I grew up in NJ where bear hunting was banned since the fifties
and you had to use shotguns and buckshot for deer. Or a bow
which I preferred because the season was way warmer and I
was shooting every day. Today NJ is a bear hunting Mecca.
The article has some interesting bear hunting statistics at the end.
Boy Scout Leader Attacked By Bear In New Jersey, Officials ...
newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/12/20/bear-attacks-nj-boy-scout-leader/
11 hours ago ... ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A Boy Scout leader was injured during an encounter with a bear in northern New Jersey, ...
scouts through the woods Sunday ...
Here is BOW Hunting infoDrastic expansion of N.J. bear hunt approved by state council ...
www.nj.com/.../bear_hunt_could_drastically_expand_under_nj_plan... - Similarto Drastic expansion of N.J. bear hunt approved by state council ...
Mar 3, 2015 ... Photos from the New Jersey bear hunt in Sussex County on Dec. 9, 2014. ... Archery would also be allowed during part of the earlier season.
Specifically, the proposed Comprehensive Black Bear Management Policy unanimously approved today:
Continues the annual six-day December firearm hunting season. The hunt may be extended by up to four days if poor weather or other conditions result in a reduced harvest. This year’s hunt will begin December 7.
Adds an additional six-day October hunting season beginning in 2016, three days for bow hunting only and three days for bow hunting and hunting with muzzle loading guns. The bow hunting season will enable hunting of nuisance bears that can be difficult to hunt by gun in certain areas.
Increases the allowable per-hunter harvest from one bear to two bears beginning next year, provided the first bear is taken during October bow/muzzle loading hunt and the second is taken during the December firearm hunt.
Increases, effective this year, the current zones in which hunting is permitted to include the remainders of Hunterdon, Somerset and Morris counties, a small additional portion of Passaic County, and a small portion of Mercer County. This will help control the population in areas where reports of bear and human encounters have been increasing due to bears expanding their habitat.
