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Old Aug 6, 2009 | 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Fogoms
There are lots of black bear in northwest NJ where I live, and it's no longer rare to see one on the road. A few months back I spotted two cubs crossing the road ahead of me. Fortunately I was going reasonably slow around a curve and didn't come close to hitting them. Had I made contact at slow speed I would have not have worried so much about getting hurt from the collision as much as Mama Bear giving me what fer while I was trying to pick up the bike. Deer, bear, cagers...everything is out to get us it seems.
hopefully they give us back the hunt soon!
 
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