New Jersey’s Expanded Black-Bear Hunt Set to Start Monday
New Jersey’s expanded black bear hunt is scheduled to get started on Monday.
The new six-day hunting season was approved last year by state environmental officials. The first three days are reserved for bow hunting, while hunting with bows and muzzle-loading guns will be allowed during the last three days.
New Jersey resumed state-regulated bear hunting in 2003 after a ban that lasted more than 30 years. Another hunt was held in 2005, and in 2010 the state instituted an annual hunt.
The firearm-only season for bear hunting this year will take place from Dec. 5 to 10. Officials have the option to extend the bear hunt if the harvest objectives are not met.
Officials say 510 bears were killed during the annual bear hunt held last December.
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