OAK RIDGE, N.J. — Pedals, a well-known biped black bear, is feared among the bruins killed in an extended bow hunting period in New Jersey.
The bear, who has been spotted since 2014, walks upright because it is missing a part of its front leg from an injury, according to WABC-TV.
"The hunter who has wanted him dead for nearly 3 years had the satisfaction of putting an arrow through him, bragging at the station," according to a Facebook group that monitors the bear. "The very place where they weighed him, examined his legs, confirmed it was 'the bi-pedal.' Where there were two biologists on hand taking many many pictures."
There is no way to confirm the kill since Pedals was never previously tagged, the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife said.