TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey's annual black bear hunt got off to a wet start Monday as remnants from Hurricane Delta soaked the state with wind-whipped rain.The first three days of the six-day hunt that began a half hour before sunrise is restricted to hunters using archery.
Beginning Thursday, they can use archery and muzzleloading rifles.The second segment of the hunt, for firearms only, is scheduled to begin on Dec.
7.The hunt is restricted to Sussex, Warren, Passaic, Morris, Bergen, Hunterdon, Somerset and Mercer counties. Hunting is prohibited in state parks, forests and wildlife management areas.Hunters bagged 315 bears during the 2019 hunt.