Southern NJ, Here They Come

[BHC]

[Mixbaghunter]

Only a matter of time.  

[hammer4reel]

They have to eventually get throughout the state .

Younger bears getting pushed out of other areas due to lack of food etc.

 

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[hammer4reel]

Be funny if fish and game started moving troubled bears south too lol.

 

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[Buckeyes11]

They’ve had bears in downtown vineland before near the library. They’ve been down south for a while. Just not a lot of em. 

[Slayer1962]

As the population increases they will be forced to move south. Young adults must move away or be killed. 

[trapoholic]

When there are as many bears as there are deer, then maybe, just maybe the state will realize that there is a problem!

[Buck154]

There has been bear sightings in almost every county in Jersey. Nothing new. I just don't think they will take to well in a lot of the areas in central part of the state.

[vdep217]

They gave been here this is my cam from colliers mill in 2013

[Swamprat]

I've heard of a few over the years on some of the blueberry and cranberry farms down here.  They get the same treatment as the deer.  Lol.....so I've heard.....

 

Lol 

[kohunter]

I hear the bears can't stand the chiggers and greenheaded flies and always return to Sussex County

[hunterbob1]

I know first hand from a former bear biologist they have been trapping and relocating nuisance bears in the pines for many years 

[mazzgolf]

There was a bear down here in Gloucester/Camden County area a couple years ago - made the news.

Then there was the time when me and a friend were turkey hunting (Gloucester County) and we swear we had a bear nearby... this was almost 10 years ago now (goodness how time flies!): 

 

[Dave B.]

Bears have long ago been documented in every New Jersey county including Cape May. Old news. The reality is there will never be a bear population in s. Jersey equal to the north Jersey pop. There’s simply not adequate suitable habitat throughout the pines to support such a population.

 

[hunterbob1]

10 hours ago, Dave B. said:

Bears have long ago been documented in every New Jersey county including Cape May. Old news. The reality is there will never be a bear population in s. Jersey equal to the north Jersey pop. There’s simply not adequate suitable habitat throughout the pines to support such a population.

 

There weren't many bears in the northwest 20-30 years ago, they will migrate and adapt to the South and flourish there 20 years from now!