Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents are investigating the illegal shooting and killing of a Louisiana Black Bear that was found with a fatal gunshot wound in Concordia Parish on Nov. 30.
Agents were notified about a dead bear off Blount Road on the Richard K. Yancy Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Agents responded to the scene and found the dead bear. LDWF personnel determined the bear was an adult male about 375 pounds and it was illegally shot and killed.
A reward of up to $3,500 is being offered to anyone with information that leads to a conviction in this case. The reward consists of $2,500 from the Safari Club International Acadiana Chapter and up to $1,000 from Louisiana Operation Game Thief.
Anyone with information regarding this illegal killing of a black bear should call the Louisiana Operation Game Thief hotline at 1-800-442-2511 or use LDWF’s tip411 program. To use the tip411 program, citizens can text LADWF and their tip to 847411, or download the free “LADWF Tips” iPhone and Android app.
The hotline and the tip411 program are monitored 24 hours a day. Upon request, informants can remain anonymous.
Taking a bear during a closed season brings a $900 to $950 fine and up to 120 days. Civil restitution for the replacement value of the illegally taken black bear totaling $4,350 will also be assessed.