The Department of Environmental Protection said 23 of the 591 bears killed in last week's six-day bear hunt were nuisance bears, or bears who had attempted break-ins of property, according to a report on NJHerald.com. Complaints about bears in the mid-fall reporting period indicated an increase over last year's complaints, the report said. Previous coverage: • N.J. officials say...
The Department of Environmental Protection said 23 of the 591 bears killed in last week's six-day bear hunt were nuisance bears, or bears who had attempted break-ins of property, according to a report on NJHerald.com.
Complaints about bears in the mid-fall reporting period indicated an increase over last year's complaints, the report said.
Previous coverage:
• N.J. officials say 589 bears were killed during hunt
• Animal activists protest on final day of N.J. bear hunt
• N.J. butchers create gamey delicacies with bear meat from hunt
• Record number killed during first 3 days of N.J. bear hunt