I’ve seen the bears down in south Jersey where we keep our summer trailer. So far none have come into our campground but we’ve seen them on the parkway & on back roads.
What are you defining as South Jersey? Here in true S Jersey we are operating under the belief the bears haven’t gotten here yet (Burlington County for example), but I hear of a sighting every so often.
Bear problem is because Corzine in his liberal idiocy is preventing the hunting that all wildlife professionals know is needed.