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LA bear population estimated to be at 500 (ETA now 499)
Posted on 8/5/13 at 7:41 pm
Posted on 8/5/13 at 7:41 pm
I would of thought it to be much higher 
ETA
Now one is dead
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quote:
NEW ORLEANS - Two new studies indicate that Louisiana black bears are gradually becoming more numerous, with the three main populations totaling about 500.
Whether they can survive without federal protection is the topic of a third, incomplete study.
The studies are being presented at public meetings Monday in Pointe Coupee Parish and Tuesday in Morgan City.
University of Tennessee graduate students estimated the numbers in two parts of the Atchafalaya Basin through DNA analysis of hair snagged in barbed wire. Their adviser, Joe Clark, says he believes there are about 130 in the coastal area and 60 to 70 in the upper Atchafalaya.
Harold Schoeffler filed the lawsuit that got the bears listed as threatened. He says they're on the way to recovery but probably still have a long way to go.
ETA
Now one is dead
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This post was edited on 8/7/13 at 8:22 am
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Posted on 8/5/13 at 7:43 pm to Tigerpaw123
Inb4myplaceiscrawlingwithbearsandiseenemonmatrailcamwhenwegonnahaveaseasonandbeabletochootem
Posted on 8/5/13 at 7:44 pm to Tigerpaw123
The species coming back after so many were killed by vehicles on I-49 is truly amazing
Posted on 8/5/13 at 7:51 pm to Tino
Posted on 8/5/13 at 7:53 pm to KingRanch
Posted on 8/5/13 at 7:54 pm to Tino
I have a lot of post it drawings in my photobucket.
Posted on 8/5/13 at 8:20 pm to Tigerpaw123
A key to ever having hunting again is whether the populations are mixing
Posted on 8/5/13 at 9:30 pm to choupiquesushi
Look closer. The answer is there. When you find the truth, it will make you mad as hell. I know nothing, I see nothing.
Posted on 8/5/13 at 9:51 pm to Tigerpaw123
I call bullshite . There are more than that in tensas and Madison parishes
Posted on 8/6/13 at 2:43 am to Tigerpaw123
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LA bear population estimated to be at 500
And half of those are trash bags
Posted on 8/6/13 at 6:24 am to Tigerpaw123
I do not know how many bear are in the state of Louisiana. What I do know is a federal biologist told me years ago that if they released the actual numbers on the Louisiana Black Bear 2 things would happen.
1. The biologist were in fear of losing their funding and may be sent to another part of the country to study a different species.
2. The public would demand something be done to limit the numbers in their area. According to the fellow I was speaking with this notion comes from fear and simple lack of understanding by the general public.
What I got from that conversation was that the biologist and others in the black bear community have set their roots in this part of the world.(Kids in school, become members of a local church, involved in the community....ect.) They do not want to pack and leave in the middle of their life. The other thing I grabbed is what makes me angry. The whole "We are with the government and we know what is best" type attitude. The only way to sway the opinion of the general public is to make those people comfortable or find a way to profit from the issue. The federal wildlife has done neither. I am hole heartedly against the feds dishing out money to make folks happy so I think some education efforts might ease the concerns of John Q. Public.
My conversation with the federal biologist was on the banks of the Tensas where he was setting a trap for a nuisance bear in 1999-00ish.
1. The biologist were in fear of losing their funding and may be sent to another part of the country to study a different species.
2. The public would demand something be done to limit the numbers in their area. According to the fellow I was speaking with this notion comes from fear and simple lack of understanding by the general public.
What I got from that conversation was that the biologist and others in the black bear community have set their roots in this part of the world.(Kids in school, become members of a local church, involved in the community....ect.) They do not want to pack and leave in the middle of their life. The other thing I grabbed is what makes me angry. The whole "We are with the government and we know what is best" type attitude. The only way to sway the opinion of the general public is to make those people comfortable or find a way to profit from the issue. The federal wildlife has done neither. I am hole heartedly against the feds dishing out money to make folks happy so I think some education efforts might ease the concerns of John Q. Public.
My conversation with the federal biologist was on the banks of the Tensas where he was setting a trap for a nuisance bear in 1999-00ish.
Posted on 8/6/13 at 6:36 am to Choirboy
This is very similar to what happened with the alligator population estimates. 1 year there was worry of a declining population, then the next year we couldn't kill them fast enough.
Posted on 8/6/13 at 7:44 am to Creamer
have heard what choir boy said..... many times....
Posted on 8/6/13 at 7:48 am to Tigerpaw123
It has to be higher. 500 is probably a very good estimate but there is no way they have every bear tagged and/or know the whereabouts of every bear living in Louisiana.
Posted on 8/6/13 at 7:52 am to Tigerpaw123
Difficult for bear to outcompete feral hogs. Hogs breed faster and eat much of the mast on the ground in the fall. Not sure if they get stuck focusing on feeders, but there is some reason all these deer hunters are bitching about them.
Posted on 8/6/13 at 7:57 am to Rayvegas1484
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I call bullshite . There are more than that in tensas and Madison parishes
You are probably right. I am from Madison Parish originally and I have buddies that have bears show up on their game cameras all the time all over the parish.
Posted on 8/6/13 at 7:59 am to Mung
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Difficult for bear to outcompete feral hogs. Hogs breed faster and eat much of the mast on the ground in the fall. Not sure if they get stuck focusing on feeders, but there is some reason all these deer hunters are bitching about them.
In my experience a bear is as lazy as they come. Whatever is the easiest is what the bear will do. They love a feeder set up in the woods because most folks don't go through the trouble to bear proof the feeder. The bear can easily tear the lid open and have a buffet of corn. I started pouring a jar of molasses out in the same area and found that to help keep the bears away from my cameras and such. I still lost 2 cameras last year to a bear. Both were repairable with minimal expense.
Posted on 8/6/13 at 8:00 am to LSUnowhas2
quote:well no shite Sherlock.
there is no way they have every bear tagged and/or know the whereabouts of every bear living in Louisiana.
Posted on 8/6/13 at 8:03 am to Choirboy
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1. may be sent to another part of the country to study a different species.
What the hell does this mean ? There are only 8 species in the world & we only have 2 within the lower 48.
Posted on 8/6/13 at 8:43 am to LSUnowhas2
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I call bullshite
I have seen a momma bear and two cubs 2 years ago and another bigger bear last season... My uncle who used to hunt down the road not even a half a mile had two different bears on his camera during the same season.. you cant tell me that 1/100th of the black bear population of Louisiana is in one half a mile stretch in BFE Coon, LA
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