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Pointe Coupee Parish Law Enforcement overwhelmed by Black bear encounters
Posted on 7/1/24 at 7:12 am
Posted on 7/1/24 at 7:12 am
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NEW ROADS - Residents in Pointe Coupee Parish say black bears are creeping a little too close to home.
Last Saturday night, a hungry bear helped itself to a few stalks of corn from Gus May's corn patch in his yard. May, a longtime resident of Ventress, says this was never an issue before.
"It's not a big bunch of damage, it's just a strange occurrence for us in this area," May said.
Another resident in Fordoche lost all the honey from the bee hives in his yard after a black bear destroyed them.
According to Pointe Coupee Sheriff Rene Thibodeaux, his department has recorded five black bear sightings in the community in a week. He's worried that if the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries doesn't step in to control the population, someone might get hurt.
"Does a child have to lose its life to a bear before something is done? God forbid it and I hope that doesn't happen," Thibodeaux said.
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Posted on 7/1/24 at 7:20 am to member12
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Does a child have to lose its life to a bear before something is done?
I would be willing to wait until this happens, since it has pretty much never happened.
Posted on 7/1/24 at 7:21 am to member12
This is common in Madison and Tensas parish and has been for years! But don’t worry, season is coming and the state has said we can kill 10 a year! Wow, that will really help!
Posted on 7/1/24 at 7:29 am to Riolobo
Encounters are becoming very common in Louisiana. There was one in my neighbor's yard last year.
I think one was hit by a car on that main road in Walker out in Livingston Parish not long ago.
I think one was hit by a car on that main road in Walker out in Livingston Parish not long ago.
Posted on 7/1/24 at 8:23 am to No Colors
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since it has pretty much never happened
Someone being killed by a black bear??
Posted on 7/1/24 at 8:49 am to member12
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"Does a child have to lose its life to a bear before something is done? God forbid it and I hope that doesn't happen," Thibodeaux said.
I have bears all over my property in Tensas. They want nothing to do with humans. Calm down Rene.
Posted on 7/1/24 at 8:51 am to Purple Spoon
quote:not here in LA
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since it has pretty much never happened
Someone being killed by a black bear??
Posted on 7/1/24 at 9:05 am to member12
Posted on 7/1/24 at 9:05 am to choupiquesushi
Sooner or later some idiot will try to catch a cub and the mom will do the natural thing and retaliate. Yes, they're still scared of humans but the longer they're in our neighborhoods the more comfortable they'll become. It looks like we're already seeing that.
Posted on 7/1/24 at 9:08 am to choupiquesushi
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not here in LA
I get that but a bear is a bear and with the population accelerating in growth I t feels like a matter of time
Posted on 7/1/24 at 9:21 am to terriblegreen
On a stand in Tensas, I watched a blk bear scratching his back on a rotted tree. He was working it so hard the tree fell over, scared the shite out of the bear. It's shrieked and shagged arse thru the woods like a scalded dog.
Posted on 7/1/24 at 9:35 am to member12
Interdasting. LDWF creating more problems to manage.
Posted on 7/1/24 at 10:25 am to member12
I lived in Concordia Parish on the border of Yancey WMA. I had 2 bears that weighed 250-350 pounds. The bigger one destroyed my dog pens to get to the dog food. Luckily, no dogs were in the pens that night.
They can do a lot of damage.
2x6’s with some 16d nails driven through seems to deter them sometimes. Electric fences.
Once they have no fear of you, that’s a problem.
They can do a lot of damage.
2x6’s with some 16d nails driven through seems to deter them sometimes. Electric fences.
Once they have no fear of you, that’s a problem.
Posted on 7/1/24 at 10:30 am to No Colors
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I would be willing to wait until this happens,
especially if its not your kid, amiright?
Posted on 7/1/24 at 10:50 am to chrome1007
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Once they have no fear of you, that’s a problem.
That’s the thing. And why it’s so important to allow managed hunting. Same with wolves. When these animals associate humans with mortal danger there are a lot fewer problems.
Posted on 7/1/24 at 12:57 pm to member12
What's EF Hutton's take on this bear situation?
Posted on 7/1/24 at 1:08 pm to SloaneRanger
quote:Maybe we should teach these animals to drive trucks and frame houses, refocus them with employment.
When these animals associate humans with mortal danger there are a lot fewer problems.
Posted on 7/1/24 at 1:28 pm to dewster
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Encounters are becoming very common in Louisiana. There was one in my neighbor's yard last year.
Louisiana's state mammal is the black bear. They used to be so common in the state that there was a subspecies called the Louisiana Black Bear.
Posted on 7/1/24 at 1:35 pm to member12
I can see both sides of the argument. The reality is bears have been around forever, and as small towns and cities continue to grow, it's inevitable that they are going to run into each other. Your small town may have not had a problem with bears for years, but it may be a result of a neighboring town's expansion that has forced the bears to move around into areas they usually don't occupy.
I can understand killing a bear that is aggressive and a danger to the community, but I would hope the others would be trapped and moved to a safe area. We have to remember, bears were here a long time before we all arrived.
I can understand killing a bear that is aggressive and a danger to the community, but I would hope the others would be trapped and moved to a safe area. We have to remember, bears were here a long time before we all arrived.
Posted on 7/1/24 at 1:47 pm to JDPndahizzy
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Sooner or later some idiot will try to catch a cub and the mom will do the natural thing and retaliate. Yes, they're still scared of humans but the longer they're in our neighborhoods the more comfortable they'll become. It looks like we're already seeing that.
Black bears rarely cub defend like you often hear with brown bears. It just isn't a common thing they do.
However, that means a higher percentage of black bear attacks are predatory attacks, moreso than with brown bears. Conditioned black bears are the greatest threat to humans, whether food conditioned or just general contact conditioned. The old adage, "A fed bear is a dead bear" is a true statement. It doesn't have to be a person stupidly feeding a bear for it to become food conditioned. A bear can come upon a garden, like in the news story, or find and take advantage of poorly contained trash. All it takes is for a bear to have one meal for it to begin associating food with humans.
People are slow to react though, regarding adapting to the presence of bears. Unfortunately, it usually takes a negative encounter for people to take them seriously. It becomes each community member's responsibility to bear harden their properties. That means, containing your garbage, not providing accessible foodstuffs like birdseed and pet food that are left easily accessible, implementing some barrier to gardens, etc. Hazing a curious bear works. You have to make that bear understand they are not welcomed and the possible meal it is after won't be worth the effort. Unfortunately, it is a hard habit to break a bear of once it associates a human-inhabited area with easy food.
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