New Jersey Anti's File Lawsuit To Stop Bear Hunt
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New Jersey Anti's File Lawsuit To Stop Bear Hunt





(Trenton) - Animal rights groups have filed suit to stop the 2005 bear hunting season in New Jersey. Two New Jersey-based anti-hunting groups, on Monday, sued in the Appellate Division of Superior Court to stop the bear hunting season scheduled to begin Dec. 5.

The case is scheduled for hearing on Friday, Dec. 2.

The groups contend that the black bear management plan composed by the New Jersey Fish and Game Council (NJFGC) and approved by Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Bradley Campbell is flawed and invalid. The groups claim that the NJFGC overestimated the number of black bears in the state, their impact on people and property, and also failed to explore alternatives to manage bear-human contact.

Named as defendants in Monday’s lawsuit are Campbell, Ernest Hahn, chairman of the NJFGC and Martin J. McHugh, who heads the state Division of Fish and Wildlife.

Campbell approved the upcoming hunt in a Nov. 15 letter to the NJFGC chairman. “I would expect the black bear hunt authorized by the 2005 New Jersey Game Code to proceed as adopted,” he wrote.

The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, along with its Sportsmen’s Legal Defense Fund, is now analyzing the anti-hunters’ suit and will take appropriate action to ensure that sportsmen’s interests are best served.

The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance protects the rights of hunters, anglers and trappers in the courts, legislatures, at the ballot, in Congress and through public education programs. For more information about the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance and its work, call (614) 888-4868 or visit its website, www.ussportsmen.org.

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