As a Jersey guy born and raised, the anti crowd is a mix of different interest groups. First off NJ is a pretty old school Democrat state - anti gun, anti business, pro tax etc etc. Our politicians are OWNED by special interest groups - both sides of the aisle are unclean. Proximity to NYC - and it goes more liberal - bleeding heart. I think the anti movement in NJ springs out of that. I know tons of people who live in this state who aren't activists but still look at hunting with a dim view - see it as brutal and somehow unclean. But I know many hunters and open minded (logical) people in state who are ardent outdoors enthusiasts or at least understand the rights of hunters and hunting and the value it brings to balancing things. The anti's are a vocal minority - like so many other noisy interest groups that want to impose their views on others. They claim tolerance but they exercise nothing of the sort.

Our biggest problem here in NJ is that the limited audience for hunting and gun rights is very quiet so the middle grounders hear only one side of the story.

IMHO