RE: New Jersey Bear Hunt 2004?
Last year I harvested a NJ bear, and I will be getting a full body mount. The meat was tasty, but the 2 others bears I got from Canada was better tasting.
Last week, my friend and I went scouting in the area we deer hunt, same area I took my bear. We were sparying down with bug spray when we see a bear, not a big one. But you would think that the bear would either run off or at least walk away, well it comes to us gets within 10 feet of my truck, we both jumped in my truck, I'm there to scout, this bear keeps walking around, rolling in the weeds, it didnt seem mean, but I wasnt taking no chances, so I fired one round from my off duty gun into the dirt, the bear ran off. About one hour later we are setting up a trail cam near a scrape thats there every year, within 30 yds of my treestand, we hear walking, we see 6 bears, and nice sow with her young, she also sees us but she keeps are distance as we do the same, but of course one cub must be daring and come closer, well i tell my friend start walking away, I'll fire another round into the dirt, the bear also runs off. 2 bears within 1 hour came closer to me, what if it attacked me, or anyone?