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Hunters Kill 328 Bears in NJ, More Than in All of Last Year

Hunters Kill 328 Bears in NJ, More Than in All of Last Year

October 30, 2020October 24, 2020 Supertrooper 6 Comments

Hunters killed a total of 328 bears in the first segment of New Jersey’s black bear hunt, more than were bagged during last year’s entire hunt and in what could be the final year for the hunt. The state’s Division of Fish & Wildlife says 42 bruins were culled on Saturday, the sixth and concluding […]

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Breaking! 62 Bears Killed On First Day Of New Jersey’s Bear Hunting Season; Help Us End The 2020 Hunt

Breaking! 62 Bears Killed On First Day Of New Jersey’s Bear Hunting Season; Help Us End The 2020 Hunt

October 23, 2020October 19, 2020 Supertrooper 2 Comments

Animal Advocates across the United States are heartbroken after a reported 62 black bears were horrifically killed on the first day of New Jersey’s annual bear hunt. According to NJ.com, Sussex County had the most bears killed on Monday, with a total of 26. Morris County had 17 bears killed and 11 bears in Warren […]

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Petition: Governor Phil Murphy, It’s Time to End Bear Hunting Season in New Jersey Which Starts This October

Petition: Governor Phil Murphy, It’s Time to End Bear Hunting Season in New Jersey Which Starts This October

September 30, 2020February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 2 Comments

According to an email from the Humane Society of the United States, New Jersey will open its bear hunting season on October 12. New Jersey is one of two states that allow hunters to shoot and kill bear cubs. Brian R. Hackett, New Jersey state director for the Humane Society of the United States, said […]

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11-year-old Wisconsin girl harvests potential state record black bear

11-year-old Wisconsin girl harvests potential state record black bear

September 29, 2020February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 26 Comments

CLARK COUNTY, Wis. (WSAW) – At just 11 years old, Naiya Iraci is already an established hunter, harvesting deer and turkeys. Now, the Kewaskum sixth-grader can add a 700+ pound black bear to her resume. On September 9, the opening day of bear season in Wisconsin, on her grandfather’s property north of Hatfield in Clark […]

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Hunting of polar bears must be banned if species has any chance of survival, expert warns

Hunting of polar bears must be banned if species has any chance of survival, expert warns

February 27, 2020February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 7 Comments

Hunting of polar bears for their skins and trophies  must be banned or the iconic Arctic species will die out, a conservationist has warned. Not only are the animals battling to survive the impact of climate change, which is melting the ice they need to hunt on, but trophy hunters and a soaring demand for […]

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Pennsylvania hunters killed record 4,653 black bears in 2019

Pennsylvania hunters killed record 4,653 black bears in 2019

February 12, 2020February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 2 Comments

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Wildlife authorities say Pennsylvania hunters killed 4,653 black bears last year, setting a new record. The Pennsylvania Game Commission said Monday the total is far above last year’s total of 3,153, which was the 11th highest total recorded but was also the lowest in almost a dozen years. Game commission officials […]

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39 Bears Checked-In On First Day Of Black Bear Hunting Season, Runs October 21-25

39 Bears Checked-In On First Day Of Black Bear Hunting Season, Runs October 21-25

October 29, 2019December 14, 2021 Supertrooper 4 Comments

GARRETT COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) —Monday was the first day of the black bear hunt in Maryland, and one man in Garrett County was the first to check in a bear this season. Carl Lee checked-in a 539 lb. male bear on the opening day, one of 39 checked-in that day. Western Maryland is home to […]

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Poachers shot ‘shrieking’ newborn bear cubs and their mother as game camera recorded

Poachers shot ‘shrieking’ newborn bear cubs and their mother as game camera recorded

October 17, 2019February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 12 Comments

A game camera captured footage of two men illegally shooting a sow black bear and two cubs in their den and then attempting to cover it up, according to a Wednesday dispatch from Alaska Wildlife Troopers. What the men didn’t seem to realize: The bears were being monitored on video and audio as a part […]

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