Unlawful Take of Bear Parts
A F&W Senior Trooper from the Grants Pass office, responded to a complaint of a subject collecting a road killed bear on Highway 199. The Trooper requested assistance from the OSP Patrol Division as well as the local Sherrif's office until he arrived at the location. The Patrol Division Trooper and Deputy responded, contacting the suspect, who was at that time cutting the claws from the 200 pound bear. The suspect stated that he made jewelry and did not know that he could not take the bear or parts thereof into his possession. The subject was cited for Unlawful Take / Possession of Bear Parts.
Unlawful Take of a Bear
A F&W Senior Trooper from the Oakridge office followed up on information regarding a subject who had killed a black bear during the Cascade Elk Season near Oakridge. The subject had taken the bear with a centerfire rifle and did not have a valid used or unused Cascade Elk tag for the season which is required when hunting with a centerfire rifle. The subject was interviewed and issued a citation for Taking Bear with a Centerfire Rifle without a Valid Cascade Elk Tag. The bear was seized.
Bear Cub Rescued from Skunk Trap
A F&W Trooper from the Coos Bay office responded to a report of a bear cub stuck in a live trap on private property. The landowners had set out traps for skunks which had been killing their chickens, but used a trap much larger than necessary. The bear cub got stuck in the trap and the mother remained in the immediate area. With the help of the landowner, the bear cub was released from the trap unharmed, and the landowner was advised to use smaller traps to prevent a similar event from happening in the future.
Ten Day Limit to Check in Bear Surpassed
A Senior Trooper from the Baker City office was notified by ODFW that a bear hunter would be checking in a Black Bear that had been killed approximately two months earlier. The Senior Trooper contacted the hunter and his wife at the local ODFW office and after interviewing them, determined that the bear had been killed on August 24, 2016. The hunter simply had not taken the time to check the bear in within the ten day requirement. The hunter had assumed that once he had exceeded the ten day limit, that an extra month or two would not place him in any additional trouble. The hunter was cited for Failure to Check in Black Bear within Ten Days.
Administration & Enforcement of Wildlife Laws
Black Bear. Photo Credit: ODFW
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Black Bear Checked in for Inspection Under Suspicious Conditions
A F&W Trooper from the Newport office was advised of a subject who had checked a black bear in for inspection under suspicious conditions. The subject reported that he had bought his bear tag and then shot the bear several hours afterward. The Trooper contacted the subject who said he bought his bear tag the day of, because he had been bow hunting and observed a bear on an earlier occasion at the location. Later in the investigation, the subject admitted to killing the bear before buying his tag as he had always wanted to kill a bear with his bow. The bear was seized and the subject was issued a criminal citation for Unlawful Take/Possession of Black Bear.