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LDWF agents seeking information about black bear shooting in Ruston
LDWF enforcement agents are looking for information about a Louisiana Black Bear that was found with a fatal gunshot wound in Lincoln Parish. […]
Louisiana Black Bear
Hunting
Bear season proposed
Three Louisiana legislators pre-filed a bill for the upcoming legislative session to allow a state bear hunting season. […]
Hunting
Black Bear Report gaining momentum
The Louisiana Black Bear Report Facebook group was developed to call attention to the growing black bear problem. […]
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Agents cite man for killing a Louisiana black bear in Iberia Parish
LDWF enforcement agents cited a Jeanerette man on Nov. 12 for the alleged illegal killing of a Louisiana black bear in Iberia Parish. […]
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LDWF captures Louisiana black bear in Baton Rouge
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries captured a 3-year-old male Louisiana black bear on June 16 near I-110 in north Baton Rouge. […]
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Morehouse Parish man is cited for killing Louisiana black bear
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited a Morehouse Parish man for the alleged illegal taking of a Louisiana black bear. […]
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Father and son found guilty in 2015 killing of Louisiana black bear
A New Iberia man and his juvenile son were found guilty in 16 th Judicial District court in Iberia Parish for the 2015 killing of a Louisiana black bear near Weeks Island. […]
Events & Announcements
$5,500 reward offered for illegally killed St. Mary Parish black bears
Officials are offering a $5,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who shot two adult male black bears in early February south of Franklin. […]
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Lettsworth man arrested for allegedly killing a Louisiana black bear
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested a 28-year-old Lettsworth man on Jan. 8 for allegedly shooting and killing a Louisiana black bear last fall in Concordia Parish. […]
Hunting
Top 3 safety tips for hunters encountering Louisiana black bears
Just because you’ve never encountered a bear in the woods before while out on a hunt, that doesn’t mean it won’t ever happen. […]
Events & Announcements
Louisiana black bear should be delisted, officials say
U.S. Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell and Gov. Bobby Jindal proposed in mid-August to remove the Louisiana Black bear from the federal Threatened and Endangered Species List. […]
Hog Hunting
New Iberia man charged with allegedly killing Louisiana black bear near Cypremort Point
A 52-year-old New Iberia man was cited for allegedly killing a Louisiana black bear while hog hunting near Cypremort Point in St. Mary Parish on Feb. 28, according to a news release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. […]
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Louisiana black bear management plan submitted Thursday to LWFC
A comprehensive black bear management plan, including provisions for a potential harvest if federal protection is one day deemed unwarranted for the animal, was presented to the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission on Thursday. […]
Hunting
Monterey man pleads guilty to killing Louisiana black bear, LDWF says
Duell Moreland pleaded guilty on April 3 to illegally killing a Louisiana black bear in Concordia Parish last November, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. […]
Events & Announcements
LPB chronicles the comeback of the Louisiana black bear
Louisiana Public Broadcasting producers and photographers spent a year following biologists on the forefront of the Louisiana black bear recovery effort to create the latest episode of Alive! In America’s Delta. […]
Hunting
Monterey man arrested for allegedly killing black bear in Concordia Parish
A Monterey man surrendered to the Concordia Parish Sheriff’s Office on Monday for allegedly killing a Louisiana black bear that was part of LDWF’s Black Bear Program, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. […]