Black bear Archives - Louisiana Sportsman

Black bear spotted swimming off N.C. coast

May 27, 2021 Brian Cope

When two anglers fishing in North Carolina’s Bogue Inlet area saw a floating object in rough waves, they took a closer look and realized it was a swimming black bear. […]

LDWF captures black bear in Port Allen

April 29, 2021 From News Reports

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries personnel captured an euthanized an adult male Louisiana black bear in Port Allen on April 27. […]

$8,500 reward offered for information on shot black bear in St. Mary Parish

November 30, 2020 From News Reports

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement agents are seeking leads for an illegally killed black bear in St. Mary Parish. […]

Reader Report: Wyoming black bear

June 18, 2020 louisianasportsman

Ben Fabre of Slaughter, Louisiana, killed a record-book bear in Wyoming. He shares his reader report with Louisiana Sportsman. […]

$6,000 reward offered for information on black bear shot in St. Mary Parish

June 2, 2020 From News Reports

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement agents are seeking leads for an illegally killed black bear in St. Mary Parish. […]

Lettsworth man found guilty for killing black bear on Richard K. Yancey WMA

July 10, 2018 From News Reports

A 30-year-old Lettsworth man who admitted shooting a Louisiana black bear because he said he thought it was a hog was ordered to pay $10,250 in civil restitution and attorney fees, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. […]

Alleged shooter’s handheld GPS leads to black bear citations

June 8, 2018 From News Reports

Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited two men for their roles in allegedly shooting a black bear near Glencoe last November. […]

Father, son cited for allegedly shooting Iberia Parish black bear

June 27, 2017 From News Reports

A New Iberia father and his juvenile son were cited last week after a lengthy investigation by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries for allegedly shooting an Iberia Parish black bear in the fall of 2015. […]

Two Louisiana men sentenced for killing black bear, multiple deer in Avoyelles Parish

July 27, 2015 From News Reports

Two Louisiana men were sentenced in the Avoyelles 12th Judicial District Court last month in connection with incidents on the Grand Lake Rod and Gun Club back in October of 2013, according to a press release. […]

Black bears’ success means more hunting opportunities for other species statewide

July 8, 2015 Jonathan Olivier

Hey, hunters: The next time you see a Louisiana black bear — if you ever do at all — tip your hat. […]

North Carolina’s No. 2 all-time black bear killed by Virginia hunter

November 13, 2014 Jeff Burleson

On the morning of Nov. 11, Thomas Capps of Richmond, Va., killed a 782-pound black bear from a blind overlooking a field of soybeans and corn on private land in Hyde County. […]

Collared black bear killed in Concordia Parish, LDWF says

October 8, 2014 From News Reports

A radio-collared black bear that was part of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ Black Bear Restoration Program was found badly decomposed in the Atchafalaya River in Concordia Parish last month. […]

Up to $6,000 reward offered for information on dead black bear in Concordia Parish, LDWF says

January 3, 2014 From News Reports

Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries are looking for leads on who illegally killed a black bear found in Concordia Parish on Dec. 20. […]

Marksville man arrested for killing black bear in Avoyelles Parish.

February 27, 2013 From News Reports

A 30-year-old Marksville man was arrested Monday (Feb. 25) in connection with the killing of a black bear in Avoyelles Parish back in November, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries reported.

Derek P. Sayer, 30, was booked into the Avoyelles Parish Jail on counts for his alleged role in killing the black bear, the LDWF said. […]