Kennedy 0 #1 October 13, 2004 http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=157129 QuoteNew Jersey Environmental Commissioner Nixes Planned Bear Hunt; 3,000 Applications Rejected TRENTON, N.J. Oct. 11, 2004 — The state's environmental commissioner has rejected nearly 3,000 applications for bear hunting permits, saying a bear hunt set by New Jersey's Fish and Game Council earlier this year will not take place. The game council voted in July to include a six-day bear hunt in the state's December hunting schedule, despite objections from Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bradley Campbell. The council then began making permit applications available to hunters. Campbell, who advocates other ways to control the bears' numbers, responded by saying the DEP will not honor the approximately 2,900 applications that have been submitted. The governor-appointed Fish and Game Council sets the state's hunting schedule, but the DEP's Division of Fish and Wildlife issues permits. The move has angered hunting enthusiasts, some of whom threatened to sue. New Jersey held its first bear hunt in 33 years last December, which Campbell supported at the time to thin the bears' ranks. He now supports using contraception and programs teaching residents how to coexist with bears to control the population, which numbers about 1,500. edit: dunno what happened to the copied text, but it's here nowwitty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #2 October 13, 2004 Quote Are you writing with an invisible keyboard? Or is this a new feature only available to Premier users? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
