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Bear Attacks, Injures 2 Young New Jersey Campers in State Park
By Chad Love
Bear attacks aren't generally the first thing to come to mind when you think of Jersey. I mean, we expect rampaging Sopranos and Snookies, vicious Real Housewives and bellicose bear-sized governors, but a real, live bear attack is exactly what two Sussex County, New Jersey teens recently experienced.
From this story in the Wall Street Journal:
Two juveniles sustained minor injuries after a black bear attacked their campsite in northwestern New Jersey Wednesday. The attack occurred in Stokes State Forest in Sussex County. State Police say a black bear entered an area being used by campers from Montague-based Trail Blazers Camp. Troopers say the bear grabbed one juvenile out of a tent, causing a minor foot injury. It then swiped at another, causing a shoulder injury. The bear left, but soon returned and was rummaging through the campsite when state fish and game officials arrived and shot the bear in the neck.
Jersey bear attacks are uncommon. Has anyone else from the Garden State had a run-in with a bruin recently?
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Comments (15)
Bear attack articles seem to be running rampant of late, but they always seem to leave out the important details. Why was the bear attacking their tent? Did they improperly store food? Bear safety is relatively simple, but every time a bear finds food at an established campsite it becomes more and more likely to revisit that site. The articles are great at demonizing bears, but in reality the fault is nearly always with the humans.
I read no demonizing in this article, and there is no "fault" with humans. Bears sometimes bite people, sometimes they even stalk and consume people, been going on for thousands of years.
I lived in NJ a few years back when the Sierra Club and other "environmental groups" kept filling bogus lawsuits to stop bear hunting even though they were over populated and becoming more and more aggressive. In a perfect, world bears would only dine on PETA members.
The attacks were going to happen sooner or later, since the bear population has surged to over 3000 animals in a tiny state that has prohibited bear hunts off and on for many years.I am very familiar with stokes forest, having had family retreats there in the fall for the last 40 years, and have seen a lot of bears. They show no fear of humans, and the area is flooded with "city folk" in the summer months who do not practice smart hiking/camping skills, so I am amazed this did not occur until now.
Maybe now they'll consider opening a season for bears?
I live in Southern New Jersey. The crap you see on TV, whether it fiction or "reality" has no resembelence to the way we live. Although bears have been sighted in my area they are not a problem like in the North and Central part of the state. I know people who live up there that tell me they see bears every day. There is clearly a need for a bear season in this region and i'm confident there will be one. Hope these kids who got attacked make out ok.
As much as an attack is a terrible reason to start a bear hunt, NJ is in need of a season and has been.
why would a bear want to eat anything from jersey?!
Remember years ago when California banned mountain lion hunting and how the big cats developed a taste for pets and people alike? So real surprise here.
I worked for the paper up in Newton for a summer several years ago. This has been building for a long time.
Black bear didn't hurt 2 boys at NJ campsite, state officials say
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2011 LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY AUGUST 5, 2011, 9:12 AM
ASSOCIATED PRESS
BRANCHVILLE — A state environmental official says a black bear that wandered into a campsite in a northwestern New Jersey state forest did not injure two young campers, as authorities first thought.
Fish and Wildlife Division Assistant Director Larry Herrighty told the New Jersey Herald of Newton Thursday that hospital officials concluded the abrasions found on the 11- and 12-year-old boys were not caused by a bear.
The youths were with a group of nine campers and two counselors sleeping in tents in the Stokes State Forest in Sussex County when the bear entered their campsite around 5 a.m. Wednesday searching for food.
Herrighty said the bear tried to get into two tents before wandering off. It later was shot in the neck by a ranger, but ran away and has not been caught.
The ranger shot the bear in the neck?!?!?! Is that SOP in Jersey, or is that guy unqualified to wield a piece?
I certainly hope its not SOP, MATroutslayer! It sounds like very poor judgement to me......probably took his best shot (great marksmanship) with his pistol based on the (probably)excited reports from the campers.
NEWS FLASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Local NYC & NJ radio and tv stations reported this morning there was NO BEAR ATTACK on the youngsters camped out in northern NJ. The "scratches" were proven by medical authirities to be "old" scratches on the child, NOT those inflected by a bear as reported!!! Yes, there are many bears in our northern counties and many sightings, mostly due to urban srawl. It was a slow media day so the media took the story and ran with it. Regretfully, the bear was killed in the process....sad. It's only a matter of time until a real tragety happens, humans and bears living together is an accident waiting to happen. This happened in Stokes state park, one of the largest in the state. I'v trout fished there for decades and only recall seeing a few bears who always high tailed away after seeing me. The real estate market is very cheap in that area causing a mini boom for relative low cost housing on the plus side--the down side is you're in bear area, know that before you buy!!
Everyone in the Garden State has had a run-in with black bears. There's an estimated 3,500 black bears in such a small state. Every year, a bear cull is proposed, but those tree-hugging animal-rights hippies always has to stick their noses into it and stop it.
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I read no demonizing in this article, and there is no "fault" with humans. Bears sometimes bite people, sometimes they even stalk and consume people, been going on for thousands of years.
I lived in NJ a few years back when the Sierra Club and other "environmental groups" kept filling bogus lawsuits to stop bear hunting even though they were over populated and becoming more and more aggressive. In a perfect, world bears would only dine on PETA members.
why would a bear want to eat anything from jersey?!
Bear attack articles seem to be running rampant of late, but they always seem to leave out the important details. Why was the bear attacking their tent? Did they improperly store food? Bear safety is relatively simple, but every time a bear finds food at an established campsite it becomes more and more likely to revisit that site. The articles are great at demonizing bears, but in reality the fault is nearly always with the humans.
The attacks were going to happen sooner or later, since the bear population has surged to over 3000 animals in a tiny state that has prohibited bear hunts off and on for many years.I am very familiar with stokes forest, having had family retreats there in the fall for the last 40 years, and have seen a lot of bears. They show no fear of humans, and the area is flooded with "city folk" in the summer months who do not practice smart hiking/camping skills, so I am amazed this did not occur until now.
Maybe now they'll consider opening a season for bears?
I live in Southern New Jersey. The crap you see on TV, whether it fiction or "reality" has no resembelence to the way we live. Although bears have been sighted in my area they are not a problem like in the North and Central part of the state. I know people who live up there that tell me they see bears every day. There is clearly a need for a bear season in this region and i'm confident there will be one. Hope these kids who got attacked make out ok.
As much as an attack is a terrible reason to start a bear hunt, NJ is in need of a season and has been.
Remember years ago when California banned mountain lion hunting and how the big cats developed a taste for pets and people alike? So real surprise here.
I worked for the paper up in Newton for a summer several years ago. This has been building for a long time.
The ranger shot the bear in the neck?!?!?! Is that SOP in Jersey, or is that guy unqualified to wield a piece?
I certainly hope its not SOP, MATroutslayer! It sounds like very poor judgement to me......probably took his best shot (great marksmanship) with his pistol based on the (probably)excited reports from the campers.
NEWS FLASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Local NYC & NJ radio and tv stations reported this morning there was NO BEAR ATTACK on the youngsters camped out in northern NJ. The "scratches" were proven by medical authirities to be "old" scratches on the child, NOT those inflected by a bear as reported!!! Yes, there are many bears in our northern counties and many sightings, mostly due to urban srawl. It was a slow media day so the media took the story and ran with it. Regretfully, the bear was killed in the process....sad. It's only a matter of time until a real tragety happens, humans and bears living together is an accident waiting to happen. This happened in Stokes state park, one of the largest in the state. I'v trout fished there for decades and only recall seeing a few bears who always high tailed away after seeing me. The real estate market is very cheap in that area causing a mini boom for relative low cost housing on the plus side--the down side is you're in bear area, know that before you buy!!
Black bear didn't hurt 2 boys at NJ campsite, state officials say
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2011 LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY AUGUST 5, 2011, 9:12 AM
ASSOCIATED PRESS
BRANCHVILLE — A state environmental official says a black bear that wandered into a campsite in a northwestern New Jersey state forest did not injure two young campers, as authorities first thought.
Fish and Wildlife Division Assistant Director Larry Herrighty told the New Jersey Herald of Newton Thursday that hospital officials concluded the abrasions found on the 11- and 12-year-old boys were not caused by a bear.
The youths were with a group of nine campers and two counselors sleeping in tents in the Stokes State Forest in Sussex County when the bear entered their campsite around 5 a.m. Wednesday searching for food.
Herrighty said the bear tried to get into two tents before wandering off. It later was shot in the neck by a ranger, but ran away and has not been caught.
Everyone in the Garden State has had a run-in with black bears. There's an estimated 3,500 black bears in such a small state. Every year, a bear cull is proposed, but those tree-hugging animal-rights hippies always has to stick their noses into it and stop it.
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