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Bears or Humans – Who's in the Way? [POLL]

Ray Rossi — Thu, 09 May 2013 19:29:31 +0000

Bear season is here, and it’s not even December.

Each and every fall hunters take to the woods and bag a bear so as to cull the herd.

And every year the bear nuts come out and protest, even after the season

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DEP: 285 Bears Killed During NJ's Latest Hunt

Townsquare News Network — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 19:34:40 +0000

New Jersey's third state-sanctioned bear hunt resulted in 184 fewer kills than a year ago.

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NJ's Bear Hunting Season Ending

Townsquare News Network — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:46:11 +0000

New Jersey’s annual six-day bear hunt ends at sunset Saturday. Hunters have killed 228 bruins as of Thursday, mostly in Sussex County. The hunt aims to control the state’s black bear population, now estimated at about 2,900 in the hunting area, about 500 fewer than in 2010. Environmental Protection Department biologists expect a harvest similar [...]

Bon Jovi – Bear Hunt – Brain Dead TV – Tonight's Late Show

Ray Rossi — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:22:18 +0000

Here’s what’s coming up at 11 on New Jersey’s only all live /all local/ all night show…with me, just a guy with a microphone, a transmitter; and an internet connection.

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2 Males Are First Killed in Annual Black Bear Hunt

Townsquare News Network — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:38:04 +0000

A 165-pound male was the first black bear to be killed as New Jersey's six-day hunt got under way at sunrise Monday.

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The Bear Hunt Debate Begins Anew – Does N.J. Need It? [POLL]

Ray Rossi — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:44:56 +0000

You could ask anyone who’s encountered a black bear outside his or her home, and the unequivocal answer will be a resounding “yes!”…we need a bear hunt!

Although speak to the many protesters and they’ll say that the hunt is nothing more than a 'bait and shoot,' or just a set up to lure the bear to eventually be killed; and is being done merely for the sport

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NJ's Controversial Black Bear Hunt Starts Today [AUDIO]

Stacy Proebstle — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:10:35 +0000

The initial results of a five-year Comprehensive Black Bear Management Policy (CBBMP) initiated by the Department of Environmental Protection in 2010, offering a mix of education, research and trash management, combined with an annual bear hunt, shows a reduction in the number of black bears living in "bear country'' in Northern New Jersey and a major decline in bear-human incidents, Commissioner Bob Martin announced.

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Black Bear Complaint Calls Way Down In New Jersey [AUDIO]

Matthew White — Thu, 17 May 2012 08:13:48 +0000

You may or may not have noticed a lack of headlines for black bear encounters across New Jersey. State officials are crediting new numbers to the success of two years of black bear harvests.

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Supreme Court Ends Case Against Bear Hunt

Townsquare News Network — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:31:29 +0000

The New Jersey Supreme Court will not consider a case challenging the state-sanctioned black bear hunt.

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NJ's Bear Hunt Yields 829-Pound Bruin

Townsquare News Network — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:04:10 +0000

New Jersey's six-day bear hunt yielded an 829-pound bruin, which is believed to be the heaviest ever killed in the state.

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