Four Arrested for Harassing Bear Hunters

The Newark Star Ledger reports today that four bear activists were arrested at Wawayanda State Park in Sussex County when they tried to block bear hunters from going into the woods.

McHugh[NJDER-F&W spokesman] refused to discuss the involvement of the state park ranger, who other state authorities confirmed had accompanied the hunters. Activists said he was not wearing any identifying badges or patches, and had a knit mask pulled over his face.

"They had an undercover state ranger," said Lynda Smith, head of the BEAR Group. "Angi (Metler) called me and left a message early today. She said she was under arrest and that it was a setup."

And if he had a badge and a F&W coat on, you would have let them walk right on by and waited for another group of hunters to stick it to, wouldn’t you? Knit mask over his face? It was bloody cold out yesterday! Set up? Hardly. It will be interesting to see what the activists video camera had recorded.