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Never Fight A Brown Bear Before you throw a punch at that bear snout, you need to consider what type of creature is pursuing you...Never 'Play Dead' For A Black Bear It's a completely different story if you come face-to-face with a black bear.

Here's the recent photo of the bear on the loose in or around St Landry and Acadia Parishes....In another photo shared on the Louisiana Black Bear Report Facebook Page, you can see another Black Bear after a few piglets in

The school announced the hiring of Bryant Vincent as the 17th head football coach in the program's history...."We are fired up to welcome Coach Bryant Vincent to our Warhawk family and lead ULM football," said ULM Director of Athletics

The black bear population has nearly doubled in the state in less than 10 years....She starts hollering at the bear who, interestingly, seems afraid of her. Smart bear.

Also, the limit is ONE bear per season....Bear hunting will only be allowed in what the commission has designated as Bear Area 4 that includes: East Carroll ParishMadison

The bear was found on Oct. 7th....black bear totaling $10,000."

The black bear population in Louisiana appears to be very healthy and they are most certainly on the move....The black bear population seems to be so healthy that a "Black Bear Hunting Season" is being considered to help control the population

The most recent black bear photo to surface on social media came from Evangeline Parish, and it's a nice-sized bear....Here's the photo huge bear, which was likely taken by a field trail camera.