New Jersey's black bears are rousing from their winter naps and they're hungry. The DEP urged residents to secure potential outdoor food sources.

We were technically waiting for bears, but we found something different: peace, solitude and harmony with the wilderness.

The show itself is still a crowd-pleaser, with the audience clapping to the Five Bear Rugs' fast paced down-home tunes and laughing at bits throughout, such as Big Al's bellowing of "Blood On The ...