[agrace]

Another interesting thing to note is the place of residence for all the people relating the "horror" of the hunt. Montclair, Short Hills, Colts Neck, Westfield, Bloomfield, Cranford, etc., etc. All the places where bears AREN'T around.

It truly is absurd. I used to live in Bloomfield and it's practically a suburb of Newark, for pete's sake. Montclair is next door to and upscale from Bloomfield and Short Hills is even worse. I live 2 towns over (which in this part of NJ translates to about 200 yards) from Westfield now and it is the same - upscale, unaffordable, highly populated suburbia. These towns are literally closer to the Bronx Zoo than to the natural bear population of NJ.

Point A is where the bears are. Point B is where the horrified residents are.

[JerseyHighlander]

Actually the bears are much closer than you think. On your map there, I've run into a mother and 3 cubs between the Lake Telemark and the 503 sign. There are a good number of bears in the Kinnelon /Wanaque border area also (even though the local guys hunt them year round.) Take a quick trip up to Ringwood/West Milford, more bears in the parks then you would ever want to get close to. (Coming from a guy who has had at least 20 close encounters with the local bear population in the last 6 years.)

[B4Ranch]

If I had the ability I would bring some bears down to their neighborhood. You know 50 or so. Just drop them off one night and set back by the radio.

[NJ Freeper]

I live in wayne, N.J. which is pretty far east and there was a bear sighting there last week.

I'm going out monday for the hunt. I'm not looking forward to all the media and protesters, but I gotta do what I gotta do. I'll be dammed if I let 'em get the best of me!