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A reward of up to $3,500 is being offered to anyone with information that leads to a conviction in this case.(Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries)<\/p>\nNEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents are investigating the illegal shooting of a Louisiana black bear. The bear was found dead in Concordia Parish on Nov. 30.<\/p>\n
A reward of up to $3,500 is being offered to anyone with information that leads to a conviction in this case.(Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries)<\/p>\n
Agents were notified of a dead bear off Blount Road on the Richard K. Yancy Wildlife Management Area and determined the adult male, weighing about 375 pounds, had been illegally shot.<\/p>\n
READ: DHS launches Operation Catahoula Crunch immigration sweep in New Orleans<\/a><\/p>\n A reward of up to $3,500 is being offered for information that leads to a conviction. The reward includes $2,500 from the Safari Club International Acadiana Chapter and up to $1,000 from Louisiana Operation Game Thief.<\/p>\n Anyone with information is asked to call the Louisiana Operation Game Thief hotline at 1-800-442-2511 or use LDWF\u2019s tip411 program by texting \u201cLADWF\u201d and their tip to 847411, or by using the free \u201cLADWF Tips\u201d app. Both reporting options are monitored 24 hours a day, and informants can remain anonymous.<\/p>\n Taking a bear during a closed season carries a $900 to $950 fine and up to 120 days in jail. Civil restitution of $4,350 for the replacement value of the illegally taken bear will also be assessed.<\/p>\n See a spelling or grammar error in our story? Click Here<\/a> to report it. Please include the headline.<\/p>\n