Senate Bill (SB 86) would establish a bear hunting season in Louisiana beginning in 2023.

Senator Stewart Cathey is the bill's sponsor, and it is supported by Senator Jay Luneau, who co-authored the bill, and Representative Neil Riser, a known trophy hunter who once killed a polar bear. The bill is currently pending approval by the Senate Natural Resources Committee. This is an industry-driven bill that puts politics and profits before all else. It benefits wealthy landowners, foresters, farmers, and other resource-based industries who, instead of using non-lethal methods that promote coexistence with bears, would rather charge bear/trophy hunters a fee to kill bears on their private property.

Please read our petition for details and calls to action.

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Petition link: https://www.change.org/p/help-save-louisiana-black-bears-stop-senate-bill-86