You just wait till the population balloons right back up within the next 2 years and the same old “there is bear problems “. No matter how many bears or deer the hunters kill the population will rebound back to pre-kill number and sometime it will over compensate for the loss by Compensatory Rebound Effect . I am surprised the public in NJ are just not seeing what a sham NJ Fish and Wildlife is and it’s all about the money plus the Fish and Wildlife is run by hunters of course they will lie and mislead the public in “need” of hunting and that birth control “don’t work” that is because they don’t want it to work, they want wildlife “problem” this way more excuses for sports hunting. You will see just as much bear again soon and then you will realize birth control is the ONLY WAY for long term bear and deer herd reduction.

tell us NJTAXPAYER or anyone else for that matter….what cost effective viable alternative to a hunt do you propose that will keep the population in balance as well as having the added benefit of reducing bear/human encounters as has been proven by the last 2 hunts.

Also, what studies, reports or papers do you have that refutes the states CBBMP, Aversive Conditioning Report or the Genetics Population Report conducted by ESU….you seem to think that cutting and pasting a few blurbs from the Divisions website somehow makes you “knowledgable” on this issue….so let’s see how you do with actual facts.

I expect facts and actual proof of viable methods not emotional outbursts or opinions based on a Walt Disney film.

I live in Northern NJ. My family’s house is located near the woods and we have all had one too many scares with almost being attacked by bears just going about our daily business. We have our house lit up like Shea Stadium at night in fear of running into a black bear. The population is out of control and I’m sorry but I’d rather lose a bear than one of my relatives. Go get em guys!

You want a good example of lack of population control? Human race, we are the dirtiest, most hateful, selfish, greedy beings on Earth with no intention to change. Survival of the fittest does not even help much here, because if it did, you people who lives are too easy, would actually have to live in a world outside your box and would have to survive by other means than going to the supermarket to pick up hamburger would find you in a world that the bear is no longer a teddy bear, but an animal. Do us a favor city slicker, go try and pet the bear.

If it doesn’t cost the state anything to have the bear hunt, thenwhy not leave the bears alone?
I’m very disappointed in CBS for showing this poor defenseless once beautiful animal on it’s front page…

You guys are idiots its a sport there is no problem with keeping population of a nuisance animal down. These bears will be used for just about everything from their teeth, claws, skin and fur etc. You tree huggers need to chill out I hunt bear in upstate NY every year. Although Id rather hunt the tree huggers in Northern NJ vs the bear but thats a whole other discussion.

disgusting!! maybe the guns will backfire and kill the hunter or hopefully someone close to them will be killed or injured to even the score.

Maybe they could use the fur from the bears to make coats or something.

All the sick homicidal freaks lurking in the woods with their rifles is sickening!

I could never understand the mindset of someone killing an animal for sport that can’t defend itself ! Send these hunters with their guns to the middle east where someone can shoot back !

All of you defending the hunters and poking fun at us animal lovers don’t seem to realize that hunting accidents kill more people in this country then black bears. Oh, but you just have to get your witty comments in… I bet you are the same type of people who will bring a dog you’ve had for years to the pound becasue it peed on the carpet.. no compassion.

It really is sad that it has come to killing the bears. I am not particularly thrilled with the hunters thinking it okay to pose for pictures with their kills. Hunters eat what they kill. I don’t know many people who eat bear.

Must be the water. Here’s a hint NJTAXPAYER (and I doubt you paid taxes, or in NJ), if you have to LIE to make your points, you have NO points. Try arguing with FACTS and you might not need to be ashamed of using your first name.

NJ RESIDENTS NEED TO TAKE ACTION TO PREVENT THIS FROM EVER HAPPENING AGAING…

See the truth at the NJDEP website. Here is an excepQ) female if it is with cubs? A) Yes, you are encouraged to shoot the first black bear that presents you with a safe shot…So 10,000 potential hunters for potential 6 days will be baiting bears all of NW Jersey with Dunkin Donuts, marshmallows, hamburgers etc. and the NJDEP doesn’t think this will cause more future issues for food/human bear encounters?

Cubs are allowed to be killed and mother bears with cubs (to leave the cubs orphaned). Baiting is also allowed to draw out these otherwise generally shy and semi-hibernating creatures.

why hasn’t my previous comment been posted?

It will be funny when one of them gets attacked.

I don’t understand why we can’t trap the bears humanely and re locate them. After all, we are the ones encroaching on their territory- not vise versa like many people like to think. All we need are some traps and bait.. hmm, maybe a couple of honey covered hunters tied to a tree will do the trick? Good luck bears- I hope none of you have to die for our ignorance!

Far be it from be to defend hunters or the bear hunt, but when I read stuff like what MJF wrote (hick, hilbilly, hunters enjoy savagery, etc), then I’m all for hunting bears. See, even though we’re now in the bear’s habitat, people aren’t moving, so something needs to be done. And if NJ doesn’t have the money to deal with them in a non-lethal manner, then hunt away.

You murders will have to answer to a higher authority when he ask you why have you “slaughter my animals” that he put here on Gods earth!

Thanks CBS. I really needed to see the photo of the hick with his dead bear. Then you write about some other hillbilly, who complains that a bear tried to steal the DEER he had killed.

Bear population control should be done by the state of NJ, using humane means instead of having these animals slaughtered. There are hunters who ENJOY this sort of savagery.

Those who hunt will someday be hunted themselves. What comes goes around, comes around.

Instead of complaining about it the activist should have tried and raise money to help catch and transport the bears to a safer place. It’s easier for the state to tell people it’s hunting season and still make money of selling permits. Doesn’t cost NJ a thing.

Sad that it has come to this.
We have learned how to live with the Bears.
Too Bad There wasn’t something else that could have been done before this.