Hunting
Bear season proposed
Three Louisiana legislators pre-filed a bill for the upcoming legislative session to allow a state bear hunting season.[…]
Louisiana Black Bear
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.[…]
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Public meetings set to discuss Louisiana’s black bear population
The state’s black bear population will be discussed in two upcoming public meetings conducted by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in conjunction with the University of Tennessee.[…]