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| Posted: 09 Jun 2007 7:59 AM Last Edited By: apmaurosr | ||
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Thanks aftermath and El Jefe
I've gone through and cleaned up the thread doing my best to leave the integrity of pertinent comments - pros and cons. If anyone feels there is something that might still be removed just let me know. Thanks again to everyone for their contributions and interest in this thread. I think it presents a unique opprtunity to post things that go unreported by media outlets - or use the thread to counter one sided reports about anmal attacks. |
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Posted by JerseyJim:
Jim Stabile: Living with wildlife can be a real bear As predicted, last month's Middletown coyote problems were a preview of bear problems. Although bears didn't attack two kids the way coyotes did in Middletown, two bruins had to be shot by local and state authorities for breaking into homes in Vernon Township last week, while another was tranquilized and moved. By Friday there were appeals for funds to help pay for nine orphaned cubs at a Hunterdon wildlife rehabilitator. The nonprofit Woodlands Wildlife Refuge in Alexandria Township, where donations are being accepted, will raise the 5-month-old cubs until they can be released. Check out woodlandswildlife.org for information. There was more news about other bears that last month killed two dogs, broke into two houses and attempted to break into three more, destroyed beehives, ripped an outdoor hot tub and even kept kids inside during recess at a Mahwah school last week. But Highland Lakes in Vernon was highlighted when residents talked about homes that had been broken into, and parents said they can't let their children play outdoors. Television news viewers and newspaper reporters got a realistic bit of bear education. Vernon's where the "bear in the hammock" video was filmed last year by Susan Kehoe, an antihunter who in 2002 said she no longer fed bears. A law banning bear feeding was passed in 2004. Kehoe said the bear was rocking itself to sleep in her hammock and added, "Bears are much smarter than we think." Angi Metler, who locked herself in a bear trap in 2002 and got a county jail sentence for hunter harassment last August after being arrested in an undercover sting during the 2005 hunt, and Kehoe live near where the bears were shot last week. DEP Commissioner Lisa Jackson favors more education about bears instead of allowing hunters to control them. Residents shouldn't leave their garbage cans outside too long or feed bears, but that doesn't always solve the problem. A garbage-seeking bear was shot May 11 in Vernon after it broke into a garage and went down basement stairs to get garbage. And how about this for education: A bear crossing warning sign has been put up on Green Pond Road in Rockaway Township, but only northbound cars can see it. More than a sign is needed at the Learn and Play Day Care Center in Highland Lakes. That's where humans are worried that a troublesome bear won't be removed by the Division of Fish and Wildlife, which set a culvert trap for it. The trap was removed after somebody kept setting it off at night and leaving "a significant amount of human urine" in it and another in the Lake Wanda section of Highland Lakes, where a bear had broken into a home on Locust Ave. Vernon police and the Division Fish and Wildlife are investigating. It would be ironic if the bear that tried to drag a New Jersey Girl Scout out of her sleeping bag last Sunday in Pennsylvania was from the Garden State. A 310-pound New Jersey bear that had been captured in Essex County and released was killed by a car on Route 22 last month in Easton, Pa. |
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Quote: This bear must of had a bardon from the Governorwhile another was tranquilized and moved.  Quote: Thats intelligent, raise them,and release them, these bears should have been orphaned! Thats life in the big woods,the circle of life,you screw up, you pay the price! Raising them instills fear to them in what way?By Friday there were appeals for funds to help pay for nine orphaned cubs at a Hunterdon wildlife rehabilitator. The nonprofit Woodlands Wildlife Refuge in Alexandria Township, where donations are being accepted, will raise the 5-month-old cubs until they can be released. Check out woodlandswildlife.org for information.  Our bear populations need to be managed,yes, by yearly hunts,and the penalties for being STUPID enforced! WE are the top of the food chain,and the bears are starting to forget that!!!!! But I can never blame the bears, only their engrossed population and the STUPID people!!__________________ "Mountain lions are showing up in places they haven't been in more than 100 years."
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New Coyote Attack
Ant Police believe coyote attacked another dog Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 06/12/07 BY ALISON HERGET KEYPORT BUREAU MIDDLETOWN — A 7-year-old German shepherd suffered puncture wounds to its head and neck after it was attacked by another animal Sunday night near Ueland Road, authorities said. It was not known whether the dog, which survived, was attacked by a coyote. But police said there have been coyote sightings in that area. Darlene Yuhas, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Environmental Protection, said a wildlife expert investigated Sunday's attack and "found nothing to determine that the dog had been bitten by a coyote." "At this point, we're saying most likely that it was another dog," Yuhas said. But police said they have reason to believe that the German shepherd was attacked by a coyote, in part because of the location of the attack. Ueland Road is near Nut Swamp and Normandy roads. Normandy Road is the military thoroughfare that connects the main base of Naval Weapons Station Earle with the weapons station's pier on Sandy Hook Bay. Deputy Chief Fredrick J. Henry said police believe coyotes have been using Normandy Road for travel. Two coyote attacks on children in recent months have been in neighborhoods surrounding Kings Highway East, near Earle. Neither police nor Yuhas identified the owner of the dog involved in Sunday's attack. Henry said the dog "was bitten pretty severely." Police responded to the report of an injured domestic animal in a wooded area off Ueland Road after 9:30 p.m. Sunday, he said. The dog was treated at a local animal hospital, Henry said. As a precaution, the township used reverse 911 notification to notify residents living near the area of the incident. It also sent out notices to residents registered on the township Web site. Yuhas said the wildlife expert interviewed the dog owner, who has two other dogs. The expert also did not find coyote tracks in the area, and the bite marks were not consistent with those of a coyote, she said. Yuhas said the homeowner heard a commotion in the yard and then went to investigate. The home abuts a wooded area, she said. Police and the state Division of Fish and Wildlife will continue to investigate Sunday's attack. Residents have been on alert for the animals since April 6, when a coyote grabbed a toddler playing in the backyard of a home on Kings Highway East. The second attack on a human occurred May 21, when a 5-year-old Pomo Court boy was bitten as he walked across a neighbor's lawn. Coyotes also are suspected of killing a number of pets. Residents should call police at (732) 615-2100 to report coyote sightings. Police are urging residents to take precautions, such as supervising pets and children while outdoors, to minimize their interaction with the animals. Alison Herget: (732) 888-2621 or aherget@app.com |
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| Posted: 18 Jun 2007 8:19 AM Last Edited By: apmaurosr | ||
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Bear kills boy in Utah. The black bear is currently the only species of bear that occurs naturally in Utah. The grizzly bear was exterminated in Utah during the 1920's. It was widely reported that there have been 52 black bear fatalities during the past century in North America - it looks like the number might be 53 now.
Ant JUNE 18, 2007 Young Boy Killed By Bear In American Fork Canyon (KUTV) PROVO A family camping trip turns tragic when an 11-year-old boy is killed by a bear. Now wildlife officials are out looking for the killer bear. The Utah County sheriff's office says just after 11 Sunday night they got a call of a missing 11-year-old boy at the Timpooneeke trail area. Detective and patrol officers immediately thought they had a kidnapping on their hands. They closed down American Fork Canyon and the roads to Wasatch County and Sundance. But they soon found evidence of a bear in the area. They started following bear tracks and found the boy about 400 yards from his tent. “We believe that this may have actually been an incident where the bear got into the tent and pulled this young boy out,” said Utah County Sheriff Lieutenant Dennis Harris. Wildlife resource officers are out searching with dogs for the bear. Utah County deputies say a bear was spotted in the area Sunday morning. |
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It is now being reported as a black bear.
Ant Utah Boy Killed in Bear Attack Monday, June 18, 2007 E-MAIL STORY PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION AMERICAN FORK, Utah — An 11-year-old boy was attacked and killed by a black bear as he slept in a tent with his family, police said. The boy, sleeping alone in a section of the large tent, screamed before he was dragged away in his sleeping bag Sunday night in a canyon about 30 miles southeast of Salt Lake City, said sheriff's Lt. Dennis Harris. The boy's body was found about 400 yards from the tent in the direction of another campsite where a bear sighting had been reported earlier in the weekend, Harris said. Authorities were searching for the bear Monday. American Fork Canyon is a popular camping destination. Harris said the family was camping about two miles up a dirt road from a popular campground. Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |
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I heard a pigeon sh!t on Corzines head, now the urban democrats wnat to appoint ALL Game Council members. __________________ Tired of working and having too much money?..... Vote Democratic, support USA's largest urban charitable organization.
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This is a sad story. It makes it even more imperative that we make sure we don't allow the bills by Panter and Karcher to dilute the science behind game management.
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Keeping the wildlife wild
Education the best way to decrease the risk of being attacked by wildlife By DAVE BUCHANAN The Daily Sentinel Sunday, June 24, 2007 Wildlife agencies around the West are busy reassuring residents and visitors that it’s safe to visit the backcountry in the wake of a black bear attack earlier this month that killed an 11-year old boy in Utah. Kevin Bunnell, mammals program coordinator for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and likely possessor of one of the busiest telephones in the Beehive State, reassured callers that such attacks “are extremely rare,” something reiterated by wildlife managers everywhere. “Bears are not naturally aggressive toward humans. They are actually very shy creatures,” said Mark Caddy, a district wildlife officer for the Colorado Division of Wildlife. “However, bears are on a mission to eat as much as they can.” In places such as Telluride, Aspen, Crested Butte and other mountain towns located in the midst of bear country, there are concerted efforts to educate humans in keeping food away from bears. Bears learn quickly where easy sources of food may be found, and once a bear connects human food to being edible, the bear’s doomed. The bumper sticker “Garbage kills bears” isn’t about sanitation, it’s about what the DOW calls its “two-strike” rule. The first time caught rummaging in dumpsters or turning over dog food bowls or bouncing a bird-feeder, a bear is tagged and relocated, hopefully in a spot far enough away to keep it out of trouble. The second time the bear is caught, it’s killed. Not being able to read the regulations, most bears find the lure of a greasy barbecue grill too much to resist, and wildlife officers can recount stories about driving for hours to relocate a bear only to get back home and discover the bear has arrived first. “Repeatedly finding food (in trash cans or around campsites) can habituate the bear to the presence of people,” Bunnell said. “And that can cause it to become aggressive to protect or obtain what it considers to be a source of food.” That makes it a people problem, not a wildlife problem. There’s also the matter of a protective mother bear moving in to see what’s bothering her cubs. Springtime means cubs and other newborn wildlife, and unlike a fawn or calf elk that relies on camouflage and remaining motionless for protection, a restless young cub approached by some jeans-clad do-gooder will squall and bawl and wait for mom to take care of any problems. Especially two-legged problems. In recent weeks, Crested Butte residents also have reported a mountain lion hanging around a popular hiking area, according to reports in the weekly newspaper, The Crested Butte News. News reporter Erica Hogan wrote last week that local officials temporarily closed the Lower Loop and Woods Walk trails because of repeated sightings of a mountain lion in those areas. “It’s there, but it hasn’t done anything aggressive or threatening,” Gunnison area wildlife manager J Wenum was quoted as saying. “It’s simply observing people.” It’s fascinating to watch the human reactions to wildlife entering a manipulated system that’s often disconnected from wildlife. To think that Crested Butte (or Telluride, Pitkin, Aspen, etc.) is isolated from wildlife might come as a surprise to those familiar with its rural (dare we say rustic?) setting, yet so many visitors to the area yearn for something edgy yet contrived, controlled and totally within the familiar. To think that bears roam the deserted streets at night is one thing; to actually see or encounter (even unaggressively) a bear or mountain lion is to pull the covers from your head in a darkened room and confront your fears of the unknown. Unfortunately, some people, suffering what might be called the “zoo without bars” syndrome, forget that wildlife can be, well, wild. “People are going up there to see” the mountain lion, and “placing themselves in a situation of increasing their risk of a confrontation,” Wenum said. “If you push a lion too much, you will elicit a reaction.” As we sometimes learn all too sadly, the two-strike rule goes both ways. __________________ "Mountain lions are showing up in places they haven't been in more than 100 years."
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Research: Coyotes grow comfortable around humans
Dave Henderson The coyote problem in the Southern Tier is a growing concern and ongoing research on song dogs doesn't engender a warm and fuzzy feeling about the future. Paul Curtis of Cornell's Cooperative Extension Department of Natural Resources is participating in the research and addressed the Region 8 Fish and Wildlife Management Board's June 8 meeting on the subject. A key term he used with respect to coyotes is "habituation," meaning the animal is overcoming its natural fear of humans and is growing bolder in its relationship with people and human habitat. For example, coyotes have been found in New York City's Central Park, in downtown Boston and even in a Starbucks Coffee Shop in Chicago. The coyote population in New York has grown steadily since the 1940s and Curtis said that the population's growth is mitigated only by food supply, natural enemies, and disease. Disease and enemies have not been a significant factors in New York and habituation is thus influenced principally through food conditioning. For example, feeding pets outside and leaving a food dish exposed becomes the attractant. In addition, as urban sprawl moves into formerly wild habitat, small game will be attracted to bird feeders, gardens, etc., which in turn brings the predators. Unattended cats and dogs quickly become vulnerable. Accordingly, the coyotes learn quickly and adapt to and lose fear of the human presence. To avoid being called a sensationalist, I'll avoid describing the geographic and demographic parallels between the Southern Tier and Boulder, Colorado, where a similar situation arose in the 1990s with mountain lions. Suffice to say that the results were tragic. Coyote stats are bad enough. Curtis noted that a Steuben County teenager was attacked by a coyote recently when he tried to rescue the family cat. Two youngsters in New Jersey, ages 5 and 7, were mauled and bitten in an unprovoked attack and a young girl was killed in Southern California. In Region 8 (west of Cayuga Lake) there were 51 incident reports in the past year and the researchers are expecting that number to double in the next report. Once the incidents start, they accelerate rapidly. Researchers are gathering information on range, diet and physical characteristics via a trap and track program that utilizes radio collars. Trapping Coyotes is tedious because they learn quickly and adapt to avoid the traps. Similarly, they become conditioned to predator calls when hunted and soon learn to be wary. Here are some facts that researchers have gleaned so far on New York's coyotes: * A coyote's home range varies from 250 to 1,000 acres. One was found to range over 2,500 acres. * Diet varies with the seasons and is analyzed by studying fecal matter and dens. Deer comprise up to 60 percent of a coyote's diet in only two months of the year -- July and February. Speculation is deer are weakened in February and fawns become easy prey in July. It is not known, however, how much of the venison is from actual kills and how much is scavenged via road kills. On average the diet breaks down to 28 percent deer, 38 percent rabbits, 17 percent small mammals, 13 percent fruit and grass and 4 percent other mammals. * Coyotes captured for tracking have weighed as much as 49 pounds for a male and 35 pounds for a female. A coyote was killed in a Rochester suburb last year that weighed 80 pounds. * The DNA makeup is being analyzed. However, across the northern tier of New York 20 percent of the genetic makeup appears to be wolf and only 5 percent dog. * An educated estimate of the New York population is more than 30,000. To offset the population and control the size would require an annual take through hunting and trapping of 80 percent. Current take is estimated at 28 percent. For more information see www.nycoyote.org. http://www.pressconnects.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070626/ ... _________________ Ant- this is what I was trying to get across to you in the earlier posts. COYOTES are much more dangerous  __________________ "Mountain lions are showing up in places they haven't been in more than 100 years."
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Cops kill bear after sheep mauling
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"We have an awful lot of children up here. That's the thing that disturbs me." BY ROB JENNINGS DAILY RECORD Saturday, September 15, 2007 DENVILLE -- Police shot and killed a 300-pound black bear on Friday morning after it scaled a wire fence, invaded a 15-acre farm and dragged a large sheep into nearby woods, said township Lt. Christopher Wagner. The 100-pound sheep survived the grisly attack but was badly injured and had to be put down by police, Wagner said. Jimmy DiGuiseppi of 6 Wood Road, a self-described "hobby farmer," said he awakened on Friday to find the bear "tearing the sheep apart." His seven other sheep were unhurt. "It had mauled the head and the neck all off," DiGuisepppi said. He added that he passed up a clear shot at the bear because he was worried about possibly getting in trouble. Two animals die Eight officers responding to the scene at 8:30 a.m. converged on the bear in the woods, Wagner said. An officer killed the bruin with two shotgun blasts while another used a handgun to kill the mauled sheep. DiGuiseppi said he was astonished by the bear's strength. "This sheep was one of my largest. (The bear) dragged it 300 yards out of a pasture, over a 4-foot fence and into the woods," said DiGuiseppi, whose farm near the Denville/ Rockaway Township border is backed up by 400 acres of state land. Wagner said the incident was "highly unusual." Denville police hadn't shot and killed a bear since one was struck and injured by a car several years ago, he said. Larger issue DiGuiseppi, a 45-year resident, said he couldn't recall a similar attack on his livestock. He speculated that the bear might have been roaming for food in advance of hibernation. "They need a lot of protein to survive the winter in their sleep," he said. DiGuiseppi said he was more concerned about the potential danger to people than by what happened to the sheep. "If you lose a sheep or two, you buy another one," he said. "We have an awful lot of children up here. That's the thing that disturbs me." |
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Pennsylvania Boy Scout Attacked By Black Bear
(CBS 3) WHITE HAVEN, Pa. A boy scout was attacked by a black bear while camping in the Hickory Run State Park over the weekend. The attack happened at about 9:30 p.m. Saturday while the 12-year-old boy was in his tent in an organized camping area of the park located in the western foothills of the Pocono Mountains in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. According to park manager David Madl, the boy was attacked while he was inside in his tent. Madl said the bear bit into the tent, puncturing the boy's buttocks. The unidentified scout suffered three puncture wounds to his bottom. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment and will have to undergo rabies vaccination. Madl said they believe the bear was after the campers Snickers bars, Reese's peanut butter cups and cereal. Hickory Run State Park has an active bear community and stresses the importance of keeping campsites food free. Food should always be locked in cars to avoid run-ins with bears Madl said. The Pennsylvania Game Commission is investigating. |
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Boy Scout's Close Encounter With a Bear
By Chad Pradelli http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=local&id=5706323 October 13, 2007 - Chester County boy scout got a real scare when they were visited by a bear Friday night at Hickory State Park in Carbon County, PA. Chris Malasic "played dead" as the black bear ripped through his tent during the boy scout camp out. "He opens it up and spins me around. I see him standing there up on his legs," Chris said. Chris suffered a bite wound to his leg. His shorts had a gaping hole where the bear clamped down on him. "I didn't really feel it. I knew something happened," Chris said. As the bear stood over Chris, his boy scout leader turned on the bus lights and fellow scouts began making as much noise as possible by banging pots. "It was obvious the bear wasn't trying to hurt people," David Ringer, the boy scout leader, said. Chris is thankful his scout leader acted so quickly, as well as, he did, by playing dead like he was taught to. He is on pain killers and will need a series of rabies shots, but is expected to be okay. Chris's father said despite the harrowing attack, his 14 year old has not lost his sense of humor. Chris said he will go back into the wilderness, he is after-all a boy scout trying to become an eagle scout, but he says the next few times, he'll sleep in the car near his home in Chester Springs. (Copyright 2007 by Action News and 6abc. All Rights Reserved.) |
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tick, tick, tick, tick,...
Time moves forward, the bear population grows, the cubs grow older & expand their territory... ... people want new homes, business need to expand, habitat dwindles due to the sprawl... ... bear population expands, people population expands... tick, tick, tick, tick... What do we do to put a stop to the pressures being created by expanding bear populations and expanding people populations... ... hand out pamphlets, fine people for bird feeding, and make sure garbage cans are secure... tick, tick, tick, tick,... ... the bear population continues to expand and people populations take away more bear habitat so there is less area for them to live... The DEP, the animal rights activists, the NJ supreme court, and Governor Corzine are playing russian roulette with New Jersey citizens. When time runs out for some poor soul I bet the response of the DEP, the animal rights activists, the NJ supreme court, and Gov. Corzine will be "It was obvious the bear wasn't trying to hurt people." And some people will actually think that is an acceptable response to such a preventable tragedy. The advocates of "no bear hunt" have won the battle in 2007 - I wonder what the casualties of the war will be? Ant |
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A second bear attack at state park
Food likely drew the bear to the Hickory Run site. A Chesco scout was sent to the hospital. By Nancy Petersen Inquirer Staff Writer oct. 15, 2007 The bear attack that sent a Chester County Boy Scout to the hospital over the weekend was the second at Hickory Run State Park in Carbon County this fall. Park manager David M. Madl said another scout suffered puncture wounds from a hungry bear in mid-September. Since then, eight bears have been trapped and removed from the area, he said. The bear that attacked Chris Malasics, 14, of Chester Springs, over the weekend may be the same one that game wardens found in a trap at Hickory Run, he said. "The one in the trap this morning didn't appear to have tags," Madl said yesterday. Witnesses to the bear attack said that animal had no tags. Malasics was one of three youths injured by the bear early Saturday. He was taken by ambulance to Lehighton Hospital and treated for cuts to his buttocks and a puncture wound to his knee. He could not be reached for comment yesterday. The other two youths were treated at the site for minor cuts. Tim Conway, a supervisor at the Pennsylvania Game Commission's northeast regional office, said the bear was likely attracted to the smell of food. "We don't consider this a predatory attack," he said. "People yelled and screamed, and the bear took off. A predatory attack will be much different." Conway said that cookies and fruit-drink mix left on a picnic ck," he table probably drew the bear to the area, and then it smelled something else inside the tent and followed its nose. "The humans were kind of in the way of what the bear wanted," said Madl. "Nobody was severely injured, but it was a bit of a harrowing experience for the young men." Conway said that this is the time of year when bears are eating almost anything in sight in preparation for hibernation, and acorns, a particular favorite, were especially abundant around the campground. "They are like vacuum cleaners out there," he said. "They will sit all day long and feed, and they will not go into hibernation until the food runs out." Madl said access to a popular campground would be severely curtailed for the remainder of the season. A large group that had reserved the space next weekend will be moved to another section of the park, he said. |
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Moderator, Sponsor Currently Offline Posts: 1864 Non Typical: Join Date: Mar 2005 Send apmaurosr a PM Posted by JerseyJim: Jim Stabile: Living with wildlife can be a real bear! ...... More than a sign is needed at the Learn and Play Day Care Center in Highland Lakes. That's where humans are worried that a troublesome bear won't be removed by the Division of Fish and Wildlife, which set a culvert trap for it. The trap was removed after somebody kept setting it off at night and leaving "a significant amount of human urine" in it and another in the Lake Wanda section of Highland Lakes, where a bear had broken into a home on Locust Ave. Vernon police and the Division Fish and Wildlife are investigating." [end quote] Ant, this may be a bit off the intended topic of this thread but I thought it to be pertinent. This is excerpted from the NJCOA enforcement highlights for June, '07... "Northern Region Highlights Lieutenant Fletcher and CO Hutchinson apprehended a Black Bear activist tampering with a culvert trap in Vernon Township in Sussex County. The local resident had been seen by a homeowner climbing into the trap holding a spray bottle. A positive identification of the individual was made at that time. An investigation was initiated and the trap was placed under night-time surveillance by the Bureau of Law Enforcement. On the fifth night, the fifty year-old male suspect was observed by the officers spreading a liquid believed to be human urine from a gallon jug on the bait trail leading to the trap. The officers illuminated the man with their flashlights, identified themselves and told him not to move. The subject chose not to follow the instructions and ran, throwing the jug in the process. He was apprehended after a brief foot pursuit and placed under arrest. The jug was recovered still containing approximately one pint of liquid. Vernon Township Police assisted with transport and processing of the subject. Complaints were filed for obstruction of government function, obstruction of administration of law, resisting arrest, interference with a conservation officer and hindering the lawful taking of wildlife. He was additionally charged with obstruction of government function, hindering the lawful taking of wildlife and criminal trespass for the earlier incident. The subject had been previously convicted of hindering the lawful taking of wildlife and resisting arrest from a December 2005 incident. Northern Region Conservation Officers devoted 250 man hours to security of Division operated black bear traps during the report period." |
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But, what if a person is attacked by this bear because the DFW was undermined from doing its job and relocating this bear? Food for thought. Ant |
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2 Raccooon attacks last year in Essex County
I'm a police officer in a town in Essex County and last year sometime (i dont specifically remember the date), we had a raccoon attack and bite a man who had his head in his trunk while vacuuming his car out of dirt from flowers (the raccoon drew blood) and then about 2 hrs later had (i believe the same raccoon unless this was the twilight zone) bite and attack a young i think 2 yr old girl playing in her back yard a 1/4mile away... i was the first officer on scene and both calls and i had my Remington 870 with law enforcement buckshot out.. but no luck.. lol he was probably gone b4 pulling up.. I'll give better dates and details when i get back from New Orleans... dont have any access to the computer systems at HQ here... __________________ Born to fight, trained to kill
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We NEED another freaking bear hunt or else I'm going to put a plow on my truck b4 snow fall and look for them... haha im joking.. but we really need one!!__________________ Born to fight, trained to kill
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We NEED another freaking bear hunt or else I'm going to put a plow on my truck b4 snow fall and look for them... haha im joking.. but we really need one!! I think the idea from Trenton is that you cease your efforts and let the bears take over your home. Bears are the REAL reason 50% of the people in NJ want to leave the state. The bears are just taking over people's homes - even when people read the DEP pamphlets to the bears the bruins won't listen to reason. So what is left to do?
Just put the plow on your truck, fill your ruck with your earthly possessions and move out of NJ. But move far - because once NJ decides it needs to tax the bears in order for the state to be solvent the bears will be leaving too. 
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Ant Bear wanders into Newton, flees as kids scream by Jim Lockwood Thursday November 08, 2007, 6:43 PM A bear lumbered into downtown Newton today, frightening a group of youngsters who shouted "bear, bear" as the bruin scampered back into the woods. The bear, estimated to weigh around 200 to 250 pounds, was spotted around 2 p.m. behind the 10-story high-rise apartment building off Route 519. Bears tend to be hungry this time of year as they fatten up for winter hibernation. On Wednesday, a bear in Vernon smashed its way into a minivan in Highland Lakes to gobble up Halloween candy, but then dislodged the parking brake and the van rolled 40 feet down a road. Nobody was reported injured in either Sussex County incident. |
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| Posted: 09 Nov 2007 10:35 PM Last Edited By: 230grain hollowpoint | ||
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I have spent 20 years of my life "in the woods" as you say hunting and fishing, primarily in the catskills and adirondacks. I gave up hunting quite sometime ago and I now dedicate my time trying to educate people (mostly narrow minded sportsman) about the role and benefits of a balanced ecosystem. I don't believe you ever hunted. You are not simply an anti hunting wack job You are an anti traditional American male wack job. You have some 1960's drug culture hippie attitude toward nature and traditional male roles in society. If you knew or cared anything about ecosystems you would know that the coyote population ( as well as the bear population)is out of control and needs to be culled. __________________ Gun control is being able to hit your target
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From todays Home News Tribune. __________________ AMERICAS CHICKENS...HAVE COME HOME.......TO ROOST!
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Ringood state Park.
A friend of mine and state park employee called me yesterday and told me that he was charged by a large black bear hiking/scouting at Shepards Lake. He said he was scouting in the area just past the boat house, he came across a gut pile about 80 or so yards infront of him and before he even knew what was going on he said a big bear with tags in each ear was barrelling down on him. He said they had just gone through bear training earlier in the summer, so he stood his ground took out his knife (started praying)(and shitting) and at about 15 ft. the bear veered to his left and continued past him. The bear was reported. This wasn't heard second hand, this is a friend of mine. Please ask another member of the park staff should there be any doubt. |
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Bear swats Jefferson Twp. man
By BRUCE A. SCRUTON bscruton@njherald.com New Jersey Herald (Newton, NJ, Dec. 14, 2008 JEFFERSON — Robert Bartholomew considers himself lucky that his injury was just an inch-long cut under his right eye where a black bear slashed him. “I guess I jerked backwards and he almost missed,” said the Alpine Drive resident as he described the surprise he got Nov. 13 as he started to close the door to his garage. On the official police report, taken the next morning, the incident reads somewhat dry: Subject heard a growl. A bear stood up swatted subject who received a laceration under right eye. Bear knocked subject to the ground and ran off. Those couple of seconds, however, will last forever in the 41-year-old’s memory. “I didn’t calm down for a few hours after that,” Bartholomew said. He had taken his dog, whom he describes as “a real friendly boxer,” for their regular evening walk. He returned home about 9 p.m., and began to close the swinging garage door. “ As I came around with the door, he leaped at me and I jerked back,” Bartholomew recalled. He believes that reflex action probably kept him from getting more than a grazing blow from the bear’s front paw. “Those claws must be real sharp,” he said of the inch-long cut created by the tip of one claw. “I might end up with a scar.” And, because he was already falling backward, the action of the bear leaping forward pushed Bartholomew off balance and to the ground where the bear ran over him as it ran to freedom. “I don’t know whether it was the ground or the bear landing on me, but I also got a scrape under my arm,” he said. The injuries didn’t require hospital treatment and he didn’t report the incident until the next morning.That morning also, fueled by curiosity as to what brought the bear into the garage, Bartholomew went to investigate. “I don’t keep any garbage in there,” he said. “There was just a pile of cardboard for recycling. But I did find a bit of icing on one box that was from a birthday cake.” State reports show the only other unintended contact between a human and a bear this year was a woman who was sunbathing in her back yard when a bear touched her with its nose. Other than the scare, she suffered no injury. Bartholomew has lived in Jefferson since he was a 6-year-old and has become accustomed to life in an area where bears have become numerous. “My wife and I bought this house and it’s on the same street where I grew up,” he said. “We have kids on this street, from 3 all the way up to 10, but they don’t go out much.” Parents attending baseball games at the school come armed with air horns because bears often walk onto the fields. Most residents are careful with their garbage, but it doesn’t stop bears from wandering around, looking for an easy meal, he said. Bartholomew said he is not a hunter, doesn’t have a dislike for bears and understands the bear in his garage was simply trying to get away, but he still is concerned about the growing population of black bears. “I don’t see why we need to wait for someone to be killed to take action,” he said. “Something has to be done. We have to thin the herd. There’s just too many of them.” He said government officials don’t have a grasp of the problem since they don’t live in the area. “I’d like to see the governor come up here and go for a walk with me and my dog some night,” he said. “In fact, I’ll make that an invitation.” Although wildlife technicians from the state Department of Environmental Protection set a trap, the bear that knocked Bartholomew over and scratched his face is still roaming the area. “He wasn’t around for a while,” he said. “But he’s back now. Neighbors have seen him.” |
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I got attacked by crabs when I was younger....I broke up with the girl __________________ Assault is a type of behavior, not a type of hardware.
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