POLITICAL
PAYBACKS
IN JERSEY
P
olitics and governmental
abuses have no place in
wildlife management,
yet New Jersey Gov.
Phil Murphy has thrust
both into the ongoing
management of bears
in the Garden State. Using an
executive order, Murphy closed
state-owned lands to hunting
just to fulfill a campaign promise
to the animal-rights movement.
We’re standing with biologists and
scientific management in court.
NEW JERSEY BEAR COMPLAINTS
WITH AND WITHOUT A HUNTING SEASON
4,000
3,225
3012 3035 3062
1,675
900
2736
2806
2,450
2209
2194
2073 2075
1866
1761
1176
2120
1303
1411
962
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Hunting Season Held
Hunting Seasons Banned