For Segment B of black bear season, lasting Dec. 9-14, bear hunting will be permitted in New Jersey for shotgun and muzzleloader rifles only, according to the NJFW.

STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images (NEW JERSEY) — Bear hunting season has begun in New Jersey – a controversial decision that state officials say is intended to curb the population of black bears ...

MORRIS COUNTY, New Jersey -- Bear hunting season has begun in New Jersey - a controversial decision that state officials say is intended to curb the population of black bears interacting with humans.

Man charged after 4 bear cubs found dead in New Jersey state park 00:20. A man is facing charges for illegal hunting in New Jersey, after he allegedly shot and killed four bear cubs in Ringwood ...

TRENTON, New Jersey (WPVI) -- An extended black bear hunting season in New Jersey begins Wednesday. Hunters are allowed to go out for four more days to help with overpopulation.

NEW JERSEY — Bear hunting season has begun in New Jersey – a controversial decision that state officials say is intended to curb the population of black bears interacting with humans.

The move came more than four years after New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy reversed a ban on bear hunting that he enforced months after taking office in 2018, after running on a campaign promise that ...

NEW JERSEY — Bear hunting season has begun in New Jersey – a controversial decision that state officials say is intended to curb the population of black bears interacting with humans.

The final three days, from Oct. 17-19, will be open for bowhunters and muzzleloader rifles, according to the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife (NJFW). For Segment B of black bear season, ...

MORRIS COUNTY, New Jersey (WABC) -- The bear hunting season begins in New Jersey on Monday. Officials say the hunt is needed to control the state's growing black bear population.