Nj Bear Hunt 2025. Youth hunters aged 10 through 13 on or before october 11, 2025, must be under the direct supervision of a properly licensed adult (21 years of age or older) while bear hunting. Like the title says, i am looking to hunt a property for bear this upcoming 2025 fall season.
The hunt is meant to control a bear population that has risen by 80% in new jersey since 2018, according to the division of fish & wildlife. Three important changes to black bear hunting regulations are now in effect, the njdep wrote in its hunter guidance for the 2025 black bear season.