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Bear hunt to be extended 4 days in N.J. after not enough bears were killed, DEP says

New Jersey’s black bear hunt, the first since 2020, was extended another four days after hunters came up short on harvest goals laid out by the state, the state Department of Environmental Protection announced Monday. The initial hunt ran from Dec. 6 to 10. A second hunt will be allowed from Dec. 14 to 17 in specific zones that include all or parts of Bergen, Hunterdon, Mercer, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, and Warren counties. Asked about the extension, Larry Hajna, a spokesman for the DEP, told NJ Advance Media, “New Jersey Fish and Wildlife will review the data following the completion…