There was a news item on the radio a few weeks back.
A shepherd in Romania was attacked by a bear. While running away, he fell and broke his leg. His dog saved his life.
His dog, named "Bear" was a Pekinese who chased the bear into the woods.
As if New Jerseyites didn't have enough to worry about, there have been several sightings there and in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts of cougars. If anything, cougars are probably more dangerous than bears, and brain-dead Campbell is no more likely to allow hunting of them than of bears.
I first registered to vote as a Republican when Reagan ran in the primaries too. Have been one ever since.
You really should get out of Jersey - you deserve better company.
We also have a mountain lion that has been seen a few miles down the road. I have seen coyote chasing the deer behind my house as well as seeing the bear. So, I've got all kinds of wild life to observe. I have seen the bald eagles flying too. It is a beautiful thing. There are two sets of breeding pairs nesting in Warren County, NJ. They are hoping to be able to get a few more around NJ as well.
As far as company goes, at least my county and the surrounding ones went to Bush. I have to take solace in that fact.
A friend of mine spotted a mountain lion in a park in Jefferson, northwest NJ. He is a former big game guide in Africa -- if he saw a mountain lion, I believe him -- many other people would confuse a big yellow lab with a mountain lion.