Bears in Jefferson, Sparta Among First Caught in Hunt
The two bears were killed Monday on the first day of the annual week-long hunt.
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 …
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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 ›