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re: Bill filed for starting a Louisiana bear season next year.
Posted on 3/2/22 at 8:39 am to EF Hutton
Posted on 3/2/22 at 8:39 am to EF Hutton
Humans have always been a part of nature and controlled predator and prey populations. Why, because we needed something to eat.
Louisiana is one of the only states in the south that has 5 ungulate predators: hogs, bobcat, black bear, cougar, coyote. We have an extremely low fawn survival rate in most of the state due to this and especially in areas with bears. Yet our deer seasons don't reflect this intense pressure and remain too liberal. Our biologists refuse to admit these as indicators of a declining deer population here while at the same time acknowledging that every other place with the same circumstances suffered a declining ungulate population and as a result amended their deer seasons to offset the predation.
We are coming up to a crossroads and it is time to pick. We can either have an abundance of bears along with short deer seasons and reduced limits or we can an abundance of deer with a liberal season and low bear populations. You can't have both. More needs to be done about the hogs and coyotes as well. Anyone that thinks our deer herd hasn't suffered isn't paying attention, bears present or not. On private land the decline isn't as noticeable as on public land. This is all well documented. Do your own research. I will be putting in for tags if this thing gets passed. It is time.
Louisiana is one of the only states in the south that has 5 ungulate predators: hogs, bobcat, black bear, cougar, coyote. We have an extremely low fawn survival rate in most of the state due to this and especially in areas with bears. Yet our deer seasons don't reflect this intense pressure and remain too liberal. Our biologists refuse to admit these as indicators of a declining deer population here while at the same time acknowledging that every other place with the same circumstances suffered a declining ungulate population and as a result amended their deer seasons to offset the predation.
We are coming up to a crossroads and it is time to pick. We can either have an abundance of bears along with short deer seasons and reduced limits or we can an abundance of deer with a liberal season and low bear populations. You can't have both. More needs to be done about the hogs and coyotes as well. Anyone that thinks our deer herd hasn't suffered isn't paying attention, bears present or not. On private land the decline isn't as noticeable as on public land. This is all well documented. Do your own research. I will be putting in for tags if this thing gets passed. It is time.
This post was edited on 3/2/22 at 8:41 am
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Posted on 3/2/22 at 8:43 am to mrcoon
I Agree with Mr Coon's Entire post. 100%,
Posted on 3/2/22 at 8:59 am to mrcoon
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Humans have always been a part of nature and controlled predator and prey populations. Why, because we needed something to eat.
Louisiana is one of the only states in the south that has 5 ungulate predators: hogs, bobcat, black bear, cougar, coyote. We have an extremely low fawn survival rate in most of the state due to this and especially in areas with bears. Yet our deer seasons don't reflect this intense pressure and remain too liberal. Our biologists refuse to admit these as indicators of a declining deer population here while at the same time acknowledging that every other place with the same circumstances suffered a declining ungulate population and as a result amended their deer seasons to offset the predation.
We are coming up to a crossroads and it is time to pick. We can either have an abundance of bears along with short deer seasons and reduced limits or we can an abundance of deer with a liberal season and low bear populations. You can't have both. More needs to be done about the hogs and coyotes as well. Anyone that thinks our deer herd hasn't suffered isn't paying attention, bears present or not. On private land the decline isn't as noticeable as on public land. This is all well documented. Do your own research. I will be putting in for tags if this thing gets passed. It is time.
Well said.. If people realized how many fawns were lost to bear each year (along with the other predators you mentioned) it would freak them out. Tensas parish is insanely overpopulated with bear. I can't speak for other areas.
Posted on 3/2/22 at 9:06 am to mrcoon
Well said. Humans are now the top predator, so some of the others are going to get squeezed out. That's just the way it is.
On a side note, if they do open regionalized seasons, how will they be hunted? Like they do in Canada over bait stations with fish and honey buns or will there be a dog season?
On a side note, if they do open regionalized seasons, how will they be hunted? Like they do in Canada over bait stations with fish and honey buns or will there be a dog season?
Posted on 3/5/22 at 3:58 pm to mrcoon
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Louisiana is one of the only states in the south that has 5 ungulate predators: hogs, bobcat, black bear, cougar, coyote.
We have cougars in LA?
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