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.
Never been brave enough to try bear meat.