A New Jersey bow hunter just set a state record by killing a 770-pound black bear — a beast he’d been eyeing over the past two bear hunts. Brian Melvin, 39, first spotted the bear three years ...

A New Jersey hunter set a state record on Tuesday morning when he used a compound bow to kill a 770-pound black bear in Morris County. Brian Melvin told NJ Advance Media he first saw the massive ...

“I knew he was only active in early mornings, and last Tuesday I was in the right tree at the right time at 7 a.m.” Brian Melvin and his massive New Jersey black bear. Photo Courtesy Brian Melvin ...

This story originally appeared on 6abc. Bear hunting season has begun in New Jersey – a controversial decision that state officials say is intended to curb the population of black bears interacting ...

New Jersey's annual bear hunt begins next week as one way of controlling an expanding bear population, which has led to more encounters in populated parts of the state. The four-day archery ...

SUSSEX COUNTY, N.J. - New Jersey's controversial week-long black bear hunt began Monday. Officials from the Department of Environmental Protection say the regulated hunt is necessary to control ...

This brings us to “da bears,” 11.4% of New Jerseyans who were surveyed are confident in their bear-fighting abilities. Of ...

New Jersey -- Bear hunting season has begun in New Jersey - a controversial decision that state officials say is intended to curb the population of black bears interacting with humans. Segment A ...

The bear hunting season begins in New Jersey on Monday. Officials say the hunt is needed to control the state's growing black bear population. While most bear communities hibernate during the ...

Bowhunters are now permitted to hunt black bears in the Garden State. Bear hunting season has begun in New Jersey – a controversial decision that state officials say is intended to curb the ...

State officials estimate that upwards of 3,000 black bears roam the northwestern region of New Jersey. The population is expected to reach 4,000 by 2027. Those numbers have nearly doubled in six ...