Why doesn’t LA have a Black Bear Season

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Why doesn’t Louisiana have lottery tags for black bears? I know they were endangered about 5-6 years ago, but apparently have bounced back in a major way.

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It will be several years before Louisiana has a black bear season because environmental groups will tie up the delighting in court. They are arguing that the LOUISIANA black bear has not been recovered because the state brought in bears from Minnesota, which don't have the exact same genetic structure.

I’ve wondered if the state could sell lottery draws like they do out west for elk and such in certain NWRs

Don’t you have tk boil the meat BEFORE you cook it?

Why did we re introduce those instead of elk or someyhing?

Definitely not, i had some a few weeks ago for the first time. We grilled it, and it’s the best meat i ever had. Tasted like i was eating a ribeye. Very similar to beef. Although you have to cook it well done because of trichinosis.

Because they were the most recent of the extirpated big game. Elk had been gone since the late 1700 early 1800s.

In another interesting note bison would make it all the way down to the cajun prairie area.

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Why did we re introduce those instead of elk or someyhing?

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Axis deer seem like a perfect fit for Louisiana

Black bear ain’t bad, just as long as they are not eating fish

Black bear is very good. I have eaten a lot of it over the years. My favorite is bear breakfast sausage. We use it for spaghetti, stuffing, rice dressing, you name it. It is damn good meat. I got over the negative idea of eating it along time ago.

20+? Wow thought it would just be a few every year