i am sickened by the human race

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this is so stupid, people build houses near the woods, then they complain when they

see a bear, and so this is how they solve it... I am disgusted by people's lust for killing..

The bears were there first.. and what happens to the baby cubs?

-anouk

 

In NJ, controversial six-day hunt under way for black bear

By JOHN CURRANThe Associated Press

VERNON, N.J. - A controversial bear hunt aimed at thinning New Jersey's burgeoning black bear population got under way early Monday, with hunters venturing out in pre-dawn cold to try their luck.

The six-day season, OK'd by the state because of increasing numbers of bear sightings and complaints, is expected to lure about 5,000 hunters to New Jersey's rural northwestern counties.

Among them: Rich Cutting, 41, an electrician who took the week off from work in hopes of bagging his first bear in a lifetime of hunting.

"I'm hoping to get lucky. Hopefully, it won't take all week," said Cutting, who bundled up in two sets of thermal underwear - temperatures were in the teens - and set off into the woods in Wawayanda State Park about 5:40 a.m., a .12 gauge shotgun in hand.

The hunt, which started at daybreak, has been criticized by animal welfare groups who say it is cruel and unnecessary.

Black bears have rebounded from near extinction in the state but the loss of habitat to development is forcing many of the animals to seek food in populated areas.

The hunt is restricted to an area of about 1,600 square miles in the state's northwest corner, with hunters required to use shotguns or old-fashioned muzzle-loading rifles.

Two animal rights groups sued to stop the hunt but lost in two courts Friday.

"This hunt is not rooted in public safety," said Janine Motta, a spokeswoman for the New Jersey Animal Rights Alliance, one of them. "It's rooted in providing a hunting opportunity, getting trophies for walls and rugs for floors."

But hunters and the state say the hunt - which coincides with white-tailed deer season - is necessary, given the bears' increasing incursions into backyards and trash cans.

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Most guys will just go deer hunting, but if they see a bear and there's an opportunity, they'll take it," said Frank Dara, chairman of the New Jersey State Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs. "It's basically a conservation thing. It's something that has to be done to control the number of bears."

The state's last bear hunt was in 2003, when 328 were killed. That was the first bear season since 1970, when hunts were suspended because the black bear population had dropped to about 100 animals.

Today, the population is estimated at 1,600 to 3,200 and complaints and sightings are up sharply all over the state.

Last July, a 142-pound female bear bit the leg of a sleeping camper at High Point State Park, in the state's still rural northwest corner. The camper's injuries were minor. The bear was shot by a state biologist.

A month earlier in Egg Harbor City, near Atlantic City in southern New Jersey, a 150-pound bruin rummaged through garbage cans, ate from bird feeders and jumped a fence a block from an elementary school during a weeklong stay.

Opponents of the bear hunt planned to gather at a weigh station at Wawayanda, with teams also fanning out into the woods looking for bears that have been shot but not killed.

"It'll be volunteers looking to help any injured or wounded bears they come across, or fielding calls from the public for any wounded bears they find on their property," Motta said.

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The same thing that happens to the deer foals The Valley Vegan....................."zurumato" <zurumato wrote: this is so stupid, people build houses near the woods, then they complain when they see a bear, and so this is how they solve it... I am disgusted by people's lust for killing.. The bears were there firstPolice and thieves in the streetsOh yeah!Scaring the nation with their guns and ammunition-anouk In NJ, controversial six-day hunt under way for black bear By JOHN CURRANThe Associated

Press VERNON, N.J. - A controversial bear hunt aimed at thinning New Jersey's burgeoning black bear population got under way early Monday, with hunters venturing out in pre-dawn cold to try their luck. The six-day season, OK'd by the state because of increasing numbers of bear sightings and complaints, is expected to lure about 5,000 hunters to New Jersey's rural northwestern counties. Among them: Rich Cutting, 41, an electrician who took the week off from work in hopes of bagging his first bear in a lifetime of hunting. "I'm hoping to get lucky. Hopefully, it won't take all week," said Cutting, who bundled up in two sets of thermal underwear - temperatures were in the teens - and set off into the woods in Wawayanda State Park

about 5:40 a.m., a .12 gauge shotgun in hand. The hunt, which started at daybreak, has been criticized by animal welfare groups who say it is cruel and unnecessary. Black bears have rebounded from near extinction in the state but the loss of habitat to development is forcing many of the animals to seek food in populated areas. The hunt is restricted to an area of about 1,600 square miles in the state's northwest corner, with hunters required to use shotguns or old-fashioned muzzle-loading rifles. Two animal rights groups sued to stop the hunt but lost in two courts Friday. "This hunt is not rooted in public safety," said Janine Motta, a spokeswoman for the New Jersey

Animal Rights Alliance, one of them. "It's rooted in providing a hunting opportunity, getting trophies for walls and rugs for floors." But hunters and the state say the hunt - which coincides with white-tailed deer season - is necessary, given the bears' increasing incursions into backyards and trash cans. "Most guys will just go deer hunting, but if they see a bear and there's an opportunity, they'll take it," said Frank Dara, chairman of the New Jersey State Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs. "It's

basically a conservation thing. It's something that has to be done to control the number of bears." The state's last bear hunt was in 2003, when 328 were killed. That was the first bear season since 1970, when hunts were suspended because the black bear population had dropped to about 100 animals. Today, the population is estimated at 1,600 to 3,200 and complaints and sightings are up sharply all over the state. Last July, a 142-pound female bear bit the leg of a sleeping camper at High Point State Park, in the state's still rural northwest corner. The camper's injuries were minor. The bear was shot by a state biologist. A month earlier in Egg Harbor City, near Atlantic City in southern New Jersey, a 150-pound bruin rummaged

through garbage cans, ate from bird feeders and jumped a fence a block from an elementary school during a weeklong stay. Opponents of the bear hunt planned to gather at a weigh station at Wawayanda, with teams also fanning out into the woods looking for bears that have been shot but not killed. "It'll be volunteers looking to help any injured or wounded bears they come across, or fielding calls from the public for any wounded bears they find on their property," Motta said. --- Peter H

 

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That annoys me too. If you buy or rent a house you take what goes with it.

 

Jo

 

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zurumato

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Tuesday, December 06, 2005 5:54 PM

i am sickened by the human race

 

 

this is so stupid, people build houses near the woods, then they complain when they

see a bear, and so this is how they solve it... I am disgusted by people's lust for killing..

The bears were there first.. and what happens to the baby cubs?

-anouk