just wanting to better his life?

Doing work that other American bears want do?

Why isn't the goobermint giving the bear money, a driver's license and the opportunity to vote?

After all his name is cool:

'la Ursus americanus raza Comeré su asno trasero mojado ilegal también'

[NewJerseyJoe]

Hey paulcissa, sorry to hear about your property losses and the dangerous environment created by the whack-job, anti-hunt people. Hopefully, if Kehoe finally gets put away this time, the situation can be rectified -- once the food goes away, the bears should quickly lose interest and move to greener pastures (i.e., back into Wawayanda)....

Since you are in close proximity.... is there any "neighborhood intelligence" on whether the police finally have the goods on Kehoe? News reports I read last week *hinted* that the cops had videotape of Kehoe feeding bears, but there was a disclaimer of "we can't comment on an open case." Any news you can share?

[JoanneSD]

Manbearpig?
checking on his energy use

[george76]

bear activist Susan Kehoe, who lives in the neighborhood, was accused...video taped... feeding bears.

up to 15 bears at a time around Kehoe's home, located at the end of Nut... Avenue

[NewJerseyJoe]

You didn't know this, but your comment has more relevance than you might have thought. If you lived in this area and could visit Wawayanda State Park (the area where these events are occurring) in the summer, you'd see that it becomes "immigrant central" on weekends during the summer. All the people from the city areas (Paterson and Passaic) flood this park during the summer, to the extent that the local people get shut out (if they're not there early enough for a parking spot).

These out-of-towners (illegals? maybe) leave their trash all over the park -- even though this is a carry-in, carry-out park, with no garbage facilities -- and it is a field day (feast day, actually) for the bears.

[george76]

Apparently both the neighbors taped her and later the police taped her .

15 bears per ?

[paulcissa]

There's a little bird that's told me people have been taping her illegal actions for years, but have been frustrated by the inaction of Fish and Game and the local authorities lack of desire to do anything about it.

If I'm not mistaken, didn't Kehoe get put away for a few months for obstructing the last hunt in Waywayanda (2004 I think)?

[RSmithOpt]

I grew up in the mountains of NC. Though rare, it's not uncommon to see black bear and mountain lions, pumas actually...they're smaller than the golden cougars.

It's a shame as a lot of immigrants and law breaking illegal aliens come from cultures where trashing the place is status quo.

Once again, their (the illegals and immigrants) ignorance is astounding.

Their cumulative disrespect for the for American citizens, our laws, our environment, our parks, our children is arrogant and brazen.

What is happening to this country is sickening with 90% of our politicians are selling votes while LEO's, the Feds, the courts, local governments find pleasure in employing ignorance and stupidity by giving handouts, turning known illegals loose and handing out taxpayer dollars to illegals.

[Malsua]

The NJ.com article stated they had her on video feeding sunflower seeds to the bears. I don’t know if that’s this incident or a prior. Fortunately I’m on the other side of the main lake from this C word. The bears on my side tend to den up back in the pequannock watershed area to the south and west although I’m sure there is some cross-roaming.

[Malsua]

. I suspect that the guy whose kitchen was invaded may have had just the screen door (main door open)

I kid you not, I'm going to find some heavy steel doors to put up. Not a barred gate, something a bit more attractive. Wife has wanted something other than the old wood door/screens we have now. I need something that can last long enough to deter a bear or at least for me to get loaded.

[hkusp40]

New Jersey’s Wildlife policies are heavily influenced by less than 1000 people. The NJARA and the BEAR group.

There are over 100,000 hunters in the state.

We banded together in the last election to get Karcher and Panter booted.

If 100,000 hunters (and their families and friends) can unify, we can turn the tables again.

New Jersey Outdoor Alliance was formed to help the true outdoorsmen in NJ.

[tcostell]

A piece on the policy decisions leading up to the NJ Bear Hunt suspension and what it's going to take to get the current Democratic administration to start thinking sensibly about it:

The Inevitable NJ Black Bear Hunt: Part 1

The Inevitable NJ Black Bear Hunt: Part 2

The real problem in New Jersey is the people setting policy don't know anything about nature or the management of natural resources. Instead they're ignoring all of the available science (as well as reality) and setting policy because of politics, and it's going to get someone killed.

[LionsDaughter]

Okay, I take it back and bow to your expertise. ^_^

[jazusamo]

Thanks for the ping.

When this idiot Kehoe appears in court next month it would be nice to think a copy of this police report would be introduced as evidence but I’m sure that’s too much to hope for.