They have no more room out there in the sticks, so now they're heading for the malls.
not midwest, but outdoors if you’re interested.
one bear in my state...NY...is an out of control population in my book...
Black bears hunted? how long before they accuse us of being racists?
I bet Obama and Holder will fight to protect these Black Bears. Not to mention visits from Sharpton and Jackson.
Why hunt black bears and leave the cracker bears alone?
You can't put your kid's lunch in his backpack for fear that a bear will rip him up while waiting for the bus. And if you have a backyard and swingset, well, if you don't have a pack of family dogs running around with the kids, you'd better keep everybody inside.
For NJ Hunters: If you took the (free) bear hunting course back in 2003 or 2005, it still counts. Be sure to register in October for the hunt, even if you won't hunt for bear, just to show high numbers of interested persons. Ditto for those deer guys who didn't take the course--it's interesting and it's free, so sign up for it. Show some solidarity!
PS NJ bow season starts in some places on September 12, so get practicing. Better yet, go buy a crossbow--newly legal, lots of fun, and almost impossible to miss what you're aiming at.
Rember this year its "no weapons" and only hand to paw combat allowed!
Hope you get your limit!
North of Rt. 78 is not enough. There are bears further south than that. The area should be expanded.
I live in an area where bears are often seen. I have a few seconds of video taken some weeks ago of a bear enjoying a snack from my neighbor’s trash can. When I take the dog for a walk, I wear a whistle (can’t hurt, might help). We’ve had a few close encounters.
The best part of the bear hunt will be the silly letters to the editor from those against it that will be printed from now until December.
What about east of 287? I can easily see that there could be problem bears around the Great Swamp area and maybe in and around Watchung Reservation. It’s been a while since I have lived in the area. Left in 1988, have not been back since.
I was hiking in that neighborhood on July 4th, got to see a bear up close and personal as I was crossing the main street to continue on the AT trail.
Just about 1.5 miles east of this guy is the insane bear activist leader Susan Kehoe who was convicted due to her daily feedings of over 15 bears in her backyard in a suburban development.
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/04/advocates_charged_with_illegal.html