This story originally appeared on 6abc. Bear hunting season has begun in New Jersey – a controversial decision that state officials say is intended to curb the population of black bears interacting ...

A controversial hunting season has returned to New Jersey. The first segment to hunt black bears in the state kicked off at noon Monday, according to the state's Department of Environmental Protection ...

The second part of the much-debated New Jersey bear hunt begins Monday, but it could be cut short for one of the few times in the 20 years since it was reinstated. Shotgun hunting will take place in ...

(NEW JERSEY) — Bear hunting season has begun in New Jersey – a controversial decision that state officials say is intended to curb the population of black bears interacting with humans. Segment A of ...

On the first day of New Jersey’s bear hunting season, 105 bears were killed, nearly equaling the entire total for last year’s shortened season, officials said. During eight full days of hunting in ...

A man from New Jersey died while hunting in Somerset County on Tuesday. David Ridgway, 69, of Bridgeton, New Jersey, was hunting a bear in northern Pierce Pond Township around 8 a.m. Tuesday, the ...