New Jersey’s bear hunt a source of contention
(MCT) — Black-bear hunting season started a half hour before the crack of dawn on Monday, and on the surface, the decade-long battles involving state wildlife staff, animal-rights activists, hunter groups and the state’s courts are over.
The state notes it has a scientifically based bear management plan as mandated by the courts, that plan includes hunting, and that’s that.
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