Community Corner WATCH: Huge Black Bears Fight In NJ Home's Yard The massive black bear brawl was caught on video in a New Jersey home's yard. Check out the crazy footage here. Reply (1) Two bears were caught on video fighting in a Sussex County yard. (YouTube) LONG VALLEY, NJ — North Jersey residents hear warnings about black bears all the time: don't feed them, lock up the trash, don't get too close.... but they don't normally hear warnings about massive black bear brawls. For one Sussex County man, that warning might have come in handy earlier this week. Corey Bale caught two large black bears fighting outside of his Frankford Township home. In a video widely shared online, the two bears can be seen biting and clawing at each other's faces. Bale said he believed the two male bears were fighting over a female bear, who was hiding behind a shed. The fight ended with "chunks of bloody hair in the yard," showing that it was a real fight and not just play. This was the first time Bale saw bears fighting in his yard, but told Patch he sees bears a few times a week. Bale kept a sense of humor about what could have been a scary experience. "I had to break them up, sorry I didn't video it but I needed both hands," Bale joked in the Facebook comments. Watch the bear fight below (strong language is used; viewer discretion is advised): Black bears are native to New Jersey, and tend to cluster in the less developed areas of the state, like Sussex County. The bear population has grown over the past several decades, and New Jersey bears have the largest litters and highest reproduction rates in the nation, the NJ DEP says. The odds of being hurt by a black bear are minuscule; just one bear-related death has been reported in state history. Aggressive or dangerous bears can be reported to local police stations, and DEP's Division of Fish and Wildlife at 1-(877)-WARN-DEP.<doc-sep>Two black bears were caught on video in a front-yard brawl outside a New Jersey home last week. The bears appeared to be on their hind legs swatting and nipping at each other, while residents in Frankford Township watched the incredible sight. FLORIDA BOBCAT PERCHED ATOP POWER POLE CAUGHT ON VIDEO MAKING DARING CLIMB DOWN “When I went out to look, I actually heard the bears’ jaws hitting together as they were fighting and growling at each other,” Corey Bale, who recorded the video on May 3, told NJ.com. Bale said he watched the fight from his yard. He told NJ.com he believed it was two male bears fighting over a female bear, but it wasn’t immediately clear. After the fight was over, Bale said he found bear hair and blood in his backyard. New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection has warned residents of bear sightings as the weather grows warmer. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<doc-sep>Today’s Headlines The most important news stories of the day, curated by Post editors and delivered every morning. By signing up you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy<doc-sep>Oprah, David Attenborough, Morgan Freeman, James Earl Jones -- they're all master narrators that add a certain gravitas to every project. However, none of them could possibly match the brilliant voiceover work of a father and son in New Jersey watching two black bears brawl in one of their backyards. The clip of the beastly furry foes battling one another seems pretty standard "bears will be bears" fare caught on camera. That is, until you turn up the volume. The two guys watching the scene have some thoughts, and they deliver a truly wonderful expletive-filled play-by-play as only a pair of dudes with thick Jersey accents can. The encounter is brief, but the story arc is all there, complete with a beginning ("Look at those sons of bitches"), middle ("Holy shit"), and end ("I'm comin'... Fuck that, I'm comin' in.")<doc-sep>
Things got wild in the front yard of a New Jersey home last week when two huge black bears swatted, bit and wrestled each other on their hind legs as the astonished residents watched the fierce fight. “When I went out to look, I actually heard the bears’ jaws hitting together as they were fighting and growling at each other,” said Corey Bale, who recorded the bear brawl outside his house in Frankford Township, Sussex County. Bale said he believes the tussle might have been over a female bear hiding behind his shed. He caught the bear fight in action after his neighbor told him a bear was behind his home near his son’s play yard and he went outside to investigate. Once he stepped on his back deck, he heard the commotion out front, he said. Bale watched the bears do battle for about a minute with his father. The bears eventually ran off across the street. But Bale said he knew it was serious from the chunks of bear hair covered in blood he found left in the yard. He shared a video of the bear fight on Facebook, where’s it’s racked up 390,000 views and nearly 7,000 shares. As a native of Sussex County, Bale said he’s used to seeing bears, but remains cautious, especially as mating season ramps up. As warm weather approaches, the state Department of Environmental Protection warns the public about interacting with bears. Sophie Nieto-Munoz may be reached at snietomunoz@njadvancemedia.com. Follow her at @snietomunoz. Find NJ.com on Facebook. Have a tip? Tell us. nj.com/tips Get the latest updates right in your inbox. Subscribe to NJ.com’s newsletters.