Pete
Trout Hunter
I know this isn't the place to ask, but I keep getting banned from the appropriate Facebook pages....
There was a recent "problem bear" incident in Oakland....
No one was hurt but several different hikers were reporting being followed by an bear in Ramapo State Forrest, in one case aggressively. A child got some scratches from brush, trying to escape.
The DFW set a trap, caught, and destroyed a bear. NJDEP - News Release 15/P086 - Ramapo Mountain State Forest Remains Closed Following Reports of Black Bear Encounters
Turned out that this particular bear had been so unafraid of people, and spent so much time around local homes, that she had a name.
I'm amazed at the response, and at how many of my otherwise sensible neighbors, turned out to be BEAR people.
There's going to be a memorial service.
The head of the Ramapough Conservatory is trying to plan some sort of "education" rally, and is trying to get Susan Kehoe and the Mayor together.
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=900133480070385&id=169348366482237
Why are the animal rights people focusing on Bears, an apex predator?
Deer and rabbits are cuter. They certainly taste better than coyotes, (and don't look like your dog). They can be dangerous, and are constantly disrupting school openings and dismissals.
What is it about bears that gets these people so much more upset than (for instance) deer
season?
There was a recent "problem bear" incident in Oakland....
No one was hurt but several different hikers were reporting being followed by an bear in Ramapo State Forrest, in one case aggressively. A child got some scratches from brush, trying to escape.
The DFW set a trap, caught, and destroyed a bear. NJDEP - News Release 15/P086 - Ramapo Mountain State Forest Remains Closed Following Reports of Black Bear Encounters
Turned out that this particular bear had been so unafraid of people, and spent so much time around local homes, that she had a name.
I'm amazed at the response, and at how many of my otherwise sensible neighbors, turned out to be BEAR people.
There's going to be a memorial service.
The head of the Ramapough Conservatory is trying to plan some sort of "education" rally, and is trying to get Susan Kehoe and the Mayor together.
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=900133480070385&id=169348366482237
Why are the animal rights people focusing on Bears, an apex predator?
Deer and rabbits are cuter. They certainly taste better than coyotes, (and don't look like your dog). They can be dangerous, and are constantly disrupting school openings and dismissals.
What is it about bears that gets these people so much more upset than (for instance) deer
season?
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