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jon: right nowtous of hunters are out gunning for black bears in new jersey. the six-day season got underway on monday, part of a program to manage the state s growing bear population. rick leventhal live in newton, new jersey. i guess the number of bears killed is actually down this year, rick? reporter: yeah, a very quiet day so far at this check station, jon, and reflects the sharp dropoff in the kill total. we re in the third year of a five-year black bear management program in new jersey designed to reduce the number of bears and reduce the number of bear/human interactions. after three days last year, 311 bears were killed, this year just 193 killed. some say this recent warm weather may have played a factor because the bears have already gorged themselves on food and aren t out looking for more, but critics say it s evidence that this is about trophies and not about public safety. i ve lived in the bear country for over ten years, and

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