Tuesday, December 4, 2012
The two bears were killed Monday on the first day of the annual week-long hunt.
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
The day that the annual week-long black bear hunt began in Northern New Jersey, the first two bears were caught in Jefferson and Sparta, according to a press release from the NJDEP. The first bear, a 165-pound male, was hunted in Jefferson on Monday, by Edwin Mackin of Boonton. The second bear that was taken in Sparta later in the day was a 124-pound male. He was brought in by Staney Zeveny of Stillwater. The black bears will be hunted until Saturday to control the state's black bear population. The hunt is held in conjunction with the firearm deer-hunting season. DEP biologists predict a harvest in this year’s hunt similar to last year, when 469 bears were harvested. The NJDEP said the reported bear sightings are down this year by 34 …
Monday, December 3, 2012
DEP said bear sighting reports are down 34 percent from last year.
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Monday, December 3, 2012
New Jersey's third annual bear hunt began Monday, with the first black bear brought in as part of the hunt killed in Sussex County. The bear, a 165-pound male, was three years old and was not lured by hunters, according to The Record. The second killed bear brought in was a year-and-a-half old and was killed near Sparta. The bear hunt, which is designed to help control the state's black bear population, will continue until Saturday and is held in conjunction with the firearm deer-hunting season. According to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), 469 black bears were harvested last year while 50,109 deer were harvested. Bears are allowed to be hunted by licensed hunters with black bear permits, one bear per hunter, …
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Biologists had predicted up to 700 by end of the week.
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Saturday, December 11, 2010
A total of 512 bears have been harvested so far in New Jersey's first bear hunt in 5 years, according to data released by the state Department of Environmental Protection. The hunt has slowed considerably over the period from Monday to Friday—with 264 bears harvested on Monday, and 35 on Friday. The hunt continues through Saturday in four officially designated bear hunt zones, all north of Route 78 and west of Route 287. Area 1 includes portions of Warren and Sussex counties; Area 2 includes portions of Sussex, Warren and Morris counties; Area 3 includes portions of Sussex, Passaic, Morris and Bergen counties; and Area 4 includes portions of Sussex, Warren, Morris, Somerset and Hunterdon counties. The Division of Fish and Wildlife …
Michael
10:24 pm on Sunday, December 9, 2012
How in the world do you get from bear hunting to invasive species and snakehead fish? What invasive species do you envision coming in if bears are not hunted? Is there some number of bears that will bring in such a problem? Why should I "GO BACK TO THE CITY"? Which city? Why do I have to like hunters to live in the country? You say "I don't even hunt but I know this has to be taken care of." What… more ›