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Louisiana Black Bear Hunting Lottery to open Aug. 29
The Louisiana Black Bear Hunting Lottery will open to state hunters beginning Aug. 29 and run through Sept. 25.[…]
Louisiana Black Bear
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LDWF agents cite subject for illegally harvesting a black bear in Concordia Parish
LDWF enforcement agents cited a southwestern Louisiana man for allegedly illegally taking a Louisiana black bear in Concordia Parish.[…]
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Louisiana State Legislator passes House Bill 684 re-establishing a black bear season in Louisiana
The Louisiana State Legislature passed House Bill 684 to allow LDWF to fund the management and conservation of the Louisiana black bear.[…]
Features
Bear angry
If you want to rile folks up, just get in a discussion about black bears in the state and where, how and why they should be hunted.[…]
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LDWF to hold public hearing on amended black bear hunting NOI
The LDWF will conduct a public hearing May 21 in Monroe to collect input on the amended Louisiana black bear hunting season NOI.[…]
Newsletters
Latest black bear NOI moves proposed Louisiana season forward
The LWFC adopted an amended Notice of Intent to hold a Louisiana black bear hunting season in December of 2024 in northeast Louisiana.[…]
Newsletters
Bear talk
Public comments were heard concerning the proposed black bear hunting season during the LWFC March meeting.[…]
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Morehouse Parish man cited for killing Louisiana black bear and multiple hunting violations
LDWF enforcement agents cited an Oak Ridge man on Feb. 8 for alleged hunting violations in Morehouse Parish.[…]
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LDWF to hold three public hearings in January on Louisiana black bear hunting season NOI
LDWF will conduct three public hearings in January to receive public input for the Louisiana black bear hunting season notice of intent.[…]
Newsletters
Extremely low proposed bear harvest limit met with displeasure
Outdoorsmen and hunters took to social media expressing their displeasure with a Notice of Intent (NOI) for Louisiana’s first bear season in years passed by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission Nov. 2.[…]
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$6,000 reward offered for information about shot black bear in West Feliciana Parish
A reward totaling $6,000 for information that would lead to an arrest about a Louisiana Black Bear found dead in West Feliciana Parish.[…]
Newsletters
A 2024 Louisiana bear season?
Bears in certain areas of Louisiana are problematic and causing economic losses and declining hunting opportunities in some areas.[…]
News Breaker
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.[…]
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.[…]