Yeah, Im not a fan of bugs, either. Animals, I find more manageable....
Except bears.
The one animal not inclined to leave you alone.....
Not to say I do it often, especially as the boys have gotten older, but almost every other animal will run off. Bears are nasty bastards, and if they get near food...you don’t want to be at the buffet lol...
We probably average 1-2 bear sightings near the dang grade schools a year. Always a nice call to get.
And I live in a very developed suburban area, though one of the camping places, is on the reservation, 3 miles away..,
Until we lived in that area, I would not have believed you have as many bears as you do in Jersey....