Before the state approved its last bear hunt in 2005, hundreds of farmers, homeowners, animal rights protesters and hunters voiced their opinions in a final, raucous hearing that had to be moved to the State Museum auditorium in Trenton to accommodate the crowd. The scene was far different today, when the state Fish and Game Council voted unanimously -- and with considerably less fanfare -- to recommend a six day bear hunt for northwest New Jersey in December.
Read Original at: The Star Ledger (Newark, N.J.)