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Lafayette hunter kills 700-pound black bear in Louisiana's first bear hunting season in 35 years
In 1992, the Louisiana black bear was given protected status and listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
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Lafayette Hunter’s Record-Breaking Louisiana Black Bear Kill Sparks Backlash
A hunter from Lafayette may have killed what might be the biggest black bear in Louisiana’s history–but not everyone is ...
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Nearly 700-lb black bear killed in Louisiana’s first hunt in 35 years
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A Louisiana military veteran killed the biggest bear during the state’s first black bear hunting ...
A select few hunters get permits for first Louisiana black bear season in decades
Saturday marked the beginning of Louisiana’s new black bear hunting season, but it will probably be a while before the sport ...
Black bear hunting returns to Louisiana
After years on the endangered species list, black bears will once again be hunted in Sportsman’s Paradise. Louisiana Gov.
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Louisiana black bear hunting season concludes with harvest of 696-pound male
The first Louisiana black bear hunting season in more than 35 years successfully concluded Sunday, December 22, 2024.
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The first draw: Black bear hunting’s return to the Bayou
For the first time since the Reagan era, 10 Louisianans were able to legally hunt black bears in the state, a privilege ...
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Louisiana black bear hunting season is back after decades-long ban
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Black bear hunting is back for the first time in Louisiana since the late 1980s. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced how they’re divvying ...
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Lafayette hunter kills 700-pound black bear in Louisiana's first bear hunting season in 35 years
Louisiana's first black bear hunting season in 35 years ended on Sunday after hunters harvested 10 total bears, including one bear that weighed nearly 700 pounds. The bear hunts were reinstated ...
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Black bear hunting returns to Louisiana
The first was for the American alligator, and Louisiana is the first state to do so with two species. Black bear hunting season will be from Dec. 7 through Dec. 22. This is the first black bear ...