Killing black bears in New Jersey

Now that it is legal to kill black bears in New Jersey and fifty of them have been killed, I see the usual liberal message board fighting between those who are opposed to killing animals and those who defend the killings because the bear population is overcrowded and hunting is a sport.

I do understand the argument that the bear population, deer population, whatever, is overcrowded, and the animals will starve if they are not taken out. However...their populations are overcrowded because we took away their habitats. Talk about rationalization.

As for hunting being a sport, I supposed it is a recreational activity for those who enjoy killing, and a lot of people seem to enjoy killing. Some people say it is okay to kill animals only if you intend to eat them. Why anyone would want to eat a beautiful living creature is beyond me, but that is a very popular thing to do. And killing an animal in the woods for food beats hell out of eating factory farm animals, whose lives are horrific from the moment they are born.