For the Cumberland Times-News
Cumberland Times-News
— TRENTON, N.J. — A recent decision by the New Jersey Fish and Game Council moves the state closer to its first bear hunt in five years, the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance reports.
On March 9, the FGC approved a management plan for the state’s black bear population that recommends a six-day hunt in December.
The plan now moves to the state Department of Environmental Protection for public comment.
The FGC proposal is the latest step in a multi-year effort to address growing concerns in New Jersey about increasing bear-human interactions since the hunt was arbitrarily ended in 2006 by then DEP Commissioner Lisa Jackson, according to Sexton.
