Pond Boss Forums Thread Like Summary - Black bear population in TX slowly growing

Since 2000 confirmed black bear sightings in Texas have increased six-fold

https://www.chron.com/life/wildlife/article/texas-bears-hill-country-18435194.php

The report doesn’t mention it but there have long been sightings reported in Northeast Texas by Arkansas and on the Texas side of Lake Texhoma.

Black bears were reintroduced into Misery by the state dept of conservation several years ago.
They are doing a bang-up job of mischief, thuggery, and destruction in the places where they live.

Couple years back a juvenile male out on walkabout found his way into downtown Fulton, MO.
It took half the cops in Callaway County to run him off. I can't remember what they wound up doing with the poor guy.
Probably tranquilized him and hauled him off into the woods somewhere for a nap.

Quite a few years ago.
I saw some really big cat prints on my land. Then a glimpse of what looked like a mountain lion. I wasn’t missing any livestock and found no remains of deer. I called the Game Warden who told me that there had been a breeding pair in the hills around the local lake. He also said that it was illegal to molest them and he didn’t want to hear about me shooting it.

Way to go on the kid Rod. I’ve done 4. One didn’t work and is about to be released from prison.