[NewJerseyJoe]

From the article: "It is unusual for that many bears to congregate together, he noted, 'But they seem to tolerate each other, probably because of the food.' " This is an excellent point. In nature, this just does not happen, except under one circumstance: when there is a superabundance of easy food -- such as along the Mackenzie River in Canada, due to the huge volumes of fish during the salmon run. When there is so much food, bears forget their usual orneriness.

In artificial (i.e., manmade) conditions -- such as garbage dumps or, in Vernon's case, this whack-job Kehoe handing out food to bears -- the same phenomenon occurs.

[coloradan]

Was the police officer criminally charged for firing at the bear? Would a citizen be criminally charged for the same action in NJ?

[NewJerseyJoe]

bump

[LionsDaughter]

Whoa. That'll keep you awake at night if anything will!

A responding officer spotted the bear in the front yard of the Chestnut Street home, still eating garbage. The officer fired once at the bear and believed he hit the animal, but the bruin ran off into the woods.

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Vernon police said the incident occurred just after 8 p.m. Sunday and the bear broke in through the front door to get into the house. Officer Harry Russo responded and fired his shotgun at the bear.

Just what kind of bear was this supposed to be, anyway? Because as I understand it, most bears aren't even going to slow down after being shot once. Not unless the shooter gets off a very lucky shot, shotgun or not.

[ltc8k6]

“Neighbors said that earlier in the week the resident mentioned finding muddy bear paws on his front door.”

Must have been a warning from the bear mafia. He should have shut up.

[CPOSharky]

Neighbors said that earlier in the week the resident mentioned finding muddy bear paws on his front door.

Wher's the rest of the bear?

[johnny7]

“ ...technicians, using shotguns loaded with rubber buckshot, shot the animal several times as they persuade it to return to the state park.

I hope they gave it a road map...

[Williams]

Corzine and the other insane dems in his legislature won't allow a bear hunt even though every wildlife specialist says it is a necessity and that humans will eventually be harmed.

However the governor, who has the face of a goat, has stated he will force gay marriage on us AFTER the November election. And our property tax rebates are being cutback/ canceled. Only thing growing faster than marauding bears is marauding left wing bureaucrats.

BTW BTW I know first hand Corzine's new general counsel is an absolute anti-gun fanatic, including anti hunting.

[patton]

Her neighbors have a great law case, should they chould to sue the idiot.

“Reckless endangerment”, etc.

[beyondashadow]

Wild New Jersey ping

[Malsua]

This really sucks. I’ve had my “bear can” popped open twice so far so now I keep the trash in the house until I leave for work at 6. Now I gotta worry about a bear busting the door down? Wonderful. First the kitchen window last August...next the front door. I will not flee however. My 12ga rounds will stop a bear, specially since I’ll have 5 of them in it within about 3 seconds.

[VeniVidiVici]

When state Commissioner of Environmental Protection Lisa Jackson canceled the black bear hunt in 2006, she said the state needed further study on the black bear population.

What a dolt. Sounds to me like the black bears are doing just fine. This woman will have the death of someone on her hands very soon. Although, being a Democrat, that hardly matters.

And why is Environmental Protection sticking its nose into bear hunts?

[Mike Darancette]

A police acquaintance of mine has been working the night shift in a town in Eastern LA County. Nightly Bear and Lion sightings. They just leave the critters alone.

[Little Ray]

A bear dialed 911? Why? Is NJ so bad, that even bears need the police?

[paulcissa]

This took place less than 1 mile from my home. Kehoe has been in front of a judge so many time for doing the same thing over and over again, it's just ridiculous.

Two years ago, intentionally feeding bears became a criminal offense in New Jersey, but the authorities continue to let this enviro-whacko continue to piss on the law.

For the record - I am a hunter; I support the bear hunt in our state and I have good reason. I've lost 1 dog to a bear attack, had several thousand dollars in property damage and cannot allow my child to play in his own backyard without myself or my wife there packing protection.

I risk jail time and loss of my rights if I ever need to fire on an aggressive bear that threatens my family, but in my mind, there's no choice if it gets to that point.

[george76]

bear activist Susan Kehoe, who lives in the neighborhood, was accused...video taped... feeding bears.

up to 15 bears at a time around Kehoe's home, located at the end of Nut... Avenue

[jazusamo]

Thanks for the ping.

When this idiot Kehoe appears in court next month it would be nice to think a copy of this police report would be introduced as evidence but I’m sure that’s too much to hope for.

[MarDav]

Around 5 or 6 years ago I was looking at houses up in the Highland Lakes area of Vernon on a beautiful saturday afternoon. The realtor was in a separate car while my family and I followed him. After pulling away from one house, we made a turn down a quiet, street and saw a trail of garbage across the road. After making another turn we saw a mature bear rutting around in someone’s front yard (this was on a crisp, clear saturday afternoon, mind you). We turned another corner and saw another bear scampering across the street. My wife and I couldn’t envision any peaceful days spent in Highland Lakes wondering if our 3 young children would become “cuddle toys” for those “mischievous, fun-loving” bears. We stopped our house search in Vernon at once.

[MortMan]

Don’t they know he has a right to keep bear arms?!? ;-P

[Joe 6-pack]

Typical liberal media...the color of the bear was not provided. I bet I know what it was.