the bear most likely came through this area on it's annual migration from north Louisiana to the Gulf coast last month.
The Louisiana Black Bear is a protected species that has now expanded in population to the point where discussion of an open hunting season is on the table.
The annual fall migration follows the Mississippi River south to the Three Rivers area, and then heads into the Atchafalaya swamp, and finally the last leg is an ancient stream bed of the Mississippi which is now a chain of lakes such as Spanish Lake near New Iberia, and Lake Martin where I do my world famous swamp tours.
