Additional Bear Hunt For 2016, Expanded Area

By Patriot Outdoor News

New Jersey’s bear hunt could be expanded under a plan approved Tuesday by the state’s Fish and Game Council.

The council approved adding an October hunt next year, expanding the geographic area of the hunt starting this year and increasing the number of bears hunters can claim.

While nearly 2,000 bears have been killed in the last five hunts, the Department of Environmental Protection says bear-human interactions increased by 60 percent last year. Using studies conducted by Penn State University and established research methodology, the Division of Fish and Wildlife estimates there are about 3,500 bears in the northwest part of …read more

Via:: Patriot Outdoor News