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(Sussex, NJ) — New Jersey’s annual bear hunt began in northern New Jersey early Monday morning. The Department of Environmental Protection says the bear hunt is needed to thin out the population which they say has risen too fast in recent years.
Bear-human incidents are up statewide, and that’s one of the biggest reasons the DEP says the hunt is so important. Animal rights activists argue there are other non-lethal methods to achieve that goal. The hunt takes place this week in parts or all of eight counties in northern New Jersey and then there’s another hunt in December.
