Here's how to fix the situation without having to get a new Governor voted in:

Trap and tranq a good-sized bear.

Transport said bear to Governor's home.

Release bear in backyard to terrorize pets, children and otherwise wreak havoc.

There should be legislation passed in record time setting up a bear hunt.

New Jersey needs a bear hunt, but no one is "literally under attack". That's just ridiculous. I don't even know what to say to that. ...Bears, Oh My!

As a NJ taxpayer, voter, resident, public servant, hunter and fisherman, I say "CORZINE MUST GO!". As far as being under attack, that's just sensationalism,...but NJ is up there in terms of Bear vs. Human conflicts, mostly in the northwst part of the state but they're expanding their range. From a common sense standpoint, why does Corzine spend taxpayer money to manage the states bear problem "non-lethally" when a bear hunt has proven to be the best method and generates revenue? BTW the Unions voted this corrupt JERK in and he repeatedly stick's it up their u-know-whats. Yet they'll endorse him again. Unbelievable. C'mon people, I implore you! Think for yourself!

i agree a bear hunt is needed ,about 2 yrs ago!! we have 3 mom bears and each one has 3 cubs each ,the one bear chased us in our car when we tryed to scare it out of our yard ,and the other 2 are in are yard every day so my 2 kids need to stay close to the house and watch for bears when we swim in our pool and play out side !!just last night our neibors dog was killed by a bear ,and mine was mauled 4 years ago ,i predict if we have no hunt a child will be killed and then the poloticians will do something i think we should relocate them to the poloticians homes and see how they like there animals being killed and mauled come on lets start making noise so we can get a bear hunt going .

The bears are generally harmless. I've lived in bear country. Bears run away from us because they fear people. We are to be feared who shoot arrows and bullets. There are insects who can cause more harm to people. They are God's creatures who put them in our care to protect. Someday we will be held accountable by the Creator as the Bible says: "No creature is concealed from him, but everything is naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must render an account." Hebrews 4:13

To all of you who think it makes sense to replace a governor to restore lethal bear management to the State of New Jersey, I say:

- Lethal bear management causes more injuries and deaths to humans than black bears. Hunting accidents happen all the time. Hunters get too close to houses and actually discharge their weapons through people's back yards, windows and walls.

- Hiking during hunting season is sheer terror. God forbid a hunter shoots you thinking you're a deer or bear. Accidents happen all the time, the perpetrators get off because everyone thinks it's perfectly logical to allow them to roam our woods armed and dangerous.

- People who can't spell or think things all the way through should have humility and tone down their poorly-conceived, in your face, over the top rhetoric.

- Non-lethal bear management addresses the issue on far more fronts: controlling garbage (NJ has a bear-feeding ban that includes garbage management, but it needs better enforcement), stewardship of wildlife and the environment, minimizing risks of lethal force, education about the true nature of bears and how to deal with them, controlling human overpopulation and development in environmentally threatened areas.

- Black bears are an ancient species that evolved differently than grizzlies by becoming excellent climbers and swimmers. They are intimidated by aggressive behavior. They chase their cubs up a tree and will climb one themselves rather than attack. If they feel cornered and no escape route is perceived, they will bluff charge.

- The idea that "hunting is needed for population control so some animals don't pose a threat on humans" ignores the obvious inherent conflict of that statement. Hunters are the animals who pose the serious, clear and present threat, not black bears. The statistics bear this out, no pun intended....