March 5, 2015
From BayouBuzz.com
ST. MARY PARISH, LA – According to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, agents received a call from a hunting group on Feb. 28 claiming that Richard A. Picard illegally shot and killed a Louisiana black bear.
Picard was hog hunting with a group of hunters near Cypremort Point when he shot that 5-year-old, 350 pound bear with his 12-gauge shotgun. Picard claims that he thought the black bear was a wild hog.
Agents seized Picard’s shotgun and issued him a citation for killing the bear.
The Louisiana black bear is considered a threatened species and is protected under the Endangered Species Act.