tuktuk 16 Posted June 13, 2015 Today. Morning. my buddy was leaving his house to come to my house ... he saw some movement ... PS btw what is the law in regards of me finding one of those in my backyard.... of course only if it's a present and clear danger Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
junkmanted 54 Posted June 13, 2015 thats a baby . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
67gtonut 847 Posted June 13, 2015 Leave it be.... Sent from my iPhone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diamondd817 823 Posted June 13, 2015 You could probably beat that baby bear in a wrestling match. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nu2gunz 22 Posted June 13, 2015 When there is a Bear Cub around, Momma isn't usually that far behind. Leave it alone or use a blow horn to scare it back into the woods. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin125 4,772 Posted June 14, 2015 First thing I think when I look at that is "where's mom?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tuktuk 16 Posted June 14, 2015 u guys misunderstood me. I would never touch an animal esp a baby .. I was just asking about a legal aspect of shooting an animal ( bear, wolf, coyote ... ) on ur own property. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr.Jimmy Rustler 23 Posted June 14, 2015 u guys misunderstood me. I would never touch an animal esp a baby .. I was just asking about a legal aspect of shooting an animal ( bear, wolf, coyote ... ) on ur own property. pretty sure it varies town by town Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
10X 3,278 Posted June 14, 2015 The little guy ran through our yard (in Boonton) this morning, with the local cops in pursuit; using some kind of noisemakers to move him to somewhere less residential, and more wooded, which is to say to our property. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyB 4,289 Posted June 14, 2015 Perhaps the animals know something we don't! I live in Woodbury, NJ (near Philadelphia) today I saw a Deer run across my street, up my driveway, jump my 4' fence in front, run through my back yard and jump my 5' fence at the back of my yard! LIKE IT WAS NOTHING!!! I think I believe Shawn now! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T Bill 649 Posted June 14, 2015 Careful what you do. They have more rights then you do out of season! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
71ragtopgoat 23 Posted June 14, 2015 Boonton is a great town. I'd take him to the VFW and buy him a beer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Otto 0 Posted June 14, 2015 Hey, don't try to shoot any of them, you'd probably be arrested. Why is there a booming population of not just bears but deer and fox? Don't ask the liberal animal rights activists. They're more important than people. I think that sometimes about pitbulls. Whats up with white people and pitbulls? Can anyone tell me? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jon 264 Posted June 14, 2015 We encourage all persons, with or without firearm, to consider carrying a non-lethal deterrent such as bear spray because its success rate under a variety of situations has been greater (i.e., 90% successful for all 3 North American Species of bear; Smith et al. 2008) than those we observed for firearms” [firearm success rates were 84% for handguns, 76% for rifles] http://www.thewildlifenews.com/2014/06/18/bear-deterrence-pepper-spray-or-firearm/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikeyjones 88 Posted June 14, 2015 Hey, don't try to shoot any of them, you'd probably be arrested. Why is there a booming population of not just bears but deer and fox? Don't ask the liberal animal rights activists. They're more important than people. I think that sometimes about pitbulls. Whats up with white people and pitbulls? Can anyone tell me? Wow you're all over the place there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jm1827 284 Posted June 14, 2015 We had a 400#+ bear come through our yard 15 years ago when we lived in Boonton, the police were going door to door telling everyone to stay indoors. It smashed our bird feeder and got into our garbage before our dog scared it away. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gleninjersey 2,134 Posted June 14, 2015 Hey, don't try to shoot any of them, you'd probably be arrested. Why is there a booming population of not just bears but deer and fox? Don't ask the liberal animal rights activists. They're more important than people. I think that sometimes about pitbulls. Whats up with white people and pitbulls? Can anyone tell me? Bear, deer & fox more restrictions on hunting & less hunters equals more animals. Pitbulls could be a few things imo. First, the cultural hype that "tough people" have pitbulls. You want people to think your a tough guy you have to have the proper acessories. Second, animal activists exclaim that pitbulls are much maligned and aren't really bad dogs. I believe that somewhat but when the majority of pitbull owners I see are obviosly trying to portay a tough guy attitude I assume the worst and stay clear. When out on walks with my children and I see a sterotypical pit pull owner walking their dog coming from opposite direction I cross the street to other side. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Displaced Texan 11,655 Posted June 14, 2015 I see wildlife all over the place in my town (Stratford). Just the other day I had a jake turkey in my front yard.....I live a block off the White Horse Pike. We had a small four point buck walk up the middle of my street in broad daylight last year. He acted like he belonged there! Deer, turkey, coyotes, skunks, raccoons, a couple of gray foxes......I've seen quite a few critters around here. Never a bear, though. I'm pretty sure my township would frown upon me dealing with a bear in my backyard on my own. Unless you live in a fairly rural area, I wild imagine most townships are the same. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oakridgefirearms 224 Posted June 15, 2015 That's probably a two year old that got chased away by it's mother. The mother will chase them away when they have new cubs coming. Male bears are territorial and will not tolerate other male bears in their area, so the young smaller male bears end up wandering to find an area that isn't occupied already, and often end up in suburbia. I saw a dead bear on the side of route 23 in Kinnelon last week, they're out wandering........ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Newtonian 453 Posted June 15, 2015 That's probably a two year old that got chased away by it's mother. The mother will chase them away when they have new cubs coming. Male bears are territorial and will not tolerate other male bears in their area, so the young smaller male bears end up wandering to find an area that isn't occupied already, and often end up in suburbia. I saw a dead bear on the side of route 23 in Kinnelon last week, they're out wandering........ I don't know about that. I weighed more than him at age 2. My mother tried to chase me away when she was pregnant with my sister but I crawled into an old Gallo Wine crate and stuck around. Eventually she took me back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diamondd817 823 Posted June 15, 2015 That's probably a two year old that got chased away by it's mother. The mother will chase them away when they have new cubs coming. Male bears are territorial and will not tolerate other male bears in their area, so the young smaller male bears end up wandering to find an area that isn't occupied already, and often end up in suburbia. I saw a dead bear on the side of route 23 in Kinnelon last week, they're out wandering........I saw that dead bear on 23 coming back from cherry ridge last week. 1st time I saw a bear as roadkill. I did however, have a fairly large black bear run out in front of my car while going down Clinton Rd about 3yrs ago. And yes, the Jersey Devil was right behind it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackDaWack 2,894 Posted June 15, 2015 DESPITE every ones claims on liberal regulations for hunting... there is a record low of hunters in general. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Newtonian 453 Posted June 15, 2015 That's probably a two year old that got chased away by it's mother. The mother will chase them away when they have new cubs coming. Male bears are territorial and will not tolerate other male bears in their area, so the young smaller male bears end up wandering to find an area that isn't occupied already, and often end up in suburbia. I saw a dead bear on the side of route 23 in Kinnelon last week, they're out wandering........ The first year we vacationed on the Outer Banks we saw a dead horse -- literally cut in two -- on the northern most edge of (what I believe is) the paved part of Route 7 in Corolla. A DEAD HORSE!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handyman 5,682 Posted June 16, 2015 The first year we vacationed on the Outer Banks we saw a dead horse -- literally cut in two -- on the northern most edge of (what I believe is) the paved part of Route 7 in Corolla. A DEAD HORSE!! As long as you didn't beat it, it's ok. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites