Today say a prayer and/or send good vibes to all the Black Bears in New Jersey that will lose their lives under the name of *Sport*. These are the very bears that I see on my daily ramblings. I love them so. The thought of them being dragged out of their cozy dens to be shot for no reason, makes me really dislike the people who claim to be doing this to control the population and keep down man/bear problems. The only way to do that is to practice careful waste/food management at your home or business. NJ never gives anyone tickets for breaking their laws about this. It really is simple to keep bears away....don't feed your pets outside,keep your grill clean, feed the birds after the bears are hibernating, clean up fruit around trees and keep your trash locked up until garbage day, in a bear proof container. Bears are opportunistic feeders, they will go for what ever is easy. If there is no food in the suburbs they will stay in the woods where they belong. If cubs don't get conditioned to think of houses/people as a place to feed, then they will stay far away from man. I'm sick to my stomach thinking about the blood shed going on right now and for the next several days. The last hunt was in 2004 and 52% of the bears taken....were less then 1.5 years old, baby bears...how truly SICK is that?
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Unless I'm missing something it seems very uneccessary. They are hardly a serious danger and a small nuisance around trash.
Very enjoyable blog. Similar interestes here. Hiking with my GSD, birding, wildflower gardening, and anthing to do with nature in general.
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