Bear hunting in New Jersey would be suspended after this year under a plan announced by Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday.

The New Jersey Fish and Game Council has a new amendment on the table to put local bear hunts on hold, said Murphy — who already outlawed bear hunting on state land in 2018.

“2020 bear hunt will be the LAST,’’ the governor confidently tweeted. “The New Jersey Fish and Game Council has proposed an amendment to the Game Code that will: SUSPEND the bear hunt following the conclusion of the 2020 season. Remove the current Comprehensive Black Bear Management Policy from the Game Code.’’

Murphy added during a conference call with reporters on COVID-19, “This means, drum roll, that the 2020 bear hunt — already limited to a few days in October and December and, pursuant to my 2018 executive order, not permitted on state lands — will be the last bear hunt under my administration,” according to Patch.

Murphy’s term ends in 2022.

Still, the governor does not have the authority to cancel a bear hunt — only the state Legislature or the council can, Patch reported.

And a longtime council member told NJ Advance Media that he, for one, is in favor of continuing bear hunts.

“I see absolutely zero possibility of not having a bear hunt,” the member, Phil Brodhecker, told the outlet.

The governor said suspension of bear hunts would allow the council and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to look for ways to curb the animals’ population without killing them.

Hunters have argued that bear kills help keep the animals’ population under control and protect humans.